Disabled veteran property tax exemptions by state
Many states take some or all of a disabled veteran’s home off the tax rolls. Here is what each state gives, the rating it needs and when to apply.
VA rating needed: the lowest service-connected disability rating the rule names; the amount often grows with the rating. Many states also cover surviving spouses; see each state's page for the full rule.
| State | Exemption | What it's worth | VA rating needed | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Exemption for Veterans' Specially Adapted Homes | The home is exempt from all property taxes, whatever its value. | See the rule | Between October 1 and December 31 of the tax year (Ala. Code 40-7-10). |
| Alaska | Disabled Veteran Exemption | The first $150,000 of your home's assessed value is exempt from borough and city property tax. | 50% or higher | Set locally. State rule: January 15 of the tax year unless your borough or city sets a different date by ordinance; late filers must attach an affidavit giving the reason (3 AAC 135.040(a); AS 29.45.030(f)). Anchorage: March 15 of the tax year. If your final VA rating comes after the deadline, Anchorage accepts the application within 30 days after you receive the rating. |
| Arizona | Exemption for Veterans with a 100% Service-Connected Disability | Your primary residence is fully exempt from property tax. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | Statute: between the first Monday in January and March 1 (A.R.S. 42-11153). Maricopa: first Monday in January through February 28; March 1 to September 1 with an Exemption Deadline Waiver. |
| Arizona | Exemption for Veterans with a Partial Disability | For 2026, up to $4,873 off the assessed (taxable) limited property value, multiplied by your VA disability percentage (e.g. 60% x $4,873 = $2,924). Unused amounts can apply to a mobile home or vehicle license tax. | 100% | Statute: between the first Monday in January and March 1 (A.R.S. 42-11153). Maricopa: first Monday in January through February 28; March 1 to September 1 with an Exemption Deadline Waiver. |
| Arkansas | Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption | Your homestead and personal property are exempt from payment of property taxes (the statute says 'all state taxes'). You must still assess your property each year. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | October 15 each year (Pope County Collector). Taxes paid without the letter on file are not refunded. |
| California | Disabled Veterans' Exemption | For 2026: $180,671 off the assessed value of your home (basic), or $271,009 if your household income is $81,131 or less (low-income). For the January 1, 2027 lien date the amounts rise to $185,889 (basic) and $278,836 (low-income), with an income limit of $83,474. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | First year: by January 1 after you become eligible, or within 90 days of the eligibility event (such as receiving your rating), whichever is later, for 100%; later filings get 85% for that year. If your VA rating is delayed, file within 90 days of receiving it to get the exemption back to the rating's effective date (up to 8 years of refunds). Low-income renewals: January 1 to February 15 each year (90% if by December 10, 85% after). |
| Colorado | Veteran with a Disability Exemption | 50% of the first $200,000 of your home's actual value is not taxed (up to $100,000 off the value). | 100% (or individual unemployability) | January 1 to July 1 of the tax year. Late applications until August 1, without appeal rights. |
| Connecticut | Exemption for Veterans with Disability Ratings or Limb Loss | A basic exemption from $2,000 (10%-25% rating) up to $3,500 (more than 75% rating, or age 65+) off the assessed value of your property (home or car), or $10,000 (or $5,000 for some conditions) off your home for certain severe service-connected disabilities such as permanent loss of use of both legs. On top of that, an additional exemption of twice that amount if you are under the income limit, or half of it if you are over. | 10% or higher | Before October 1 (DD-214); income-based application February 1 - October 1. |
| Connecticut | Full Exemption for Veterans with a 100% Permanent and Total (P&T) Disability Rating | Your primary home (or one vehicle) is fully exempt from property tax. Since the 2025 Grand List, your town may cap the exemption at the town's median assessed value of homes. | 100% | Ask your assessor; veterans' documents are generally due before October 1 (the assessment date). |
