Guide
Veteran homestead exemptions by state
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Minnesota has the largest fixed veteran exemption here: $300,000 (100% total and permanent disabled veteran). This guide covers 69 veteran programs in 47 states. Several states exempt the whole home for veterans rated 100% disabled, which no dollar figure captures.
Veteran property tax breaks by state
| State | Program | Amount | Who qualifies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Disabled veteran exemption | $150,000 off assessed value | Veterans with a service-connected disability rated 50% or more (including Alaska Territorial Guard service) get the first $150,000 of assessed value exempt. The assessor will ask for the disability rating. |
| Arizona | 100% disabled veteran exemption | Not confirmed | The primary residence of a veteran with a 100% service-connected rating, or total disability based on individual unemployability, is fully exempt. |
| Arizona | Partially disabled veteran exemption | $4,188 off assessed value | Veterans with a lower service-connected rating, or a nonservice-connected disability, get the base amount of $4,188 multiplied by their disability percentage. The state raises the base amount yearly for inflation. |
| California | Disabled Veterans' Exemption (basic) | $100,000 off assessed value | Veterans rated 100% disabled from a service-connected injury or disease (or paid at the 100% rate for unemployability), or their unmarried surviving spouse, get a basic exemption of $100,000, adjusted yearly for inflation. It is a one-time filing. |
| California | Disabled Veterans' Exemption (low-income) | $150,000 off assessed value | The exemption rises to $150,000 (adjusted yearly for inflation) for claimants under the household income limit. Annual filing is required for this level. |
| Colorado | Exemption for veterans with a disability | Not confirmed | Honorably discharged veterans with a 100% permanent service-connected disability rating or individual unemployability can claim it on the home they own and occupy. Apply by July 1. |
| Connecticut | Basic veterans exemption | $1,000 off assessed value | Honorably discharged veterans who served at least 90 days in wartime, or their survivors, get a basic $1,000 exemption. The DD-214 must be recorded in the town land records before October 1. |
| Connecticut | Additional veterans exemption (income-based) | Not confirmed | Veterans and disabled veterans who get the basic exemption and meet income limits can get an additional exemption. Apply every two years with the assessor between February 1 and the deadline. |
| Delaware | Disabled veteran school tax credit | Not confirmed | Veterans paid 100% VA disability compensation (total rating or individual unemployability) who have been domiciled in Delaware 3 straight years can get a credit for their full school tax, where the school board has authorized it. Apply by April 30. |
| Florida | Total exemption for veterans with total and permanent service-connected disability | Not confirmed | Honorably discharged Florida-resident veterans with a service-connected total and permanent disability are exempt from property tax on their homestead. A surviving spouse may carry it over in some cases. |
| Florida | Disabled veteran $5,000 exemption | $5,000 off assessed value | Veterans disabled 10% or more from wartime service or misfortune get $5,000 off assessed value. |
| Florida | Combat-disabled veteran 65+ discount | Not confirmed | Veterans 65 or older with a partly or totally permanent service-connected disability get a discount equal to their VA disability percentage. It can carry over to an unremarried surviving spouse. |
| Georgia | Disabled veteran exemption | $126,526 off assessed value | Qualifying disabled veterans get $126,526 (2025 amount) off for state, county, city and school taxes. It continues for an unremarried surviving spouse or minor children living in the home. |
| Hawaii | Totally disabled veterans (Honolulu) | Not confirmed | Veterans totally disabled from injuries on active duty are exempt from property tax on their home except the minimum tax. File Form E-8-10.5 with a physician's certificate by June 30 (first payment) or December 31 (second payment). |
| Idaho | 100% service-connected disabled veteran benefit | $1,500 off the tax bill | Veterans rated 100% service-connected disabled (or paid at 100% for unemployability) can get up to $1,500 off, with no income limit. Apply January 1 to April 15; it renews automatically if the disability is permanent and total. |
| Illinois | Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities | $250,000 off assessed value | Veterans rated 70% or more get the first $250,000 of EAV exempt; 50–69% get $5,000 and 30–49% get $2,500. World War II veterans are fully exempt regardless of rating. |
| Illinois | Specially-Adapted Housing exemption | $100,000 off assessed value | Up to $100,000 off assessed value for veterans with disabilities whose housing was bought or built with federal specially-adapted housing funds. |
| Illinois | Returning Veterans' Homestead Exemption | $5,000 off assessed value | $5,000 off EAV for the year a veteran returns from active duty in an armed conflict and the following year. |
