Where Providence’s taxes go

Providence residents pay property tax shared by the local governments where they live. In fiscal year 2024 the Town of Providence spent $648.8M.

City spending, FY 2024
$648.8M

Of every $100 the city spends

FY 2024
  • Public Safety$32.09Compensation- Group A, Local Defined Benefit Pension- Group A, Overtime- Group A, +13 more
  • Education$20.66Local Appropriation for Education, Other Education Appropriation
  • General Government$11.54Compensation- Group A, Purchased Services, Community Support, +13 more
  • Debt Service$10.94Municipal Debt- Principal, Municipal Debt- Interest, School Debt- Interest, +1 more
  • Health & Human Services$9.81Purchased Services, Compensation- Group A, Materials/Supplies, +10 more
  • Public Works$4.84Purchased Services, Compensation- Group A, Trash Removal & Recycling, +13 more
  • Recreation & Culture$4.63Compensation- Group A, Other Operation Expenditures, Utilities, +11 more
  • Fixed Costs$4.03
  • Community & Economic Development$1.47Compensation- Group A, Local Defined Benefit Pension- Group A, Purchased Services, +11 more

Who taxes Providence residents

  • Federal governmentIncome, Social Security and Medicare taxes
  • State of Rhode IslandState taxes
  • Town of ProvidenceA share of property tax

See what you pay, in your dollars

Your federal, state, and local taxes, and where each one goes.

See mine

Sources & methods

Where these numbers come from
  • Local budgetProvidence budget (ri_mtp_all_data)FY 2024

Educational estimates from official public data. Not tax advice.