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Rhode Island introduces the 'Taylor Swift Tax' targeting expensive second homes valued over $1 million, aiming to support affordable housing for locals. Starting July 2026, the annual tax will affect wealthy non-resident property owners and has sparked widespread debate.
Below, Architectural Digest recaps where the Pennsylvania-born singer has lived throughout her meteoric rise to fame.
These so-called ‘second home taxes’ or 'Taylor Swift Tax' are being pitched as solutions to widening housing inequality and strained state budgets. However, high-end real estate agents and some economists warn they could discourage spending, drive away affluent homeowners and even reduce housing supply in the long run.