2007-2008 Municipal Tax Rates

(All rates are per $1,000 of assessment)

Source: RI Department of Administration, Office of Municipal Affairs.

Municipality Residential Property Tax Rate Assessed % Of Full Value Base Year Commercial Real Estate Motor Vehicle Retail & Wholesale Inventory Business Personal Property
Barrington $13.85 100% 2005 $13.85 $42.00 $2.22 $13.85
Bristol ($) $10.55 100% 2004 $10.55 $17.35 N/A $10.55
Burrillville (f,$,3) $11.60 100% 2006 $11.60 $40.00 Not Taxed $11.60
Central Falls (h,3) $10.04 100% 2006 $26.00 $48.65 $4.86 $54.90
Charlestown (f) $7.51 100% 2004 $7.51 $13.08 $1.35 $7.51
Coventry (f,$) $16.32 100% 2004 $19.66 $18.75 $1.94 $16.32
Cranston ($) $15.34 100% 2003 $23.01 $42.44 $3.17 $23.01
Cumberland (f,$,1) $11.53 100% 2004 $11.53 $19.87 $4.01 $23.06
East Greenwich (f,$) $13.54 100% 2005 $13.54 $22.88 $2.37 $13.54
East Providence (h,1,2) $14.41 100% 2006 $18.37 $37.10 $3.86 $43.23
Exeter (f,$) $11.94 100% 2005 $11.94 $32.59 $3.18 $11.94
Foster $11.79 100% 2005 $11.79 $36.95 $1.85 $16.26
Glocester (f,$) $15.66 100% 2004 $17.91 $24.37 $2.52 $31.32
Hopkinton (f) $14.19 100% 2003 $14.19 $21.18 $2.07 $14.19
Jamestown (3) $7.81 100% 2006 $7.81 $14.42 $1.51 $7.81
Johnston (3) $18.91 100% 2006 $18.91 $41.46 $3.47 $56.00
Lincoln (f,h,$,3) $16.72 100% 2006 $20.92 $30.66 $2.46 $27.80
Little Compton (3) $4.42 100% 2006 $4.42 $13.90 Not Taxed $8.84
Middletown ($,4) $11.01 100% 2005 $14.65 $16.05 $1.66 $14.65
Narragansett (f) $6.96 100% 2005 $10.44 $16.46 $1.69 $10.44
New Shoreham ($,3) $3.17 80% 2006 $3.17 $9.75 Not Taxed $3.17
Newport $8.34 100% 2001 $12.44 $23.45 $2.37 $12.44
North Kingstown ($,3) $13.30 100% 2006 $13.30 $22.04 Not Taxed $13.30
North Providence (h) $16.75 100% 2004 $22.70 $41.95 $4.39 $60.85
North Smithfield ($,3) $12.16 100% 2006 $15.37 $37.62 $3.11 $41.00
Pawtucket $11.86 100% 2006 $19.98 $53.30 $5.20 $52.09
Portsmouth (f,$) $11.38 100% 2003 $11.38 $22.50 $2.30 $11.38
Providence (h,3) $22.84 100% 2006 $26.99 $76.78 $7.67 $50.46
Richmond (f) $14.11 100% 2004 $14.11 $22.64 $2.27 $14.11
Scituate ($,3) $21.42 50% 2006 $28.92 $30.20 Not Taxed $32.13
Smithfield (3) $13.23 100% 2006 $13.23 $39.00 $3.90 $48.25
South Kingstown (f,3) $11.51 100% 2006 $11.51 $18.71 $1.94 $11.51
Tiverton (f) $10.26 100% 2005 $10.26 $19.14 $1.93 $10.26
Warren (2) $12.54 100% 2006 $12.54 $26.00 $1.96 $12.54
Warwick (2) $12.75 100% 2006 $19.13 $34.60 $3.18 $25.50
West Greenwich (h,5) $17.58 100% 2004 $17.58 $19.02 $1.94 $21.13
West Warwick (3,6) $15.26 100% 2006 Varies $28.47 $2.94 $30.40
Westerly (f,3) $8.60 100% 2006 $8.60 $29.67 $1.26 $8.60
Woonsocket (h,$) $12.88 100% 2005 $31.81 $46.58 $4.66 $46.58

Legend
f These communities also have local fire and/or water district taxes in specific areas.
h These communities provide a residential homestead exemption.
$ These communities may exempt wholesale and/or retail inventories--contact the local Assessor's office or town hall.
1 Rates support fiscal year 2007
2 Municipality had a revaluation effective 12/31/06.
3 Municipality had a statistical update effective 12/31/06.
4 Residential Personal Property taxed at $11.01 per thousand while Commercial Personal Property taxed at $14.65 per thousand.
5 Vacant land taxed at $10.55 per thousand of assessed value.
6 Real property taxed at four different rates:
$15.26 (all state codes except as specified);
$19.68 (code 03);
$20.58 (codes 04, 05, 06, 07, 12, 24, 14, 98, 10, 15);
$18.79 (codes 40, 50, 30, 02)
7 New Shoreham & Scituate's Real Property is assessed at 80% & 50% of Fair Market Value, respectively, at the time of revaluation/update. Real Property in all other municipalities is assessed at 100% at the time of revaluation/update.


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