Town Hall · Warwick

Warwick, RI town hall & government

Warwick spent $477.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,747 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warwick's money goes

Spent
$477.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,747
spending per person
Long-term debt
$153 million
$1,843 per resident
Schools
$254.2 million53%
Sewer & trash
$33.7 million7%
Fire
$28.1 million6%
Police
$25.4 million5%
Roads & transportation
$14.1 million3%
Water & other utilities
$13.4 million3%
Administration & buildings
$7.7 million2%
Parks & libraries
$6.6 million1%
Interest on debt
$5.2 million1%
Paid to other governments
$3.7 million1%
Housing & development
$2 million<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million<1%
Health & welfare
$989,000<1%
Other
$80.3 million17%

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

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Warwick

Full-time staff
2,035
354 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
187
and 232 full-time firefighters
Schools
1,320 full-time307 part
Fire
240 full-time
Police
217 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
81 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
39 full-time22 part
Sewer & trash
48 full-time
Roads & transportation
41 full-time
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Health & welfare
10 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
21 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Warwick pay

Typical tax bill
$4,616
a year · Rhode Island typical $4,900
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Rhode Island 1.21%
Typical home value
$354,600
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 Warwick's government

🏛️ Official websitewarwickri.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warwick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warwick

Warwick is represented in Congress by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Seth Magaziner. Dan McKee is governor.

All of Warwick'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.

You’re browsing

Warwick

Rhode Island · RI
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Warwick is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01