#1Charlestown
Washington County · 8,002 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.64% of the median home value
Charlestown, #1 on this list · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Rhode Island rankings · Property tax
Towns with the lowest property taxes in Rhode Island
Charlestown has the lowest property-tax bills of Rhode Island’s 37 towns of 2,500+: homeowners’ median bill is $3,365 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town’s median bill here is $5,099.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners pay. The survey reports bills of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so those towns are listed below the list, not ranked. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#1$3,365
#2Little Compton
Newport County · 3,535 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.47% of the median home value
#3Central Falls
Providence County · 23,124 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.06% of the median home value
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Median yearly bill, lowest first.
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1 town with bills of $10,000+
The survey reports a median bill of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so this town can’t be placed against each other or the list.
- East Greenwich Kent County · 14,790 people
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Which Rhode Island town has the lowest property taxes?
Charlestown (Washington County): homeowners’ median bill is $3,365 a year. Little Compton ($3,696) and Central Falls ($3,744) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the median yearly property-tax bill homeowners report to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), lowest first. Towns with the same bill share a rank (T). The share of home value is the bill divided by the median home value, both from the survey. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with a reported bill under $10,000 (37 in Rhode Island); bills of $10,000+ can’t be told apart, so those towns are listed separately. Smaller towns show their bill on their Cost of living page. 1 Rhode Island town is listed above at $10,000+. Every town is on the Rhode Island page.
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