Taxes in Barrington
Barrington's tax picture runs genuinely above Rhode Island's own already-elevated statewide property-tax average, reflecting the town's substantially higher home values.
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Learn moreAn above-state-average property tax rate and bill
Barrington's local effective property tax rate ran 1.48% (Ownwell), above this project's own Rhode Island statewide anchor of 1.35%, with the highest cited median annual bill (~$9,234) among this task's four Rhode Island markets.
Rhode Island's real, graduated income tax
Rhode Island taxes income across three brackets for 2026: 3.75%, 4.75%, and a 5.99% top rate above $186,450, applying uniformly to every filing status.
Rhode Island's flat, simple sales tax
Rhode Island levies a flat 7% statewide sales tax with no local city or county add-ons -- the combined rate in Barrington is always exactly 7%.
Key takeaways
- Barrington's local property tax rate (1.48%) and median bill (~$9,234) both run above Rhode Island's own statewide figures.
- Rhode Island's 2026 income tax runs 3.75%-5.99% across three brackets, uniform across filing statuses.
- Rhode Island's flat 7% sales tax applies in Barrington with no local add-on.
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