Rhode Island property tax by county

Property tax in Rhode Island, in plain words

Homeowners in Rhode Island pay a typical 1.21% of their home's value in property tax each year, above the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $404,200, that comes to about $4,900 a year. Rhode Island ranks 15th highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.

Rates vary across the state. Kent County has the highest typical rate at 1.35%, and Newport County the lowest at 0.89%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.

Rhode Island's state income tax runs 3.75% to 5.99%. The state sales tax rate is 7%, and local sales taxes can add more. The typical property tax bill equals about 5.6% of median household income in Rhode Island.