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Low Living Costs in Natchitoches, Louisiana Natchitoches, Louisiana has reasonably-priced housing and a cost-of-living roughly 15% below the national average. The median home price is $100,000 for a 1,510 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, but anticipate paying in the low to mid-$100,000s for a nice, 1,610 square foot, 2-3 bedroom home. The area around Natchitoches in north-central Louisiana has lots of pretty lakes, and lovely, 2-3 bedroom, 2,310 square foot, lake homes with acreage can easily be found in the low to mid-$200,000s. The town has a number of newer subdivisions where very nice, brick, 3-4 bedroom homes start in the high $100,000s and low $200,000s. Some beautiful, restored, turn-of-the-20th-century, 2-3 bedroom residences are also for sale in the Historic District, starting at around $255,000. The tax rate in Natchitoches Parish is $107 per $1,000 of assessed value, and there is a $75,000 homestead exemption. In the City of Natchitoches, the tax rate is $17 per $1,000 of assessed value, with the land and residential improvements assessed at 10 percent of fair market value, with no homestead exemption.
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