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The living is not only easy in the parishes of Louisiana’s I-12 Corridor, but it is also affordable. Housing across the five-parish region comes in a variety of forms, from beautiful farms and rural homesteads in St Helena and Washington Parishes to small-town feel of communities in St Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Livingston Parishes -- and the prices on these homes are competitive with communities across the South.
Taxes are low in the I-12 Alliance region, thanks to Louisiana’s tax policies and efforts to keep living costs down. Louisiana has the seventh lowest local, state, and federal tax burden in the United States and Louisiana has the most generous homestead exemption in the country, with a homestead being free of parish and state property taxes up to a valuation of $75,000.
The low costs associated with living here, along with friendly, close-knit communities, combine to make Louisiana’s I-12 region not only a beautiful place to live, but an affordable one as well. |
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Utilities |
2005 Avg Price (c/kWh) |
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Utilities (electric) |
Commercial |
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Industrial |
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Cleco |
9.52 |
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7.25 |
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Demco |
7.77 |
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6.08 |
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Entergy |
9.69 |
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6.76 |
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Washington-St. Tammany Electric Coop |
6.54 |
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5.92 |
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Housing |
2006 Median Price |
Growth '05-'06 |
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Livingston |
$144,519 |
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18.7% |
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St. Tammany |
$238,330 |
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11.9% |
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Tangipahoa |
$171,515 |
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18.9% |
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Washington |
$120,896 |
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31.6% |
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Taxes |
Sales Tax |
Property Tax (millage) |
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State |
4% |
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Local |
(excl. state) |
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(per $1,000) |
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Livingston |
4%-6% |
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131.2 |
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St. Helena |
4%-5% |
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114.0 |
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St. Tammany |
4.75%-5.25% |
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169.2 |
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Tangipahoa |
3%-5.5% |
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80.4 |
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Washington |
3.5%-5.163% |
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121.0 |
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