claim: "the commercial property tax [in providence] is second highest in the country behind detroit."
author: lincoln chafee
evidence_1: sep 7, 2012 ... providence has "amongst the highest tax rate(s) in the entire country." ... the  second highest for commercial property taxes, behind only detroit.
evidence_2: in his third year as rhode island governor, lincoln chafee used his state of the  ... “the commercial property tax is second highest in the country behind detroit.”.
evidence_3: jun 16, 2016 ... the five american cities with the highest property tax rates are ... the rankings for  property taxes on commercial property don't get any better ... the city has moved  up a place, coming in first in the nation for highest effective property tax rates on  $1 ... providence, ri – 3.71 percent (high property tax reliance)
evidence_4: jun 14, 2016 ... the 50-state property tax comparison study, produced in ... other cities with  high property tax rates, such as detroit (2nd highest) and milwaukee (5th highest) , ... when it comes to commercial property, detroit, new york, and providence, ...  the same home for 14 years, the greatest disparity in the country.
evidence_5: apr 16, 2017 ... each of the country's 84 million single-family homeowners paid an average of  $3296 ... highest average metro property tax: honolulu, $2,853.