| Indiana | Veteran with service-connected disability deduction | $24,960 off assessed value | Honorably discharged wartime veterans with a service-connected disability of at least 10% get up to $24,960 off assessed value. A surviving spouse can also claim it. |
| Indiana | Totally disabled veteran or veteran 62+ deduction | $14,000 off assessed value | Veterans with 90+ days of service who are totally disabled, or 62+ with at least 10% disability, get up to $14,000 off if their Indiana property is assessed at $240,000 or less. |
| Iowa | Disabled Veteran Homestead Tax Credit | Not confirmed | Veterans with a permanent 100% service-connected rating (or permanent and total unemployability paid at 100%) get a credit for the entire tax on the homestead, with no income limit. For claims made on or after July 1, 2026 it covers up to one-half acre; file Form 54-049 with Form 54-028 by July 1. |
| Iowa | Military Service Property Tax Exemption | Not confirmed | Reduces taxable value for qualified veterans; the amount varies. File Form 54-146 with the local assessor by July 1; later years do not need a new claim on the same property. |
| Kansas | Disabled veterans in the Homestead Refund | $700 off the tax bill | Disabled veterans qualify for the Homestead Refund (up to $700) under the same income and home value limits, regardless of age. |
| Kentucky | Service-connected totally disabled veterans | $49,100 off assessed value | Service-connected totally disabled veterans qualify under the disability exemption and do not have to reapply each year. |
| Louisiana | Disabled veteran 50–69% rating | $2,500 off assessed value | Veterans rated 50% to under 70% get the next $2,500 of assessed value exempt on top of the $7,500 homestead exemption. They also qualify for the assessment freeze. |
| Louisiana | Disabled veteran 70–99% rating | $4,500 off assessed value | Veterans rated 70% to under 100% get the next $4,500 of assessed value exempt on top of the homestead exemption. |
| Louisiana | 100% disabled or unemployable veteran | Not confirmed | Veterans rated 100% unemployable or totally disabled are exempt from property tax on the remaining assessed value of their homestead. |
| Maine | Veteran exemption | $6,000 off market value | Veterans who served in a recognized war period and are 62 or older, or who receive 100% disability, get $6,000 off the just value of their home. Apply with the local assessor by April 1. |
| Maine | Specially adapted housing veterans | $50,000 off market value | Totally and permanently disabled veterans who received a federal grant for a specially adapted housing unit get $50,000 off just value. |
| Maryland | 100% disabled veteran exemption | Not confirmed | A veteran the VA rates 100% service-connected, permanent and total (or permanently unemployable) pays no property tax on the dwelling they own and live in. Submit the VA rating decision and DD-214. |
| Massachusetts | Clause 22 veteran exemption | $400 off the tax bill | Qualifying veterans who live in the home get $2,000 off taxable value or $400 off the tax, whichever saves more. Higher clauses apply for greater disabilities. |
| Massachusetts | Clause 22E 100% disabled veteran | $1,000 off the tax bill | Veterans with a 100% service-connected VA disability rating get $6,000 off taxable value or $1,000 off the tax, whichever saves more. |
| Michigan | Disabled Veterans Exemption | Not confirmed | A Michigan-resident veteran rated 100% permanently and totally disabled from service, rated individually unemployable, or who got VA specially adapted housing aid pays no property tax on the homestead. File the State Tax Commission affidavit (Form 5107) with the local assessor between January 1 and December 31 of the year claimed. |
| Minnesota | Disabled veteran market value exclusion (70%+) | $150,000 off market value | Honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected disability of 70% or more get $150,000 of market value excluded from their homestead's value. |
| Minnesota | 100% total and permanent disabled veteran | $300,000 off market value | Veterans with a total (100%) and permanent disability get $300,000 of market value excluded. |
| Mississippi | Tier 3: service-connected totally disabled veterans | Not confirmed | Honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected total disability are exempt from property tax on their homestead. Veterans 90 or older by January 1 also qualify. |
| Missouri | 100% service-connected disabled veterans | $1,100 credit | Veterans who are 100% disabled from military service qualify for the credit at any age, and VA payments are left out of household income. |
| Montana | Montana Disabled Veteran Assistance Program (MDV) | 100% of value | Veterans rated 100% disabled from a service-connected injury get a 100%, 80%, 70% or 50% reduction of the normal tax rate, based on income. For tax year 2027 the income limit is $64,551 single or $74,482 married or head of household. |
