City lowers residential tax rates 14% to align with property revaluation

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The City of East Providence will be mailing out the 2025 tax bills starting Monday, June 2nd and residents can expect their bills in their mailboxes by the first week of June. The first quarter due date is July 1st, 2025 and any residents who make payments in full on or before July 1, 2025 will receive a 1.5% discount.

To address the recent citywide property revaluation, which brought assessed property values in line with market values (as of December 31, 2024), the City has lowered the real property tax rates for 2025. The goal of lowering the property tax rates aims to offset the increase in assessed values and support the budget that was set in October 2024. For residential properties, the city has decreased the tax rate by 14.74% compared to 2024. For commercial properties tax rates will be lowered by 13.75% compared to 2024.

Payments can be made in person, online, by mail, or dropped in the city drop box located at the East Providence City Hall Grove Avenue entrance.

Visit https://eastprovidenceri.gov/departments/tax-collection for more information and to find the link to pay online. Any payment related questions please contact the Tax Collector’s office at (401)435-7544 or by email at taxcoll@eastprovidenceri.gov.

If a property owner feels their property's assessed value is out of line with the current market values they have 90 days from the first quarter due date (July 1st, 2025) to appeal it to the Tax Assessor. Appeal forms and information can be found on the City of East Providence's Assessment Division webpage by visiting https://eastprovidenceri.gov/departments/assessment/tax-appeals .

Please review the back of your tax bill for:

· Available tax exemptions

· Payment instructions

· Appeal procedures

· Additional important details

For any questions or assistance, contact the East Providence Assessment Division at (401) 435-7574 or by email at assessor@eastprovidenceri.gov.