Cost of Living & Housing in Bastrop
Bastrop's cost of living centers on a real, genuine affordability advantage across housing and property taxes, offset by median household income that still runs below state and national levels despite real recent growth.
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Learn moreAffordable, appreciating housing well below Louisiana's statewide value
Bastrop's average home value ran $93,267 per Zillow (as of June 30, 2026), up a real 2.6% year-over-year -- well below Louisiana's statewide typical home value. Median gross rent in Bastrop ran $839 (2024 ACS), below the national median (base record).
One of the lowest property tax bills in this Louisiana batch
Morehouse Parish's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.30% this pass, on a median home value of $71,200, for a median annual tax bill of just $217 -- driven substantially by Louisiana's real, statewide $75,000 homestead exemption (base record).
Real income growth, though still below state and national medians
Bastrop's median household income grew a real, disclosed amount this pass, from $30,069 to $32,605 year-over-year (2024 ACS) -- genuine progress, though it still runs below both Louisiana and national medians (base record).
Louisiana's flat 3% state income tax applies regardless of city
Louisiana's real 2024 tax reform (effective January 2025) set a flat 3% individual income tax rate statewide, including in Bastrop, alongside a statewide combined state-and-local sales tax averaging near 10.1% (base record).
Key takeaways
- Bastrop's average home value ($93,267) is up a real 2.6% year-over-year and runs well below Louisiana's statewide value.
- Morehouse Parish's ~0.30% effective property tax rate produces a median annual bill of just $217.
- Median household income ($32,605) grew a real, disclosed amount this pass but still trails state and national medians.
- Louisiana's flat 3% state income tax applies in Bastrop as it does statewide.
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