| Nebraska | 100% service-connected disabled veterans (Category 4V) | Not confirmed | Veterans drawing VA compensation for a 100% service-connected permanent disability, or with an Individual Unemployability rating, certified by January 1 qualify without an annual income statement. A VA certification is required with the first application. |
| Nevada | Disabled veteran exemption | Not confirmed | Honorably discharged veterans with a permanent service-connected disability get an exemption scaled by rating: the law's base is $20,000 of assessed value for a total disability, $15,000 for 80–99% and $10,000 for 60–79%. These base amounts are adjusted every year for inflation. |
| Nevada | Veterans exemption | Not confirmed | Veterans who served during qualifying wartime periods or campaigns and were honorably discharged get an exemption with a base of $2,000 of assessed value, adjusted every year for inflation. It can be waived and donated to the state veterans homes. |
| New Hampshire | Standard or optional veterans' tax credit | $50 credit | The standard veterans' credit is $50 off the property tax on the veteran's home. Towns can adopt an optional credit of $51 to $750, rising to as much as $1,000 from April 1, 2027. |
| New Hampshire | Credit for service-connected total disability | $700 credit | Veterans with a total and permanent service-connected disability, or who are double amputees or paraplegic from a service injury, get a $700 yearly credit on their home. Towns can adopt an optional credit of $701 to $5,000. |
| New Jersey | Veteran $250 deduction | $250 off the tax bill | Honorably discharged veterans with active duty service get an annual $250 property tax deduction. Requirements must be met as of October 1 of the pretax year. |
| New Jersey | 100% disabled veteran exemption | Not confirmed | An honorably discharged veteran rated 100% permanently and totally disabled from active duty service is fully exempt from property tax on the main home. A surviving spouse or partner who has not remarried may also qualify. |
| New Mexico | Veterans exemption | Not confirmed | A reduction in taxable value for honorably discharged veterans with a Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Services (NMSA 7-37-5). Santa Fe County's flier lists $10,000; confirm the current amount with your assessor. |
| New Mexico | Disabled veteran exemption | 100% of value | A 100% exemption from property tax on the veteran's primary residence, up to 5 acres of land (NMSA 7-37-5.1). |
| New York | Alternative and Cold War veterans exemptions (local option) | Not confirmed | Counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts may offer partial exemptions to wartime, expeditionary-medal and Cold War veterans. Ask your assessor whether they are offered. |
| New York | Permanently and totally disabled veterans (local option) | Not confirmed | Municipalities may offer a full exemption on the primary residence of a veteran the VA rates permanently and totally disabled from service. It applies to rolls with taxable status dates on or after October 1, 2026. |
| North Carolina | Disabled Veteran Exclusion | $45,000 off market value | Excludes up to the first $45,000 of the appraised value of a disabled veteran's permanent residence, with no age or income limit. Form NCDVA-9 must be completed by a Veterans Service Officer. |
| North Dakota | Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Credit | $9,000 off assessed value | Veterans with a service-connected disability of 50% or more get a reduction in taxable value from $4,500 at 50% up to $9,000 at 100%. Apply with the local assessor by April 1. |
| Ohio | 100% disabled veteran homestead exemption | $58,000 off market value | Veterans rated 100% disabled or 100% individually unemployable get an exemption on the first $58,000 of value, with no income limit. By law this is in place of the regular senior/disabled reduction. |
| Oklahoma | 100% Disabled Veteran Exemption | 100% of value | Veterans with a permanent disability rated at 100% service-connected by the VA are exempt on the full fair cash value of their homestead. File OTC Form 998 with the county assessor. |
| Oregon | Disabled veteran exemption | $27,092 off assessed value | Exempts $27,092 of homestead assessed value for veterans 40%+ disabled (VA or physician certified, with an income limit of 185% of the federal poverty level for physician-certified claims). The amount rises 3% each year. |
| Oregon | Service-connected disabled veteran exemption | $32,512 off assessed value | Exempts $32,512 of homestead assessed value for veterans with VA- or military-certified service-connected disabilities of 40% or more. |
| Pennsylvania | Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption | Not confirmed | Veterans with a 100% permanent service-connected disability, total individual unemployability or certain severe disabilities who show financial need are exempt from real estate tax on their home. Income of $114,637 or less is presumed to show need. |
| Rhode Island | Veterans exemption | $1,000 off assessed value | Honorably discharged wartime and Cold War veterans are exempt to $1,000 of value by state law. Many towns set higher amounts, such as Burrillville at $4,000, Cranston up to $3,000 and Lincoln up to $10,000. |
