Taxes in Houma
Houma's tax picture combines Terrebonne Parish's genuinely below-national property tax rate with Louisiana's real, current flat 3% state income tax.
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Learn moreTerrebonne Parish's genuinely below-national property tax
Terrebonne Parish's own median effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.62%, with a median annual tax bill of approximately $698 -- approximately $1,702 below the national median of approximately $2,400.
Louisiana's real, current flat income tax
Louisiana's flat 3% individual income tax (effective January 1, 2025) replaced the old graduated 1.85%/3.5%/4.25% brackets, funded in part by a state sales tax increase from 4.45% to 5.0% (through 2029).
A real, concrete post-disaster tax-relief precedent
Following Hurricane Ida's real 2021 damage, the Terrebonne Parish assessor reduced assessed values by 10% (residential), 15% (commercial), and 20% (camps), and extended the 2021 tax-payment deadline to January 31, 2022.
Key takeaways
- Terrebonne Parish's effective property tax rate (~0.62%) runs genuinely well below the national median.
- Louisiana's flat 3% state income tax (effective 2025) applies statewide, including in Houma.
- Terrebonne Parish has a real, concrete precedent for post-disaster assessed-value tax relief.
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