North Carolina · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026

North Carolina property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)

Every statewide property tax break for veterans in North Carolina that our guide lists, from disabled-veteran exemptions to breaks for surviving spouses. What each is worth, the VA rating it needs, the deadline and how to apply.

Short answer

The main property tax break for veterans in North Carolina is the Disabled Veteran Exclusion. Excludes the first $45,000 of the appraised value of your permanent residence.

Worth
$45,000
VA rating
See who qualifies
Income limit
None listed in our sources
Deadline
June 1

Property tax breaks for veterans in North Carolina

Disabled veterans

Disabled Veteran Exclusion

Excludes the first $45,000 of the appraised value of your permanent residence.

Who qualifies
Veterans discharged honorably or under honorable conditions who have a total and permanent service-connected disability or received VA specially adapted housing benefits (38 U.S.C. 2101), disabled as of January 1. Also an unremarried surviving spouse of such a veteran, of a veteran who died of a service-connected condition, or of a servicemember who died of a service-connected condition in the line of duty. No age or income limit. You cannot combine it with the elderly/disabled exclusion or circuit breaker.
How to apply
File Form AV-9 with the county assessor plus Form NCDVA-9, Certification for Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exclusion, which a Veterans Service Officer (state or county veterans service office) must complete first.
Deadline
By June 1 preceding the tax year (G.S. 105-277.1C); late applications for good cause under G.S. 105-282.1(a1).
Renewal
One-time (single application under G.S. 105-282.1(a)(2)c); refile only if your eligibility or ownership changes.
Law
N.C.G.S. 105-277.1C; 105-282.1(a)(2)c

Source: official page

How to apply, step by step

Disabled Veteran Exclusion

  1. File Form AV-9 with the county assessor plus Form NCDVA-9, Certification for Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exclusion, which a Veterans Service Officer (state or county veterans service office) must complete first.

Form: Form AV-9 with Form NCDVA-9

Deadline: By June 1 preceding the tax year (G.S. 105-277.1C); late applications for good cause under G.S. 105-282.1(a1).

Renewal: One-time (single application under G.S. 105-282.1(a)(2)c); refile only if your eligibility or ownership changes.

Savings estimate for North Carolina

Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.

Filled in when the exemption is a fixed dollar amount. You can change it.

North Carolina median effective rate: 0.66% (taxes paid as a share of home value). Use your own rate if you know it.

Enter a value and a tax rateChoose an exemption or type the value it takes off.

Median effective rate: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied homes) and B25077 (median value, owner-occupied homes). It is a statewide middle value; local rates differ a lot.

An estimate, not a bill. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

Eligibility finder for North Carolina

Answer a few questions to see which property tax breaks may fit you. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

Pre-set for veterans: you own and live in the home and are a veteran. Add your VA rating, and change any answer.

Leave empty if you'd rather not say.

Your combined service-connected rating. Leave empty if you have none.

Everyone in the home, before taxes. Optional: used only to compare with income limits.

Do you own and live in the home?Answer the first question to see results.

A first check, not a decision: only your county, city or town assessor decides. We read ages, ratings and income limits only where the official rule states them plainly; otherwise we show the rule for you to check.

Document checklist for North Carolina

Pick the breaks you plan to apply for. You get a checklist of forms, documents, steps and deadlines to print or keep on your phone.

The checklist asks for no personal details and nothing is sent to our server: the files are made on your device.

Exemptions to include

Questions about veterans property tax breaks in North Carolina

Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in North Carolina?

Disabled Veteran Exclusion: Veterans discharged honorably or under honorable conditions who have a total and permanent service-connected disability or received VA specially adapted housing benefits (38 U.S.C. 2101), disabled as of January 1. Also an unremarried surviving spouse of such a veteran, of a veteran who died of a service-connected condition, or of a servicemember who died of a service-connected condition in the line of duty.

Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in North Carolina?

Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.

When is the deadline for veterans to apply in North Carolina?

Disabled Veteran Exclusion: By June 1 preceding the tax year (G.S. 105-277.1C); late applications for good cause under G.S. 105-282.1(a1).

Do veterans have to reapply every year in North Carolina?

Disabled Veteran Exclusion: One-time (single application under G.S. 105-282.1(a)(2)c); refile only if your eligibility or ownership changes.

Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in North Carolina?

Your county tax assessor decides all three homestead relief programs. You file one form (AV-9) with the assessor in the county where the home is, not with the NC Department of Revenue. For the Disabled Veteran Exclusion: File Form AV-9 with the county assessor plus Form NCDVA-9, Certification for Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exclusion, which a Veterans Service Officer (state or county veterans service office) must complete first.

Can veterans get more than one property tax break in North Carolina?

Disabled Veteran Exclusion: You cannot combine it with the elderly/disabled exclusion or circuit breaker.

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Sources

Last checked: Oct 2026.