| Rhode Island | Totally disabled veteran exemption | Not confirmed | Veterans the VA rates totally disabled through service-connected disability get a larger local exemption; the amount depends on the town. |
| South Carolina | Totally disabled veteran exemption | 100% of value | The home of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability is exempt from property tax. The veteran files a certificate signed by the county service officer with the Department of Revenue. |
| South Dakota | Disabled veteran exemption | $200,000 off assessed value | Exempts up to $200,000 of assessed value for a veteran rated permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability. Apply with the county assessor by November 1. |
| Tennessee | Property Tax Relief (disabled veteran) | $175,000 off market value | Reimbursement calculated on up to $175,000 of market value for veterans with a service-connected permanent and total disability, paraplegia, blindness or loss of limbs. File Form F-16. |
| Texas | 100% disabled veteran | Not confirmed | A veteran rated 100% disabled or individually unemployable by the VA gets a total exemption on the homestead. An unmarried surviving spouse can keep it. |
| Texas | Partially disabled veteran | Not confirmed | Based on VA rating: up to $5,000 off value for 10-29%, $7,500 for 30-49%, $10,000 for 50-69%, and $12,000 for 70-100%. It applies to any one property. |
| Vermont | Disabled veteran exemption | $10,000 off assessed value | Lowers the home's value by $10,000, or more depending on the town, for veterans with a VA disability rating of at least 50% who also receive qualifying disability income or pension. Send the VA benefits letter and form to the Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs by May 1. |
| Virginia | 100% disabled veteran exemption | 100% of value | Fully exempts the principal residence of a veteran with a 100% service-connected, permanent and total disability rating from the VA. |
| Washington | Disabled veterans | Not confirmed | Veterans with a service-connected disability rating of at least 40%, or paid at the 100% rate, qualify for the same exemption under the county income threshold. |
| West Virginia | Disabled Veteran Real Property Tax Credit | Not confirmed | A refundable income tax credit for veterans who are 90-100% permanently and totally disabled, covering the tax actually and timely paid on their homestead. Claimed with Form DV-1 and the VA rating letter. |
| Wisconsin | Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit | Not confirmed | A credit equal to the property taxes paid on the principal dwelling of an eligible veteran with a 100% service-connected disability rating, or 100% based on individual unemployability. Eligibility is verified by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and the credit is claimed on the state income tax return. |
| Wyoming | Veteran's Property Tax Exemption | $6,000 off assessed value | $6,000 in assessed value for qualifying honorably discharged combat-era veterans and certain disabled veterans, applied to the primary residence or vehicle registration. Apply with the county assessor by the fourth Monday in May, every year. |
How to claim it
Most of these breaks need their own application, even if you already have the general homestead exemption. Open your state page for the form and deadline, then your county page for where to file.
State and county guides in this article
- AKAlaskaNo general exemption
- AZArizonaNo general exemption
- CACalifornia$7,000 off assessed value
- COColoradoNo general exemption
- CTConnecticutNo general exemption
- DEDelawareNo general exemption
- FLFlorida$50,000 off assessed value
- GAGeorgia$2,000 off assessed value
- HIHawaii$120,000 off assessed value
- IDIdaho$125,000 off market value
- ILIllinois$6,000 off assessed value
- INIndiana$40,000 off assessed value
- IAIowa10% of value
- KSKansasNo general exemption
- KYKentuckyNo general exemption
- LALouisiana$7,500 off assessed value
- MEMaine$25,000 off market value
- MDMaryland10% assessment cap
- MAMassachusettsNo general exemption
- MIMichigan5% assessment cap
- MNMinnesota$38,000 off market value
- MSMississippi$300 tax credit
- MOMissouriNo general exemption
- MTMontanaNo general exemption
- NENebraskaNo general exemption
- NVNevadaNo general exemption
- NHNew HampshireNo general exemption
- NJNew JerseyNo general exemption
- NMNew Mexico$2,000 off assessed value
- NYNew York$30,000 off market value
- NCNorth CarolinaNo general exemption
- NDNorth Dakota$1,600 tax credit
- OHOhioNo general exemption
- OKOklahoma$1,000 off assessed value
- OROregonNo general exemption
- PAPennsylvaniaVaries; see details
- RIRhode IslandNo general exemption
- SCSouth CarolinaNo general exemption
- SDSouth DakotaNo general exemption
- TNTennesseeNo general exemption
- TXTexas$140,000 off assessed value
- VTVermontNo general exemption
- VAVirginiaNo general exemption
- WAWashingtonNo general exemption
- WVWest VirginiaNo general exemption
- WIWisconsinNo general exemption
- WYWyoming25% of value
Figures come from the official sources linked on each state and county page. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you file.