Collected and spent
In 2022, Monroe spent about $138.5M. This is a Census of Governments estimate across all of its funds.
Spent
$138.5M
Fiscal year 2022 · Census of Governments estimate, all funds · spending
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Property tax
$2.637 per $100 of value
Source · City of Monroe ACFR FY2025 + Ouachita Parish Assessor Municipal Millage Rates table, City of Monroe 2024 property tax — 26.37 mills on 10% AV. Read on July 28, 2026.
Details
City of Monroe 2024 property tax — 26.37 mills on 10% AV (effective ~0.26% on market). PRINTED TWICE INDEPENDENTLY: the Ouachita Parish Assessor's Municipal Millage Rates table prints City of Monroe 2024 = 0.02637, and the city's own ACFR (FY ended April 30, 2025) prints Total City Millage 26.37 on the 2024-roll row, with the adoption calendar in the same report (millages adopted August 13, 2024; bills mailed November 18, 2024; no roll-forward for the reassessment). The LLA 2025 report's ten city levy lines sum exactly to 26.370 (general alimony 10.180, recreation 1.880, safety 1.070, drainage 1.310, civic center 2.430, zoo 2.430, capital improvements 3.170, police 1.460, fire 1.460, airport 0.980). Corrects the prior crude 8-mill modelWhere it goes
Ten service lines.
Public works
$26.5M
Health and human services
$25.6M
Fire
$20.6M
Police
$17.3M
Other
$12.8M
General government
$12.4M
Transit
$10.3M
Courts
$5.1M
Parks and recreation
$5.0M
Debt service · past obligation
$2.9M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · 2022 Census of Governments - Estimated service split source. Read on October 20, 2026.
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Sources
What it is
City of Monroe ACFR FY2025 + Ouachita Parish Assessor Municipal Millage Rates table, City of Monroe 2024 property tax — 26.37 mills on 10% AV. Read on July 28, 2026.
Details
City of Monroe 2024 property tax — 26.37 mills on 10% AV (effective ~0.26% on market). PRINTED TWICE INDEPENDENTLY: the Ouachita Parish Assessor's Municipal Millage Rates table prints City of Monroe 2024 = 0.02637, and the city's own ACFR (FY ended April 30, 2025) prints Total City Millage 26.37 on the 2024-roll row, with the adoption calendar in the same report (millages adopted August 13, 2024; bills mailed November 18, 2024; no roll-forward for the reassessment). The LLA 2025 report's ten city levy lines sum exactly to 26.370 (general alimony 10.180, recreation 1.880, safety 1.070, drainage 1.310, civic center 2.430, zoo 2.430, capital improvements 3.170, police 1.460, fire 1.460, airport 0.980). Corrects the prior crude 8-mill modelSpent
2022 Census of Governments - Estimated service split source. Read on October 20, 2026.
Taxes
City of Monroe ACFR FY2025 + Ouachita Parish Assessor Municipal Millage Rates table, City of Monroe 2024 property tax — 26.37 mills on 10% AV. Read on July 28, 2026.
Details
City of Monroe 2024 property tax — 26.37 mills on 10% AV (effective ~0.26% on market). PRINTED TWICE INDEPENDENTLY: the Ouachita Parish Assessor's Municipal Millage Rates table prints City of Monroe 2024 = 0.02637, and the city's own ACFR (FY ended April 30, 2025) prints Total City Millage 26.37 on the 2024-roll row, with the adoption calendar in the same report (millages adopted August 13, 2024; bills mailed November 18, 2024; no roll-forward for the reassessment). The LLA 2025 report's ten city levy lines sum exactly to 26.370 (general alimony 10.180, recreation 1.880, safety 1.070, drainage 1.310, civic center 2.430, zoo 2.430, capital improvements 3.170, police 1.460, fire 1.460, airport 0.980). Corrects the prior crude 8-mill modelTo act on what you have read
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