Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in West Carroll Parish is $253.00 per year, based on a median home value of $76,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.33% of property value.

West Carroll Parish collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Louisiana, West Carroll Parish is ranked 32nd by median property taxes, and 23rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While West Carroll Parish collects a median of 0.33% 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 West Carroll Parish is $58,800.00 lower than the Louisiana median property value of $135,400.00.

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32nd out of 64 By median yearly property tax

23rd out of 64 By percentage of median home value

28th out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how West Carroll 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 West Carroll Parish are the responsibility of the West Carroll Parish Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Oak Grove, Louisiana.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the West Carroll Parish property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the West Carroll Parish Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the West Carroll Parish homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the West Carroll 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 West Carroll Parish Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).