Beauregard
Louisiana

What stands out

Against every county in America, Beauregard Parish is unusual in three ways: the property tax rate is in the bottom 3% of American counties (0.34%), the average temperature is in the top 5% of American counties (69°F), and homeownership is in the top 9% of American counties (82%). Within Louisiana it ranks 18th of 64 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. 36,553 people live here with you. The population grew 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +120).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $68,525 a year, higher than 71% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,147. Unemployment runs 3.4%, lower than 52% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,056 a year.

Home

The median home costs $195K, cheaper than 65% of American counties, about 1.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $842 a month. Property tax is 0.34% of home value, roughly $511 a year on that median home, lower than 97% of American counties. 82% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 64% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 14 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 74.0 years, shorter than 70% of American counties. There are 32 active physicians in the county, about 8.8 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 8.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 68 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 59% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 69°F, highs near 80 and lows near 59, warmer than 95% of American counties. About 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 72 out of 100, riskier than 72% of American counties; the county has had 43 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 226 Mbps down, faster than 62% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.