Woonsocket, RI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Woonsocket house pays

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Woonsocket house

$9,941a year · $828 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $311,000; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$2,710
1.162% of $311,000, less $77,750 single-family and condominium homestead exemption, 25% on assessment, for owners who live in the home
Electricity and gas$3,945
500 kWh a month $1,974 · 70.4167 therms $1,971
Water and sewer$1,212
6.7096 units (CCF) a month on Woonsocket Water Division: water $66, sewer $35 a month
TrashIncluded
Paid through the city budget (property tax); no separate trash fee
Home insurance$2,074
Typical premium $2,074

A Woonsocket house at the typical market value ($311,000) pays about $9,900 a year: $2,710 property tax and charges, $1,210 water and sewer, $3,940 electricity and gas, $2,070 home insurance; trash is paid through property tax. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 22, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Seniors 65+, income under $40,000: $500 elderly exemption$500 exemption
Owners 65 or older who have lived in Woonsocket for three years and whose combined gross household income is under $40,000 can get the city's $500 elderly exemption. Income-producing property does not qualify.
How: File the Elderly Exemption Application with the Tax Assessor by May 1 each year; it applies to the following fiscal year.
Veterans: $160 exemption$160 ($400 if 100% disabled)
War veterans and widows or widowers of veterans get a $160 exemption; disabled veterans (100% service connected) get $400.
How: See the Tax Assessor's Forms & Applications page for exemption forms and requirements.
Blind owners: $500 exemption$500 exemption
Blind persons as defined in Rhode Island law get a $500 exemption; Gold Star Parents get $240.
How: See the Tax Assessor's Forms & Applications page for exemption forms and requirements.
Free water conservation kitFree
The Water Department gives out a free kit with a low-flow showerhead, 2 sink aerators, a toilet tank bank and a leak pill to test for leaks.
How: Call 401-767-9297.
Low income: help with energy, water and sewer billsBill help
The Low Income Home Energy & Utility Assistance Program application asks about water and sewer bills as well as energy. Completed applications go to 245 Main Street; Community Care Alliance (CCA) answers questions.
How: Bring the completed application to 245 Main Street, Woonsocket; questions: CCA, 401-235-6000.
Free drop-off for appliancesFree
Any white goods (refrigerators, dryers, dishwashers) can be brought to the City Recycle Facility at 943 River Street free of charge, no sticker needed.
How: Open Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:15 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 11:45 am.

Adjust to match your bills

What you know

Value before exemptionsEnter the assessed value on your tax bill, not a sale price. Woonsocket's assessments had a revaluation or statistical update effective 12/31/24. Two-family homesteads get 10% off and three-family 5%, not the 25% used here.

I live here and have the Single-family and condominium homestead exemption, 25% on assessment, for owners who live in the home

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy. We start at $2,074, Rhode Island statewide average, 2022 (NAIC data, via the Insurance Information Institute).

Your use

Water, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical Woonsocket house uses about 6.7096.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your Rhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Company) bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Money dates

Nov 15, 2026in 23 daysDeadline to file a first appeal of your assessment with the Tax Assessor; it cannot be extended.
Jan 31in 100 daysHomestead exemption filing deadline for new homeowners, before the July tax bill.
May 1Elderly exemption applications are due to the Assessor.
Jul 15, Oct 15, Jan 15, Apr 15Quarterly property tax installments for the 2026 bills. An installment not paid by its penalty date (the 25th) accrues interest at 15% a year from the original due date.

Who serves this house

Water: Woonsocket Water Division; Rates effective 7/1/2025 (RIPUC Docket No. 25-01-WW): $7.02 per 100 cubic feet, plus a quarterly customer service charge of $29.34 for a 5/8-inch meter and, for services in the City of Woonsocket, a $22.62 quarterly fire protection charge. The city's rate schedule also lists two state surcharges, $.079 and $.14 per hundred cubic feet. Bills are quarterly.
Property tax: 1.16% of value; 2026 tax roll (fiscal year July 2026 to June 2027), City of Woonsocket
Garbage: City of Woonsocket Solid Waste Division; Trash (burgundy cart) and recycling (green cart) are picked up weekly; the Solid Waste Division oversees collection city-wide.
Sewer: City of Woonsocket Sewer Division; The residential sewer rate is $421.32 per unit, per year; sewer payments are due quarterly.
Gas: Rhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Company); A typical residential heating customer uses 845 therms a year.
Schools: Woonsocket Education Department; The city's budget covers the General Fund, including the Education Department.

