Property Tax & Income in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish has an effective property tax rate of 0.62%. On the median home value of $175,700, that's roughly $1,085 per year. Median household income is $50,705.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Caddo Parish | Louisiana (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 0.62% | 0.44% |
| Median home value1 | $175,700 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 3.00% | top rate 3.00% |
| State sales tax3 | 10.13% combined | 10.13% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Caddo Parish, LA
Someone weighing a move to Caddo Parish, home to Shreveport and smaller communities like Belcher and Bethany, will find a housing market where the median home value sits at $175,700. Property taxes on that median home run about $1,085 a year, based on an effective rate of 0.618%. That rate lands above Louisiana's statewide median of 0.438% and ranks 6th among the state's 64 counties, though it stays below the national median of 0.794%. Households here earn a median of $50,705, with per-capita income at $33,434, so the annual tax bill amounts to roughly two percent of median household earnings. Buyers comparing Caddo Parish against other parts of Louisiana should expect somewhat higher taxes than the state norm, but the combination of moderate home prices and a rate under the national figure keeps overall carrying costs within reach.