Cost of Living in Scituate
Scituate's cost of living runs genuinely above both national and Rhode Island statewide comparison figures across housing and property taxes specifically.
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Learn moreHousing runs above the statewide average
Redfin's $584,150 median sale price (May 2026, +13.9% YoY) runs above the ~$408,776 national figure and Rhode Island's own $436,612 statewide average home value (base record).
Property taxes run notably above the state average
Scituate's cited 1.73% effective property tax rate runs above both Rhode Island's own ~1.35% statewide average and the national ~1.02% median (base record).
Rhode Island's real no-local-add-on sales tax
A flat 7% statewide sales tax applies with no city or county add-ons, per rhode-island.js (base record).
A genuinely high local median household income
Scituate's median household income (~$116,047) runs well above Rhode Island's own statewide figure, offering real context for the higher local costs (base record).
Key takeaways
- Scituate's housing costs run above both national and Rhode Island statewide comparison figures.
- Scituate's 1.73% effective property tax rate runs above Rhode Island's own statewide average.
- Rhode Island's flat 7% sales tax applies with no local add-ons.
- A high local median household income (~$116,047) offers context for Scituate's higher costs.
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