- Assessor site
- https://municipalfinance.ri.gov/financial-tax-data/property-revaluation ↗
- Search by
- route to the town assessor (address determines town)
- Reassessment cycle
- FULLY MUNICIPAL — NO COUNTY GOVERNMENT, no state assessor, no state appeal board: 39 town/city assessors run everything (counties are geographic only). 100% of full and fair cash value as of Dec 31 (Block Island 80%); §44-5-11.6 cycle: FULL revaluation every 9 years + statistical updates in years 3 and 6, staggered by town (state publishes the schedule) — reval years are shock years, no caps.
- Reassessment trigger
- The statutory reval clock; between revals assessments sit still. Town levy growth capped ~4%/yr (budget moderator, not parcel protection; the legislature authorizes case-by-case exceptions — Providence holds a one-year FY2026 exception of up to 8%, P.L. 2025 ch. 148, with 5.85% adopted).
- Personal & intangible property
- Tangible property IS taxed at town tangible rates; ANNUAL RETURN due Dec 31-Jan 31; statewide small-tangible exemption (2023, ~$50k) relieves most small accounts.
- CRE forecasting note
- THE ACCOUNTING TRAP: §44-5-15 requires an annual 'true and exact account' filed Dec 31-JAN 31 — miss it and Superior Court review is FORFEITED (narrow exception; municipalities litigate it); fewer than 1 in 10 file. Appeals: 90 days from the first payment due date to the town assessor (UNWAIVABLE), 45-day assessor review, 30 days to the Board of Tax Assessment Review, then Superior Court; answer inspection requests within 30 days. Cost/income-approach values frequently miss obsolescence — reval-year appeal opportunity. Providence runs tax-stabilization agreements; many town databases on Vision Appraisal.
- Residential note
- No statewide homestead — exemptions are town-by-town (amounts and existence vary wildly; Providence offers none) and require town filings; senior/veteran exemptions typically $500-$1,500+ with some town tax freezes. Appeal clock: 90 days from the first payment due date — generous but rigid.
APPEAL DEADLINE — §44-5-15 accounting: miss the Dec 31-Jan 31 filing and Superior Court review is forfeited; 90-day deadlines cannot be waived; inspection refusal can kill the appeal.
SPLIT RATE — Town-set real vs tangible rates + town-by-town homestead programs (0% to 30%); Block Island assesses at 80%.
FILING REQUIRED RELIEF — All exemptions are town filings; annual tangible return due Dec 31-Jan 31.
REFORM IN FLIGHT — 2024-25 reval wave still generating appeals; statewide tangible exemption rollout.
Note: Your town's Tax Assessor handles everything here (Barrington, Bristol, Warren.) Find your town's Tax Assessor on the town website; many town databases run on Vision Appraisal. The state link carries the official revaluation schedule (§44-5-11.6: full reval every 9 years, statistical years 3 and 6). Appeals: 90 days from the first payment due date, unwaivable (§44-5-26). COMMERCIAL: file the §44-5-15 annual account (Dec 31-Jan 31) or forfeit Superior Court review.
Primary sources: RI Division of Municipal Finance official reval page; Warwick official appeal notice; North Providence/Providence/Richmond official pages; RIGL 44-5 (as of 2026-07-04). Confirm current rules and figures with the assessing authority before any use.