Rhode Island property taxes (2026)

How Rhode Island property taxes work

Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns run the property tax themselves: assessments speak as of each December 31, bills follow the town's fiscal year (starting in July), and most municipalities collect in quarterly installments with dates set by town ordinance.

The appeal calendar is uniform even though the dates aren't: you have 90 days from the first quarterly payment's due date to file an appeal with your tax assessor. The assessor gets 45 days to decide, and disappointments continue to the town's Board of Tax Assessment Review within 30 days, then to superior court.

Values reset on statutory revaluation cycles — a full revaluation every nine years with statistical updates every third year — so jumps arrive in your town's update years, with notices and informal hearings that winter.

There's no statewide homestead exemption: exemptions are entirely municipal, so what your city offers (owner-occupant homestead percentages, senior and veteran exemptions, freezes) depends on where you live — check your town's assessor page.

When payments are due

Town-set quarterly installments through the July–June fiscal year — the first quarter typically falls due in the late summer or fall.

Exact dates can vary by county — use your county's page above for the dates on your bill.

How to appeal your assessment

The statewide rule: File with your town's tax assessor within 90 days of the first quarterly payment's due date; appeal the assessor's decision to the Board of Tax Assessment Review within 30 days

The 90-day clock is statewide law; the start date depends on your town's first-quarter due date. In revaluation years, use the revaluation company's informal hearings before the formal window.

1. Note your first-quarter due dateYour 90-day appeal window runs from it — check the tax bill or the town site.
2. File the appeal form with the assessorThe statewide appeal form, filed with your town assessor with comparable sales evidence as of December 31.
3. Await the assessor's decision (45 days)The assessor must decide within 45 days; silence opens the next step.
4. Continue to the Board of Tax Assessment ReviewWithin 30 days of the decision — the board must hear you within 90 days.
5. Escalate if neededSuperior court within 30 days of the board's decision. Keep paying installments throughout.

County pages have the exact local deadlines, forms, and filing links.

Statewide exemptions

Reassessment

Statutory cycle: statistical updates every third year and a full measure-and-list revaluation every ninth, assessed as of December 31. Update years are when values (and appeal volume) move.

Value notices (Revaluation notice) usually mail in winter–spring (revaluation years).

Common questions

When are property taxes due in Rhode Island?

On your town's quarterly schedule across the July–June fiscal year — every municipality sets its own dates by ordinance. The bill lists all four; missing one can accelerate interest on the balance.

How do I appeal my Rhode Island assessment?

File with your town assessor within 90 days of the first quarterly due date. The assessor has 45 days to answer; then it's the Board of Tax Assessment Review within 30 days, and superior court after that. Keep paying while you appeal.

When does my town revalue?

On the statutory cycle: statistical updates every third year and a full revaluation every ninth, valued as of December 31. Your town's schedule tells you which year hits next.

Does Rhode Island have a homestead exemption?

Not statewide — it's town by town. Several cities give owner-occupants percentage exemptions, others none at all, and senior/veteran exemptions vary the same way. Your town assessor's page is the authority.

Why did my bill jump this year?

Check whether your town just went through its three-year update or nine-year revaluation — that's where Rhode Island's big moves come from, and it's also when the informal hearings and the 90-day appeal window matter most.