| Delaware | Disabled Veterans School Property Tax Credit | A credit for the full amount of school property tax on your home (Sussex excludes the Sussex Tech district tax), where your school district has opted in. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | April 30 before the tax year (statewide). |
| District of Columbia | Disabled Veterans' Homestead Deduction | Cuts your home's assessed value by $445,000. | 50% or higher (or individual unemployability) | October 1 - March 31 for the full tax year; April 1 - September 30 for half. |
| Florida | Total and Permanent Disability Exemption for Veterans (and wheelchair-bound disabled veterans) | Your homestead is fully exempt from property tax (100% of the value). | See the rule | March 1 of the tax year. |
| Florida | Disabled Ex-Servicemember $5,000 Exemption and Combat-Disabled Veteran Discount (65+) | $5,000 off the assessed value if you are a veteran with a disability of 10% or more. Separately, if you are 65 or older with a combat-related permanent disability, your homestead tax is discounted by your VA disability percentage (for example, 40% disabled = 40% discount). | 10% or higher | March 1 of the tax year. |
| Georgia | Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption | $126,526 off the assessed value for 2026, for all state, county, city and school taxes. Georgia law ties the amount to the federal VA specially adapted housing grant limit under 38 U.S.C. 2102 (or $32,500 if greater); the VA set that limit at $126,526 for federal fiscal year 2026 (it was $121,812 for 2025). Value above that stays taxable. | 100% | April 1 of the tax year. |
| Hawaii | Exemption for Homes of Totally Disabled Veterans (Honolulu, ROH 8-10.5) | Your home is exempt from real property tax except the county minimum tax (and special assessments). | See the rule | Takes effect from the next tax payment date if filed by June 30 (for the August 20 payment) or December 31 (for the February 20 payment). |
| Idaho | Property Tax Benefit for Veterans with a 100% Service-Connected Disability | Reduces property tax on your home and up to one acre by up to $1,500. No income limit. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | Between January 1 and April 15 (January 1-April 15, 2027 for 2027 taxes). |
| Illinois | Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities (and Specially-Adapted Housing exemption) | Reduces EAV by $2,500 for a 30-49% service-connected disability, $5,000 for 50-69%, and exempts the first $250,000 of EAV (in practice, usually the whole home) for 70% or more. World War II veterans are fully exempt regardless of rating (from tax year 2024). A separate exemption of up to $100,000 of assessed value applies to VA-funded specially-adapted housing. | 30% or higher | Set by each county. |
| Indiana | Deduction for Totally Disabled Veteran (100% of assessed value) | From 2026-pay-2027: 100% of the assessed value of your home is deducted (previously $14,000). | See the rule | January 15 of the year taxes are first due. |
| Indiana | Disabled Veteran Credits ($350 service-connected; $250 age 62+ with 10% disability) | $350 off your tax bill if you have a service-connected disability of at least 10% (replaces the $24,960 deduction from 2026-pay-2027). Separately, $250 off if you are 62 or older with a disability of at least 10%. You can get both. | 10% or higher | January 15 of the year taxes are first due. |
| Iowa | Disabled Veteran Homestead Tax Credit | A credit equal to the entire property tax on your homestead. For applications filed on or after July 1, 2026, the homestead is limited to the house and one-half acre (no outbuildings). | 100% (or individual unemployability) | July 1; applications after July 1 apply to the next assessment year. |
| Kansas | Disabled veteran eligibility for the Homestead and SVR refunds | Kansas has no disabled-veteran exemption from assessed value. Disabled veterans qualify for the Homestead refund (up to $700) at any age, and for the K-40SVR tax freeze refund. | 50% or higher | January 1 to April 15 of the following year. |
| Kentucky | No statewide disabled-veteran break | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | Additional Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans | On top of the $7,500 homestead exemption: 50%-69% VA rating, the next $2,500 of assessed value is exempt (total $10,000 assessed, about $100,000 market value); 70%-99%, the next $4,500 (total $12,000, about $120,000 market value); 100% or total disability based on unemployability, the home is fully exempt from parish taxes. City taxes and fees may still be due. | 50% or higher | It applies from the year you apply and later years only; it is not applied to past years. |
