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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Little Compton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. Its population was 3,492 at the time of the 2010 census. Little Compton is located in southeastern Rhode Island, between the Sakonnet River and the Massachusetts state border. It is the birthplace of the Rhode Island Red hen.
The Compton Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Compton. Groceries are exempt from the Compton and California state sales taxes. Compton collects a 3.75% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under California law. Compton has a higher sales tax than 100% of California's other cities and counties.