Rhode Island property tax rankings, FY2026

Ranked by residential tax rate. Ranks use the residential rate. Towns revalue in different years, so treat rate comparisons between towns as a rough guide.

Lowest residential tax rates

#TownResidential rate
1Little Compton 4.790
2Jamestown 5.640
3New Shoreham 5.760
4Charlestown 5.930
5Narragansett 6.790
6Westerly 7.110
7Providence 8.400
8Newport 8.690
9South Kingstown 8.940
10Middletown 9.060

Highest residential tax rates

#TownResidential rate
1Foster 21.520
2North Providence 17.580
3Coventry 16.090
4West Greenwich 16.000
5Johnston 15.620
6East Greenwich 15.570
7Barrington 15.340
8Hopkinton 15.290
9Warren 14.890
10Richmond 14.670

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 Rhode Island cities and towns in each residential tax rate band, FY2026 (per $1,000 of assessed value)

Reading these rankings

The median residential tax rate in Rhode Island is 12.545 per $1,000. Half of cities and towns are above it and half below.

Rhode Island doesn't publish an effective rate, so these rankings use the rate itself. Assessments relative to market value differ from town to town, so use them as a guide, and the town page's calculator for a bill.

All 36 cities and towns

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.