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Your water

Source: Surface water from the Crookfall Brook and Harris Pond watersheds; Harris Pond is a supplemental source used as needed.
Lead: 2024 tap samples: 90th percentile lead 7.9 ppb (action level 15); 1 of 30 sites above the action level.
PFAS: 2025 PFAS6 result: 19.84 ppt (range ND to 19.84).
Violations: 2025 reporting violation: the consumer confidence report was submitted on July 7, 2025, after the July 1 deadline.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Woonsocket's residential real estate rate for fiscal 2026-2027, $11.62 per $1,000 of assessed value, from the tax levy table in the city's adopted FY2027 budget (the mayor's May 2026 letter had proposed $11.64). Rhode Island cities have no separate county or school tax; the city budget funds the schools. The 25% homestead exemption for owner-occupied single-family homes and condos is applied when 'I live here' is ticked (two- and three-family homesteads get 10% and 5%, which the calculator does not model; the $1 minimum is a placeholder).
Typical home: the Census ACS 2020-2024 median value of owner-occupied homes in Woonsocket, $311,000, a market value that includes multi-family owner-occupied buildings. No median assessed value is published; assessments reflect the 12/31/2024 revaluation or update, so enter the assessed value on your bill.
Water: Woonsocket Water Division tariff effective 7/1/2025 (RIPUC Docket 25-01-WW): (29.34 + 22.62) / 3 = $17.32 a month for the 5/8-inch customer service charge plus the in-city fire protection charge, and 7.02 + 0.079 + 0.14 = $7.24 per CCF including the two state surcharges on the city's rate schedule. Typical use: 165 gallons a day (the PUC order's typical residential customer) x 365 / 12 / 748 = 6.7 CCF a month.
Sewer: the flat residential rate of $421.32 per unit per year, shown as $35.11 a month regardless of water use. Trash is a city service in the General Fund budget, so it is $0 here. The city's page does not say what a 'unit' is; we assume one house is one unit.
Electricity: Rhode Island Energy Rate A-16, delivery charges effective 10/1/2026 ($11.25 a month and $0.15274 per kWh), plus Last Resort Service supply averaged over the year as 6 months at 17.029¢ (October to March) and 6 months at 11.092¢ (the April to September 2026 rate). Both are grossed up by the gross earnings tax at 5.77 / (83.05 + 55.46) = 4.17%, the GET share in the company's 500 kWh bill table. One-time winter bill credits (such as the proposed $20.45 RGGI credit for January to March 2027) are not included. Typical use: 500 kWh a month.
Gas: Rhode Island Energy's typical residential heating customer (845 therms a year) pays $1,970.62 a year at current rates; we use $1,970.62 / 845 = $2.33 per therm with no separate monthly charge, which includes the customer charge and taxes only at typical use. Insurance: Rhode Island's 2022 average homeowners premium (NAIC). Gas is shown for a home that heats with gas; the sources do not say which streets have gas service, so skip it if yours does not.
Gas service in Woonsocket is shown by Rhode Island Energy's gas main project there; a Woonsocket address may not have gas. The city offers a single cart size, so there is no size choice.
Bills also add the Rhode Island gross earnings tax (GET) to electric and gas charges.
Rhode Island Energy gas service may not reach every Woonsocket address (modelling remark, not judged).
Electric rates are Rhode Island Energy (Narragansett Electric) tariffs; the company serves Woonsocket addresses (modelling remark, not judged).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Woonsocket house costs

What is the property tax rate in Woonsocket?

About 1.16% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax roll (fiscal year July 2026 to June 2027), City of Woonsocket), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Woonsocket?

About $4,358 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the single-family and condominium homestead exemption, 25% on assessment, for owners who live in the home.

How much is the water bill in Woonsocket?

About $101 a month for water and sewer at typical use (6.7096 units, or 5,019 gallons a month) on Woonsocket Water Division.

How much does trash pickup cost in Woonsocket?

Paid through the city budget (property tax); no separate trash fee

When is property tax due in Woonsocket?

Jul 15, Oct 15, Jan 15, Apr 15: Quarterly property tax installments for the 2026 bills. An installment not paid by its penalty date (the 25th) accrues interest at 15% a year from the original due date.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Woonsocket?

Yes. Seniors 65+, income under $40,000: $500 elderly exemption: Owners 65 or older who have lived in Woonsocket for three years and whose combined gross household income is under $40,000 can get the city's $500 elderly exemption. Income-producing property does not qualify.

Where can I get help paying utility bills in Woonsocket?

Low income: help with energy, water and sewer bills: The Low Income Home Energy & Utility Assistance Program application asks about water and sewer bills as well as energy. Completed applications go to 245 Main Street; Community Care Alliance (CCA) answers questions. Bring the completed application to 245 Main Street, Woonsocket; questions: CCA, 401-235-6000.

How much does a house in Woonsocket cost to run each year?

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