Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Terrebonne Parish is $376.00 per year, based on a median home value of $118,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.32% of property value.

Terrebonne Parish collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Louisiana, Terrebonne Parish is ranked 23rd by median property taxes, and 23rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Terrebonne Parish collects a median of 0.32% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Louisiana. This is partially because the median property value in Terrebonne Parish is $17,300.00 lower than the Louisiana median property value of $135,400.00.

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23rd out of 64 By median yearly property tax

23rd out of 64 By percentage of median home value

26th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Terrebonne Parish (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-four other counties in Louisiana with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Louisiana, see our Louisiana county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Louisiana counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Terrebonne Parish are the responsibility of the Terrebonne Parish Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Houma, Louisiana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Terrebonne Parish property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Terrebonne Parish Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Terrebonne Parish homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Terrebonne Parish Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Terrebonne Parish Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).