Warwick Homeowner “Shocked” to See Property Tax Bill Go Up 58%

Warwick Homeowner “Shocked” to See Property Tax Bill Go Up 58%

A Warwick homeowner says she was “shocked” when she opened her property tax bill this week. 

The reason? It was a 58% increase over her 2024 bill, she says. 

Linda McGuire, who told GoLocal she has lived in her condominium on Post Road for 25 years, said she received a notice that her tax bill for 2025 is $3,728.21.

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She said she had her tax bill from 2024 on her refrigerator still - and it was for $2,363.04. 

Part of the reason for the increase, said McGuire, stemmed from her property revaluation, which she said she is contesting. 

Copies of the bills provided to GoLocal show McGuire’s property was valued at $192,000 last year - and is now “valued” by the city at $326,300, a 70% increase. 

“I could not sell this condo for anywhere near what they appraised it for,” said McGuire. “My eyes just kind of bulged out of my head.” 

 

 

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“I’m a senior; I’m on a fixed income, but luckily I could be able to afford this,” said McGuire. “But there are going to be other taxpayers that can’t.” 

"The new valuation is significantly higher. I called [the city] up and told them again I couldn’t sell my condo under this assessment - it hasn’t been modernized since 1970,” said McGuire, who said she went to the tax assessor’s office in June to contest the new valuation. 

McGuire told GoLocal she has not made any major improvements to her condominium in decades. 

“They asked why I didn’t think my unit was worth this assessed amount,” said McGuire. “I told them it was circa 1970, with no changes except maybe new carpeting 30 years ago. I know there have been some units that have been updated [but mine has not]. The condo association is not involved in my personal property.”

 

 

“Supposedly, they’re sending me out as of yesterday [the mechanism] for a formal complaint,” said McGuire of the city's response. “I don’t know right now what that looks like."

“This is wrong. If I could sell it for the appraised value, I wouldn’t have a problem,” said McGuire. “But they didn’t adjust the rates. Normally, they adjust them down when the appraisal goes up, but they didn’t.”

“I get we should have to have to go through some hoops, but it sounds like there are several levels of hoops,” said McGuire of trying to rectify her assessment and tax bill. “I don’t know what the heck that will be.”

Still, McGuire says she has no plans to move at this time. 

“I’m on the water, I can’t get that anywhere else,” she said of her condo. 

When reached for comment, a spokesperson said they could not comment on this specific situation.