| Maine | No statewide disabled-veteran break | — | — | — |
| Maryland | Disabled Veteran Exemption (100% service-connected) | Your home (principal residence, lot and structures like a garage) is fully exempt from property tax. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | No fixed deadline. If you apply within 3 years of the calendar year you first became eligible (the VA rating decision date), you can get refunds back to the disability's effective date, but not before tax year 2018-2019. |
| Massachusetts | Veterans Exemptions (Clauses 22, 22A-22F, 22H) | Base amounts off your tax bill: Clause 22 $400 (10%+ service-connected disability, Purple Heart, Gold Star parents and others); 22A $750 (loss or loss of use of one hand, foot or eye, certain medals, POWs); 22B $1,250 (loss of both); 22C $1,500 (specially adapted housing); 22E $1,000 (100% service-connected disability); 22F full exemption (paraplegic or 100% service-connected blindness); 22D full exemption for unremarried surviving spouses of service members and veterans whose death was caused by an active-duty injury or illness, or who are missing in action and presumed dead. Since the 2024 HERO Act, towns may also index Clauses 22-22F to inflation every year (Clause 22I) and add up to 100% more (Clause 22J). Boston FY2027 gives $423 for Clause 22 and $793-$1,586 for 22A-22E, plus extra city relief. | See the rule | April 1, or three months after actual tax bills are mailed, whichever is later. No late filing. |
| Michigan | Disabled Veterans Exemption | Your home is fully exempt from property tax (special assessments may still apply). In the year you buy a home, the exemption is prorated. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | After January 1 and before December 31 of the year you want it (a December 30 postmark is OK). The July and December Boards of Review can grant it later only for limited errors or VA delays. |
| Minnesota | Market Value Exclusion for Veterans with a Disability | $150,000 off your home's taxable market value for a 70% or higher service-connected disability rating; $300,000 off for a 100% permanent and total rating. | 70% or higher | By December 31 to qualify for taxes payable the next year. |
| Mississippi | Homestead Exemption - Tier 3 (Total Exemption) | Your home is exempt from all property taxes. | See the rule | January 1 to April 1. |
| Missouri | Homestead Exemption for Former Prisoners of War with a Total Service-Connected Disability | Your homestead is fully exempt from property tax. | See the rule | Not confirmed |
| Montana | Montana Disabled Veteran Assistance Program (MDV) | Cuts the tax rate on your home by 100%, 80%, 70% or 50%, depending on income and marital status. | 100% | April 15. Late applications are considered for the following year. |
| Nebraska | Homestead Exemption - Categories 4V, 5 and 7 (veterans with 100% service-connected disability) | 100% of your home's taxable value is exempt. There is no income limit and no home-value limit. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | After February 1 and on or before June 30 in a year you must file. If your VA certification arrives after June 30, you may file late with proof of the date you received it (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-3512(1)(d), added in 2026). |
| Nevada | Disabled Veteran's Exemption | 2026-27 fiscal year: 60-79% permanent service-connected disability, $18,200 of assessed value; 80-99%, $27,300; 100%, $36,400. At Douglas County rates the 100% amount is worth about $1,274 a year on property. | 60% or higher | By June 15 for the coming fiscal year (NRS 361.155). |
| New Hampshire | Service-Connected Total Disability Tax Credit (RSA 72:35) and total exemption for specially adapted homes (RSA 72:36-a) | A credit off your tax bill set by town vote: the optional credit may be $701 to $5,000 (raised from $4,000 by 2025 N.H. Laws ch. 15, HB 99, effective July 13, 2025). Manchester $2,000; Portsmouth 2026 $4,000; Middleton $4,000 from 2026. It replaces the other veterans' credits; you cannot stack them. Veterans who are 100% permanently and totally disabled (or double amputee, paraplegic or blind from service) and own a home adapted with a VA Specially Adapted Housing grant pay no property tax on the homestead (RSA 72:36-a). | 100% | April 15 of the tax year. |
