The Official Web Site of the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island
Tax Assessor
David Robert, RICA - Tax Assessor assessor@tiverton.ri.gov
Judy Rogers, Supervising Clerk
Donna Armstrong, Clerk
Office: 401-625-6709
David Robert is a Professional Member of:
Rhode Island Association of Assessing Officers
Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers
Northeast Association of Assessing Officers
International Association of Assessing Officers
Society of Professional Assessors
The Urban and Regional Informational Systems Association (GIS)
RESPONSIBILITES OF THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
The Tax Assessor's Office is responsible for assigning and maintaining the valuation on Real Property and Tangible Property. There is no longer an annual excise tax on Motor Vehicles.
REAL PROPERTY: We estimate the fair market value (FMV) to all real estate as of the effective date of the latest revaluation date. Per Rhode Island General Law, the Town is required to revaluate property assessments once every three years. Current assessments are based on the estimated FMV as of 12/31/2023. Your assessment is based on sale activity of buyers and sellers in the 12 - 18 months prior to 12/31/2023. Factors considered include location, style of home, quality of construction, square footage, condition, views, and added features such as garages, decks, etc.
Click here for a video explaining the role of the Tax Assessor pertaining to real estate assessments.
TANGIBLE PROPERTY: Per Rhode Island General Law 44-5-12 and 44-5-12.1, business assets are annually assessed based on the original cost of the asset and depreciated according to the proper table established in 44-5-12.1. All business are required to report assets owned on December 31st to the Assessor's office annually by the following January 31st. An estimate assessment is placed on those businesses that fail to report their assets.
MOTOR VEHICLES: The State of Rhode Island eliminated the annual Motor Vehicle Excise Tax effective 2022.
Additional information for Tangible Property and Motor Vehicle assessments can be found by clicking on the specific links above. Detailed Real Estate assessment information follows below.
TAX ASSESSMENT DATA
Property Owners are encouraged to review their assessment data on-line to ensure accuracy. Please bring any concerns/data errors to the attention of the Tax Assessor's staff by calling 401-625-6709.
Assessment Data Base - 2024 Assessments (Estimated Fair Market Value as of 12/31/2023 plus any subsequent property updates)
Please note that the current database is hosted by Northeast Revaluation Group, LLC. (Catalis)
Online Property/GIS Map Viewer (Our GIS vendor hosted site)
2024 ASSESSMENT APPEALS (Real Estate and Tangible Property only): To appeal your property assessment, you must file an appeal with the Tax Assessor’s Office within 90 days from October 1st in accordance with R.I.G.L. 44-5-26.
Per Rhode Island State Statute 44-5-15, all property owners are required to provide their local Tax Assessor an annual listing of all ratable (taxable) real estate owned. Please see below for full details.
Annual Declaration of Ratable Estate - (Account Filing)
LATEST ASSESSMENT & REAL ESTATE MARKET NEWS:
None at this time.
HOUSING SALES STATISTICS
The Rhode Island Association of Realtors compiles and maintains housing statistics on all of Rhode Island and Tiverton. Follow this LINK to their statistics page.
Tiverton Quick Stats*:
Total Number of Real Estate Parcels: 8,440
Single Family Parcels: 5,232
Number of Residential Condominiums/Mobile Homes: 930
Number of Commercial/Industrial Properties: 283
Number of Tax Exempt Parcels (Town, School, State, etc.): 368
Number of Farmland, Forestland, and Open Space parcels: 177
Vacant Land Parcels: 763
Total Business Accounts (Tangible Property): 739
Total Business Accounts based in Tiverton: 535*
* Approximate Counts as of 12/31/2023
Total Town Assessment Value: 4,147,462,590
The Tax Assessor spends a significant amount of time out in the field reviewing building permits, new home construction, appeals, and other various valuation projects including photo updates.
