Rhode Island property tax rates, FY2026

Rhode Island's Division of Municipal Finance publishes tax rates by class of property for all 36 cities and towns. This page shows the residential real estate rate for FY2026.

Median residential tax rate
12.545per $1,000
Lowest residential tax rate
4.790Little Compton
Highest residential tax rate
21.520Foster
Rate year
FY2026Updated yearly

All 36 Rhode Island cities and towns

Read the Rhode Island property tax guide: how bills are worked out, when rates come out, relief programs and how to appeal.

Using the residential tax rate

Multiply your assessed value by the rate, then divide by 1,000. That's your tax before exemptions and credits.

Use the assessed value on your bill or the assessor's online record. Some cities apply a homestead exemption before the rate, which this estimate doesn't include.

Source: Rhode Island Division of Municipal Finance, FY 2026 Rhode Island Tax Rates by Class of Property (assessment date December 31, 2024). Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Lowest and highest

Lowest residential tax rate

  1. Little Compton4.790
  2. Jamestown5.640
  3. New Shoreham5.760
  4. Charlestown5.930
  5. Narragansett6.790

Highest residential tax rate

  1. Foster21.520
  2. North Providence17.580
  3. Coventry16.090
  4. West Greenwich16.000
  5. Johnston15.620
Full rankings

How rates are spread

04844.0–6.026.0–8.048.0–10.0710.0–12.0812.0–14.0714.0–16.0316.0–18.018.0–20.0120.0–22.0
Number of cities and towns in each residential tax rate band, FY2026 (per $1,000)

How property tax works in Rhode Island

Cities and towns assess property as of December 31 and set rates once their budgets pass. Each town revalues on its own cycle, so a town's rate can fall sharply in a revaluation year.

Your bill is the assessed value times the rate, divided by 1,000, less any exemptions you qualify for.