| New Jersey | 100% Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption | Full exemption: no property tax on your main home. | 100% | No set deadline found on the state page; file as soon as you qualify. Denials can be appealed to the county board of taxation by April 1 (January 15 in Burlington, Gloucester and Monmouth counties). |
| New Mexico | Disabled Veteran Exemption | From tax year 2026, a share of your home's taxable value equal to your VA disability rating is exempt (for example, 70% rating = 70% exempt), figured after the veteran exemption is taken off. A 100% rating means no property tax on the home. | 100% | No later than 30 days after the county assessor mails the notice of valuation (NMSA 7-38-17(C), as amended by HB 285, Laws 2026, ch. 9, effective Feb. 25, 2026). A claim still pending after that can be protested. |
| New York | Veterans with a Permanent and Total Disability Exemption (RPTL 458-a(11)) - new local option | Full exemption from property taxes, special ad valorem levies and special assessments on your primary residence, where your municipality or school district adopts it. | See the rule | The local taxable status date; it first applies to assessment rolls with taxable status dates on or after October 1, 2026. |
| North Carolina | Disabled Veteran Exclusion | Excludes the first $45,000 of the appraised value of your permanent residence. | See the rule | By June 1 preceding the tax year (G.S. 105-277.1C); late applications for good cause under G.S. 105-282.1(a1). |
| North Dakota | Disabled Veterans Property Tax Credit | A credit on the first $9,000 of your home's taxable value equal to your disability rating: 100% = $9,000 taxable value; 90% = $8,100; 80% = $7,200; 70% = $6,300; 60% = $5,400; 50% = $4,500. | 50% or higher (or individual unemployability) | April 1 of the year the property is assessed and the credit is requested. |
| Ohio | Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses | Your home is taxed as if it were worth $58,000 less (tax year 2026 amount). Example: a $100,000 home is billed as if it were worth $42,000. No income limit. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | December 31 of the year you want the exemption; a late application for the prior year can be filed with it (ORC 323.153). |
| Oklahoma | 100% Disabled Veterans Real Property Tax Exemption | 100% of the fair cash value of your homestead is exempt: no property tax on the home. | 100% | Form 998 prints no separate due date. You must own and live in the home on January 1 and have the homestead exemption (Form 921 is due March 15, or within 30 days of a valuation-increase notice); file Form 998 with or after your homestead application and ask your assessor which tax year it will start. |
| Oregon | Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse Property Tax Exemption | Removes $27,092 of your home's assessed value from tax, or $32,512 if the VA or the military certifies your disabilities as service-connected and 40% or more (January 2026 DOR amounts). A surviving spouse or partner gets the higher amount if the veteran died of a service-connected injury or illness, or the veteran received the higher exemption for at least one year. The amounts rise 3% each year. | 40% or higher | April 1 before the tax year (Oregon's tax year starts July 1). If you buy the home after March 1 and before July 1, file within 30 days of buying. A physician-certified veteran who had the exemption last year and is told by the assessor that no new claim was filed may file by May 1 with a $10 late fee. If the VA certifies your disability late, file within 6 months of the notice to claim up to 3 prior tax years. |
| Pennsylvania | Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption | 100% exemption from real estate tax on your home. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | None. State law sets no filing deadline; you can apply at any time through your County Director of Veterans Affairs. The exemption starts once the State Veterans' Commission certifies need to your county assessment board (51 Pa.C.S. 8903). |
| Rhode Island | Totally Disabled Service-Connected Veteran and Specially Adapted Housing Exemptions | Larger local exemptions for veterans with a total service-connected disability, former POWs, and homes specially adapted for disabled veterans. Example (Providence, fiscal year 2026-27): totally disabled veteran $73,095 off assessed value (saving capped at $614); totally disabled in specially adapted housing $182,619 (capped at $1,534); POW or un-remarried widow or widower $91,310 (capped at $770). East Providence 2026: veteran's modified housing $28,600 off assessment. | See the rule | Set locally (East Providence: May 25 for modified housing). |
