Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Jefferson Parish is $755.00 per year, based on a median home value of $175,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.43% of property value.

Jefferson Parish collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixty-four counties in Louisiana, Jefferson Parish is ranked 4th by median property taxes, and 9th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Jefferson Parish's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Jefferson Parish is $175,100.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $135,400.00

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4th out of 64 By median yearly property tax

9th out of 64 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 64 By percentage of median income

You can see how Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish are the responsibility of the Jefferson Parish Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Gretna, Louisiana.

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