Washington County, Rhode Island

Where to obtain records

Washington County municipal Tax Collectors — choose the city or town

Office website →

How to find the information

Start with the city or town where the property is located. The state directory button lists municipal tax collectors; this county page groups the 9 relevant municipalities below. For an existing delinquent real-property report, payment history or current payoff, specify the municipality, parcel/account or plat/lot identifier if known, tax years, desired as-of date and inspection or electronic-copy format. Ask which existing record is available and request a fee estimate for any copies, export or certification.

Charlestown — 401-364-1234. Official route: https://charlestownri.gov/taxcollector. Use the town Tax Collector for municipal taxes and account questions. A fire-district tax office is a separate collector, so identify the taxing authority on the bill before requesting a payoff or delinquency report.

Exeter — 401-294-4864. Official route: https://www.exeterri.gov/collector. Use the current collector phone 401-294-4864. The state business directory repeats Charlestown’s 401-364-1234 in its Exeter row; that number is not used here. Ask for existing real-property payment history or unpaid years.

Hopkinton — 401-377-7781. Official route: https://www.hopkintonri.gov/Tax-Collector. The collector page links Tax Bill Collection Information and a Tax Sale May 6, 2026 notice. That sale date is already past; confirm present account status or ask for the more recent existing delinquency file.

Narragansett — 401-782-0628. Official route: https://narragansettri.gov/294/Tax-Collection. The current Tax Collection page gives 401-782-0628 and a Municipal Lien Certificate request form. This differs from older directory contacts; use collection records rather than the assessor’s online valuation database.

New Shoreham — 401-466-3230. Official route: https://www.newshorehamri.gov/326/Tax-Collection. Use Tax Collection for Block Island/New Shoreham accounts, rather than Tax Assessment. The town publishes a dedicated tax-collector contact; a valuation record alone does not show unpaid taxes.

North Kingstown — 401-294-3331 ext. 144. Official route: https://www.northkingstownri.gov/156/Finance. Finance oversees collections; its director’s published extension is 144. The town’s tax-rate guidance directs bill, payment and overdue-notice questions to Finance/Tax Collector and distinguishes the Munis tax-bill route from assessment data.

Richmond — 401-539-9000 (ask for Tax Collections). Official route: https://www.richmondri.gov/146/Tax-Collections. Use the current .gov Tax Collections page, replacing the older .com route. Request the existing delinquent real-estate report, account payment history or a payoff and confirm any copying or certification fees.

South Kingstown — 401-789-9331 ext. 1215. Official route: https://www.southkingstownri.gov/161/Tax-Utility-Collection. The collector’s dedicated extension is 1215. Its page separates billing/payment information and Delinquent Collection Procedures. Specify real estate rather than utility charges, and distinguish a payment option from a full unpaid-account report.

Westerly — 401-348-2522. Official route: https://www.westerlyri.gov/171/Tax-Collection. The collector page expressly directs tax-balance and payoff requests to taxinfo@westerlyri.gov. It also processes Municipal Lien Certificates and utility payments; identify the property-tax scope when requesting records.

What to ask for

“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for Washington County for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”

Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.

County-specific notes

The Office website link opens the RI.gov Cities & Towns directory. For recorded instruments, RI.gov also provides Land Records / Tax Assessments at https://www.ri.gov/towns/landtaxdata/ and directs users to each municipal Town/City Clerk. Do not substitute tax assessments for collection balances or assume a historical lien, tax-sale notice, sold list or redemption list is the full current unpaid-account population. No account query, payment, registration or records-request submission was performed. No owner-level tax rows were downloaded or republished. Reviewed status applies to the access guide, not taxpayer liability.