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2023 Tax Rates
2023 Real Estate/Commercial/Personal Property
(School $8.33/ Town $2.72)
$11.05
(The 2022 Motor Vehicle Tax was "Phased Out"
as part of the Governor's Fiscal Year 2023 State Budget)
2023 Tax Rates
2023 Real Estate/Commercial/Personal Property
(School $8.33/ Town $2.72)
$11.05
(The 2022 Motor Vehicle Tax was "Phased Out"
as part of the Governor's Fiscal Year 2023 State Budget)
Mission Statement
The mission of the Town Assessor’s Office is to provide for the orderly valuation of all real estate, and tangible personal property located in the Town of South Kingstown. The primary objective of the Department is to discover, list, and value all taxable and exempt property, to ensure that assessments are made properly and uniformly, and that the tax roll, when completed, is a true and accurate account of all ratable property in the jurisdiction.
Department Functions
The duties performed by the Town Assessor’s Office include, but are not limited to the following:
- Discover, list, and value all taxable and exempt real estate, vehicles, and tangible property
- Prepare an annual tax roll detailing a true and accurate account of all ratable property
- Coordinate all activities related to the 3-year property revaluation cycles, with full revaluations every 9 years and two statistical revaluations in the third and sixth years
- Administer state and local exemption and abatement programs
- Maintain records of property ownership for real estate and personal property
- Prepare appeal hearings and serve as a liaison for the Assessment Board of Review
- Process new surveys for parcels and determine assessment values
- Inspection of all building permits
- Coordinate with the Town’s GIS Division to maintain and update the Tax Assessor’s plat maps in hard copy and digital format
- Provide information and reports to the State of Rhode Island Department of Revenue for certification, new legislation “fiscal impact” inquiries as well as general inquiries
- Disseminate information to the general public concerning public records maintained in the Assessor’s Office
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Town Assessor's Office
Physical Address
180 High Street
Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone: (401) 789-9331 x1229
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Wendy Linda Duarte
Town AssessorPhone: (401) 789-9331 x1222
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Jennifer Clough
Deputy Town AssessorPhone: (401) 789-9331 x1221