Town Hall · Warren

Warren, RI town hall & government

Warren spent $35.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,153 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Warren's government.

Town budget

Where Warren's money goes

Spent
$35.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,153
typical Rhode Island towns: $4,541
Long-term debt
$27.3 million
$2,458 per resident
Schools
$14.3 million41%
Police
$2.9 million8%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million5%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million4%
Fire
$1.1 million3%
Interest on debt
$772,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$323,0001%
Parks & libraries
$158,000<1%
Health & welfare
$123,000<1%
Other
$10.4 million30%

Warren runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Rhode Island towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Warren

Full-time staff
82
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
36 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Administration & buildings
13 full-time11 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Fire
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Warren didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Warren pay

Typical tax bill
$5,474
a year · Rhode Island typical $4,900
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Rhode Island 1.21%
Typical home value
$395,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Warren's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofwarren-ri.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warren →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warren

Warren is represented in Congress by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Gabe Amo. Dan McKee is governor.

All of Warren's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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