Taxes in Middletown
Middletown's tax picture combines a genuinely favorable local property tax rate with Rhode Island's real, statewide elevated income and sales tax structure.
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Learn moreA genuinely favorable, though provisional, property tax rate
Middletown's projected FY2027 residential rate ($9.35/$1,000 assessed value, ~0.935% effective) runs below both the ~1.02% national and ~1.35% Rhode Island statewide averages, though it remains subject to the town's active 2026 revaluation.
Rhode Island's graduated income tax
Rhode Island taxes income across 3 brackets for 2026: 3.75% up to $82,050, 4.75% from $82,050-$186,450, and 5.99% above $186,450 -- applying uniformly regardless of filing status.
A flat, comparatively high statewide sales tax
Rhode Island levies a flat 7% sales tax statewide, with no local city or county add-ons -- one of the higher state-level rates nationally.
Key takeaways
- Middletown's projected property tax rate runs below both national and Rhode Island statewide averages.
- Rhode Island's 3-bracket 3.75%/4.75%/5.99% income tax (2026) applies statewide.
- A flat 7% sales tax applies with no local add-ons anywhere in Rhode Island.
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