| South Carolina | Disabled Veteran Dwelling Exemption | 100% exemption from property tax on your home and up to 5 acres. | 4% or higher | No annual deadline stated by SCDOR; apply as soon as you qualify. |
| South Dakota | Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption | $200,000 of the full and true value of your home (house, garage and lot) is exempt. | See the rule | November 1 |
| South Dakota | Property Tax Exemption for Paraplegic Veterans | Your home is exempt from all property taxes. | See the rule | November 1 |
| Tennessee | Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses | The state repays the property tax on up to $175,000 of your home's market value (2026). It is a reimbursement, not an exemption. No income limit. | 100% | 35 days after the tax delinquency date; taxes must also be paid by then. County taxes are generally delinquent March 1, so the deadline is usually around April 5 (Shelby County 2026 county taxes: April 5, 2027); city taxes can have a different date (City of Memphis: October 6, 2026). |
| Texas | 100 Percent Disabled Veteran Residence Homestead Exemption | Your whole home is exempt from property tax (100% of the value). | 100% (or individual unemployability) | April 30 in general. A disabled veteran can file late up to five years after the delinquency date for the taxes (Tax Code §11.439). A surviving spouse can file late up to two years after the delinquency date (Tax Code §11.431). |
| Texas | Disabled Veteran's Partial Exemption | Up to $5,000 off the value for a 10-29% rating, $7,500 for 30-49%, $10,000 for 50-69%, and $12,000 for 70-100%. Also $12,000 if you are 65 or older with at least a 10% rating, totally blind in one or both eyes, or have lost use of a limb. It can go on any one property you own, not only your home. | 10% or higher | By April 30. A disabled veteran can file late up to five years after the delinquency date (Tax Code §11.439). |
| Utah | Veterans with a Disability Exemption | Your VA disability percentage times $535,459 (the 2026 limit) comes off the taxable value of your home. A 100% rating or individual unemployability gets the full $535,459. Unused exemption can go toward vehicle fees or other personal property. Surviving spouses and minor orphans of service members killed in action or who died in the line of duty get a full exemption. | 10% or higher | By September 1 of the tax year. The county must give you one more year if the VA decision came in an earlier year or for illness, a death in the family, or similar reasons. |
| Vermont | Veterans Property Tax Exemption | At least $10,000 off the appraised value of your home. Your town may vote to raise it to as much as $40,000. Example: on a $200,000 home in a town with a $20,000 exemption, you are taxed on $180,000. | 50% or higher | Before May 1 of the tax year. |
| Virginia | Real Estate Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans | Your home and up to one acre of land (more if your locality allows more for seniors) are fully exempt from real estate tax. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | No statewide deadline; the exemption starts on the date of the VA rating if you already own the home, but localities do not pay interest on refunds for taxes paid before you file. |
| Washington | No statewide disabled-veteran break | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | Disabled Veteran Real Property Tax Credit | A refundable state income tax credit equal to all the property tax you paid on time on your home during the year, so in effect your home's property tax comes back to you. | 90% or higher (or individual unemployability) | With your income tax return. Property tax must be paid on time (first half before October 1, second half before April 1) or it does not count. |
| Wisconsin | Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit | A refundable state income tax credit equal to the property taxes you paid on your principal residence and up to one acre of land, so in effect your home's property tax comes back to you. | 100% (or individual unemployability) | Within four years of the unextended due date of the Wisconsin income tax return (for example, the 2022 credit by April 15, 2027). |
| Wyoming | No statewide disabled-veteran break | — | — | — |
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