REASSESSED EVERY 3 YEARS

Bristol County property tax appeals

Rhode Island reassesses every 3 years, municipality-wide, with full revaluation at least every nine years. If you received a reassessment notice this cycle, your deadline runs from the date on it.

Appeals go to Local office of tax assessment, then the local tax board of review.

Bristol CountyFROM YOUR NOTICE
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HOW RHODE ISLAND APPEALS WORK
THE SHORT VERSION

Rhode Island cities and towns assess property. Appeal to the local office of tax assessment by November 15, or 90 days after your first tax payment, whichever your town uses.

WHEN AN APPEAL MAKES SENSE
  • Recent comparable sales show your assessed value is too high.
  • The property record has an error.
  • You file within your town's window.
WHEN IT USUALLY WILL NOT
  • Your assessment already reflects fair market value.
  • You are unhappy with the levy, not your assessment. The 4 percent cap limits the town's total levy, not your property's value.
STATEWIDE BACKSTOPNovember 15, or 90 days after first paymentBOARD OF REVIEWUp to 90 days to hear, 45 to decideAPPEAL TOLocal office of tax assessmentLEVY CAP4% (levy, never a property value cap)
Read the full explanation

In Rhode Island, your city or town assesses your property, and you may file an appeal with the local office of tax assessment on or before November 15 of each year, but not less than 90 days after your first tax payment is due. Because that 90-day rule is tied to each town's own first payment date, and some towns publish their own earlier or later windows, there is no single statewide deadline. The local tax board of review then has up to 90 days to hear your appeal and 45 days after the hearing to decide. Rhode Island's separate 4 percent cap limits how much a city or town's total property tax levy can grow each year; it does not cap any individual property's assessed value. An appeal helps when recent comparable sales show your assessed value is too high or the record has an error. It usually will not help if your assessment already reflects fair market value and you are only unhappy with your tax bill. This is general information, not tax advice.

Source: Rhode Island General Laws, Title 44, Chapter 5 · checked 2026-07-20. In Florida we run the numbers for you. In Rhode Island we give you the deadline, where to file, and the rules, verified against official sources.

BRISTOL COUNTY APPEAL FACTS
Filing window:
File an appeal with your city or town's local office of tax assessment on or before November 15 of each year, but not less than 90 days after your first tax payment is due (R.I. Gen. Laws 44-5-26). Because that 90-day window is tied to your town's own first tax payment date, and some towns publish their own earlier windows, confirm the exact deadline with your town's tax assessor.
Where to file:
Local office of tax assessment, then the local tax board of review
Filing fee:
Contact your city or town for any form fee.

Verified against official sources, approved 2026-08-09.

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