A disabled veteran property tax exemption is a state or local break that removes some or all of the taxable value of a home owned by a veteran with a service-connected disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). How much you save depends on three things: the state you live in, your exact VA rating, and whether that rating is permanent and total. The same 100% rated veteran can owe nothing on a $600,000 house in Texas and still get a sizable bill in Georgia or Ohio.
We checked every state’s official program page, statute, or assessor guidance in September 2026 and verified all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. This page follows the path a veteran actually takes: what your rating unlocks, what your state offers, what happens to a surviving spouse, what changes when you move, and how to file so you don’t leave refunds on the table.
How many states fully exempt a 100% disabled veteran’s home?
Nineteen states fully exempt the homestead of a veteran rated 100% (or permanent and total) for 2026 with no income test: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois (70% and up), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Indiana joins that group for bills payable in 2027.
Three more states get close by a different road. Wisconsin and West Virginia refund the full amount of property taxes paid through a refundable state income tax credit, so the bill still arrives but the money comes back. Pennsylvania grants a full exemption too, but only when the veteran shows financial need and served during a period of war.
Everywhere else, the benefit is capped. It may be a fixed slice of value (California’s $180,671, Georgia’s $126,526, D.C.’s $445,000), a percentage tied to your rating (Utah, New Mexico below 100%), a credit (Idaho’s $1,500, New Hampshire’s $700), or an income-tested program (Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Washington). Missouri has no true statewide exemption at all; its only relief is the circuit-breaker credit.
“Full” still has fine print. Hawaii’s Honolulu exemption leaves a $300 minimum tax. Illinois exempts the first $250,000 of equalized assessed value. South Carolina covers the house plus 5 acres, Virginia the house plus 1 acre, and Connecticut towns may cap the benefit at the town’s median residential assessment. Iowa’s version is a credit equal to 100% of the tax, limited to half an acre for applications filed on or after July 1, 2026.
What your VA disability rating gets you, tier by tier
Your disability rating is the single biggest variable, and states read it in five different ways. A disability rating is the percentage (0% to 100%, in steps of 10) the VA assigns to measure how much a service-connected disability reduces earning capacity. States key their programs to that number, to whether it is permanent, and to how it is paid.
100% permanent and total (P&T)
Permanent and total status means the VA has found your disability is total and not expected to improve, so it won’t schedule future reexaminations. A veteran permanently and totally disabled from service is in the strongest position. Every full-exemption state accepts it, and several states write “permanent and total” straight into the statute: Florida (s. 196.081), Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Virginia among them. P&T status also cuts paperwork. Texas, for example, can’t require a P&T veteran to reapply for the 100% homestead benefit, and Idaho renews P&T veterans automatically.
100% schedular rating that isn’t permanent
A 100% rating without the P&T box checked works in fewer places. Texas (Tax Code 11.131) asks only for 100% compensation and a 100% or unemployability rating, not permanence. California and Georgia look at the 100% rating itself. Nebraska even has a separate category (Category 7) for a 100% temporary rating. But states that require “permanent and total” in their law, such as Florida and South Carolina, won’t accept it until the VA makes the rating permanent.
TDIU (individual unemployability)
Individual unemployability (often called TDIU) is a VA benefit that pays you at the 100% rate when your service-connected conditions keep you from holding a steady job, even though your rating stays below 100%. To qualify, you need one disability rated 60% or more, or a combined 70% with at least one condition at 40%. The VA says the payment matches a 100% rating, but “your actual disability rating itself does not change.”
That gap is where veterans get tripped up. Official sources we reviewed explicitly accept TDIU in Texas, California, Colorado, Delaware, D.C., Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Arizona adds it for tax years after 2026, Washington for taxes collected in 2027, and Connecticut only as a town option. In Florida, Virginia, Minnesota, and several others the statute is silent, so acceptance depends on the letter you bring and, sometimes, the county.
50% to 90% ratings
Mid-range ratings open real money in a smaller set of states. Alaska exempts the first $150,000 of assessed value at 50% or higher. Illinois cuts $5,000 of EAV at 50% to 69% and exempts the rest at 70%. Louisiana adds $2,500 or $4,500 of assessed value on top of its homestead exemption. Minnesota excludes $150,000 of market value at 70%, and Nevada exempts $27,300 of assessed value at 80% to 99% for FY 2026-27. North Dakota scales a credit on the first $9,000 of taxable value, so a 50% veteran gets $4,500 of it.
10% to 40% ratings
Low ratings still count in more states than most veterans expect. Texas gives $5,000 to $7,500 of value at 10% to 49% (Tax Code 11.22). Florida exempts $5,000 at 10% or more. Utah and New Mexico scale the benefit by your percentage, Massachusetts Clause 22 starts at 10%, Oregon starts at 40%, and Wyoming gives the same $6,000 of assessed value for any compensable service-connected rating. The savings are modest, often a few hundred dollars a year, but they’re permanent once filed in most of these states.
