Old Congregational Church · Photo: Swampyank at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0In Scituate, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Rhode Island
Scituate’s town government spent $44.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, about $4,251 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Scituate is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Scituate School District
Scituate’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Scituate, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $24,780 per pupil, $13,764 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Rhode Island districts overall: 48% local, 40% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $4,251 per resident a year, or $11.65 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 66% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Scituate runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison or trend for Scituate yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Scituate’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 2% of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 199 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $5,265 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% of the home’s value, vs 1.21% across Rhode Island.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Scituate’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Scituate’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Scituate →
Who’s in charge in Scituate
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Scituate’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on scituateri.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (10,404).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Scituate voted in 2024
Official results for Scituate’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.6%3,983 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.0%2,538 votesOthers: 2.4% (158 votes).
Most votes in Scituate: Donald J Trump
Providence County: Harris 55.7%, Trump 41.7% · Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%
of Scituate’s 8,888 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Rhode Island: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Scituate: Patricia Morgan
Providence County: Whitehouse 61.3%, Morgan 38.4% · Rhode Island: Whitehouse 59.9%, Morgan 39.8%
Most votes in the district: Seth Magaziner
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Scituate, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scituate | 59.6% | 38.0% | 2.4% | 6,679 |
| Providence County | 41.7% | 55.7% | 2.6% | 269,679 |
| Rhode Island | 41.8% | 55.6% | 2.6% | 513,086 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Scituate.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: scituateri.org ↗
- 2Rhode Island HouseState representatives
- 3Rhode Island SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Rhode Island
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Scituate compares with the towns next door
Scituate’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,112 to $4,188 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Scituate’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Scituate’s government
How much does Scituate spend per resident?
About $4,251 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Scituate?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,265 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.21% across Rhode Island. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see scituateri.org.
Who runs Scituate’s government?
See scituateri.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scituate yet.
How did Scituate vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 59.6%, Kamala D Harris 38.0% (6,679 votes, official results). Providence County: Harris 55.7%, Trump 41.7%. Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%.
How many people work for Scituate?
246 full-time and 44 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $22.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Scituate in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Gordon Rogers) and State House District 41 (Bob Quattrocchi). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Scituate’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →