Cost of Living & Housing in Ashaway
Ashaway's cost of living combines Rhode Island's statewide sales-tax and income-tax structure with a Hopkinton-wide property tax rate genuinely above the state average, and housing costs this record discloses via a real, disclosed cross-source spread.
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Learn moreA property tax rate above the Rhode Island statewide average
Ashaway sits within Hopkinton for property-tax purposes and applies the town's own real, current $15.29-per-$1,000 residential rate (approximately 1.529% effective, 2025-2026 fiscal year) -- above both Rhode Island's ~1.35% statewide average and the ~1.02% national median. No Ashaway-specific rate distinct from this town-wide figure was found this pass (base record).
A real, disclosed housing-value spread
Ashaway's own housing-value citations ran genuinely inconsistent across sources this pass, ranging from approximately $303,000 to approximately $414,298 depending on source and methodology (base record).
Rhode Island's flat 7% sales tax and 5.99% top income tax rate
Rhode Island levies a flat statewide 7% sales tax with no local add-on, and its 2026 individual income tax tops out at a 5.99% marginal rate on taxable income above $186,450 (base record).
A real, disclosed riverine flood-risk consideration
Ashaway's direct setting on the Ashaway River (a designated National Wild and Scenic River) carries a real, disclosed riverine flood-risk consideration distinct from standard homeowners coverage -- confirm current, address-specific flood-zone status directly (base record).
Key takeaways
- Hopkinton's own $15.29/$1,000 property tax rate applies to Ashaway, above both RI statewide and national medians.
- Housing-value citations for Ashaway run genuinely inconsistent ($303,000-$414,298) -- confirm current figures directly.
- Rhode Island's flat 7% sales tax and 5.99% top income tax rate apply here as they do statewide.
- Ashaway's riverine setting carries a real, disclosed flood-risk consideration worth confirming directly.
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