Rhode Island recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How Rhode Island charges are calculated
Residential conveyance tax uses consideration and the applicable value threshold. Deed and mortgage recording charges depend on page count.
Rates checked Oct 12, 2026. Check the official sources for changes since this date.
Covered transactions and locations
Standard instruments for an ordinary taxable sale in one jurisdiction. No exemptions, gifts, family transfers, assumed liens, refinances, amendments, prior-tax credits, multiple jurisdictions or nonstandard documents. Residential real property only; no acquired-company transfers, mobile property or alternative consideration.
39 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Barrington, Bristol, Burrillville, Central Falls, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East Greenwich, East Providence, Exeter, Foster, Glocester, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Johnston, Lincoln, Little Compton, Middletown, Narragansett, New Shoreham, Newport, North Kingstown, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Providence, Richmond, Scituate, Smithfield, South Kingstown, Tiverton, Warren, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, Westerly, Woonsocket
Official sources
- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title34/34-13/34-13-7.HTM — checked 2026-10-12
- https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/sales-excise-taxes/real-estate-conveyance-tax — checked 2026-10-12
- https://tax.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur541/files/2026-01/ADV_2026_01_Conveyance_Tax_adjustment.pdf — checked 2026-10-12