Cost of Living & Housing in Harrisville
Harrisville's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing relative to Rhode Island's own elevated statewide average, paired with a real, disclosed tension: Harrisville's restated effective property tax RATE runs substantially above both the national and Rhode Island statewide medians.
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Learn moreA genuinely affordable home value relative to Rhode Island statewide
Harrisville's cited median home value ran $337,334 (against a separately cited $350,000 figure) -- below Rhode Island's own $436,612 statewide average home value and below Burrillville's own confirmed town-wide $463,820 median sale price (base record).
A 1.50% effective property tax rate, restated from Burrillville
No Harrisville-specific property-tax figure was found; this record restates Burrillville's own confirmed 1.50% town-wide effective rate, genuinely, substantially above both the ~1.02% national median and Rhode Island's own 1.45% statewide median (base record).
Rhode Island's 5.99% top income tax rate and flat 7% sales tax
Rhode Island's 2026 income tax tops out at 5.99% above $186,450, applying uniformly across filing statuses, alongside a flat 7% statewide sales tax with no local add-ons (base record).
Confirm current rent directly
A reliable, Harrisville-specific median rent figure was not found with confidence this pass -- confirm current listings directly with a local property manager (base record).
Key takeaways
- Harrisville's median home value runs approximately $337,334 -- genuinely affordable relative to Rhode Island's own $436,612 statewide average.
- Harrisville's restated 1.50% effective property tax rate runs substantially above both the national and Rhode Island statewide medians.
- Rhode Island's 5.99% top income tax rate and flat 7% sales tax apply in Harrisville as they do statewide.
- A confirmed, current rent figure was not found with confidence this pass -- confirm directly.
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