Taylor Swift did not return to the Ocean State for an Independence Day party this year. Here's where she went instead.

Rhode Island’s budget plan targets high-end vacation homes — with a proposal nicknamed after a pop star grabbing headlines.

If Rhode Island lawmakers get their way, pop icon Taylor Swift could soon be paying an extra $136,000 a year in property taxes on her Watch Hill mansion. It’s a tiny dent in Swift’s reported ...

For context, the average home in Rhode Island sells for about $492,939, according to Zillow. Under the new rate, that would mean about $3,700 in conveyance tax, up from roughly $2,200.

Rhode Island officials just shared their new budget proposals, with one including what is being unofficially referred to as the "Taylor Swift tax." ...

(NewsNation) — Rhode Island officials just shared their new budget proposals, with one including what is being unofficially referred to as the “Taylor Swift tax.” The “Taylor Swift tax ...

Taylor Swift's Rhode Island home is reportedly worth about $28.1 million. If the proposal passes, she would be required to pay about $135,500 in taxes annually.

Taylor Swift's Fourth of July celebrations Over the years, Swift has become known for her iconic Independence Day bashes in Rhode Island, dubbed "Taymerica" parties by her fans.

Swift's close connection to the Rhode Island house is no secret—with one source telling Us Weekly in August 2024 that the singer visited the property that same month with the likes of Lively ...

Taylor Swift's oceanfront mansion in the Watch Hill section of Westerly, Rhode Island, on Jan. 16, 2025, as it undergoes renovations.© Paul Edward Parker/The Providence Journal/USA TODAY Network ...