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Rhode Island Property Tax (2026)

Info: Rhode Island has no state property tax; real property is assessed and taxed locally by each city and town, overseen by the RI Division of Municipal Finance.

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Rhode Island has no state property tax; real property is assessed and taxed locally by each city and town, overseen by the RI Division of Municipal Finance. Rates vary widely by municipality, and state law caps a municipality's annual property tax levy increase at 4% (R.I. Gen. Laws 44-5-2).

Official source: municipalfinance.ri.gov →

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