A few states also help veterans whose disability isn’t service-connected. Arizona’s partial benefit covers service- and non-service-connected ratings. Maine’s $6,000 amount reaches wartime veterans who draw a federal pension for total disability of any cause, and Kentucky’s $49,100 homestead covers anyone classified totally disabled by a federal program. Nebraska runs a separate income-tested category for non-service-connected total disability. None of these match the service-connected programs in value, but they’re worth checking before you assume you don’t qualify.
One detail matters more than people think. A fixed-dollar amount is usually subtracted from assessed value, not market value, and the gap between the two varies widely by state. Our guide to assessed value vs market value explains why a $36,400 Nevada exemption is worth far more than it looks: Nevada assesses at 35% of taxable value.
Disabled veteran property tax exemption by state (2026 table)
The table shows what a 100% P&T veteran receives, what lower ratings get, the surviving spouse rule, and any income test, with a link to the official source we used. Each state name links to our calculator for that state so you can run your own bill before and after the benefit. Amounts are for 2026 unless noted. AV means assessed value.
| State | 100% P&T veteran gets | Lower ratings | Surviving spouse | Income test | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Full: home plus up to 160 acres (P&T residence rule) | None; homes built with a VA adapted housing grant are fully exempt | Adapted-housing home only, unremarried | None | ADOR |
| Alaska | First $150,000 of AV | Same $150,000 at 50%+ | Age 60+, unremarried | None | AS 29.45.030 |
| Arizona | Full (100% service-connected, since Feb. 2026); TDIU from 2027 | $4,873 of AV times your rating | Full or prorated; ends on remarriage | County limits in 2026 ($39,865); removed for 2027 | ARS 42-11111 |
| Arkansas | Full: home, personal property, up to 160 acres | Loss of limb or blindness only | Unremarried, if veteran received it | None | Arkansas DVA |
| California | $180,671 of AV; $271,009 low-income | Blindness or loss of 2 limbs only | Unmarried; restored if later marriage ends | Low-income tier: $81,131 | BOE |
| Colorado | 50% of first $200,000 of actual value | TDIU only (since 2025) | Unremarried, same home; Gold Star spouses | None | Colorado DPT |
| Connecticut | Full dwelling; towns may cap at median assessment | $2,000 to $3,500 base at 10%+, towns add more | Unmarried, same extent | None for P&T | CT OLR |
| Delaware | Credit up to 100% of school district tax | None | Unremarried, if claiming at death | None; 3-year domicile | DE Finance |
| D.C. | $445,000 off AV | None | $445,000 spouse deduction (since Oct. 2025) | AGI under $163,500 | OTR |
| Florida | Full homestead | $5,000 at 10%+; age 65 combat-related discount | Unremarried; transferable | None | Fla. Stat. 196.081 |
| Georgia | $126,526 off AV | None (TDIU treated as 100%) | Unremarried, while occupying | None | GDVS |
| Hawaii | Full except $300 minimum (Honolulu) | Varies by county | Unremarried | None | Honolulu RPAD |
| Idaho | Up to $1,500 tax reduction | None | Until remarriage | None | Idaho Tax Commission |
| Illinois | 70%+: exempt up to $250,000 EAV | $2,500 EAV (30-49%), $5,000 (50-69%) | Unremarried; DIC recipients | None | Cook County Assessor |
| Indiana | 100% AV deduction (2026 assessment, pay 2027) | $350 credit at 10%+ (wartime); $250 credit at 62+ | Yes; ends on remarriage | None | Indiana DVA |
| Iowa | Credit equal to 100% of homestead tax | None | If receiving DIC | None | Iowa DOR |
| Kansas | No exemption; refund up to $700 or a tax freeze | Same programs at 50%+ | Unremarried | $43,389 or $58,041 (2025) | KDOR |
| Kentucky | $49,100 homestead (totally disabled, 2025-26) | None | Not addressed | None | KY DOR |
| Louisiana | Full (100% or unemployability) | Extra $2,500 AV (50-69%), $4,500 (70-99%) | Yes, while occupying | None | La. Const. VII 21(K) |
| Maine | $6,000 of value; $50,000 with adapted housing grant | None below total | Unremarried | None | 36 M.R.S. 653 |
| Maryland | Full dwelling | None | Unremarried; portable | None | SDAT |
| Massachusetts | $6,000 of value or $1,000 (Clause 22E); full for paraplegia | $2,000 or $400 at 10%+ | Yes while owner-occupant; full after service-connected death | None | M.G.L. c.59 s.5 |
| Michigan | Full homestead | None | Unremarried, any homestead | None | MCL 211.7b |
| Minnesota | $300,000 market value excluded | $150,000 at 70%+ | $300,000 until remarriage | None | MN Revenue |
| Mississippi | Full homestead | None | Unremarried | None | MS DOR |
| Missouri | No exemption; circuit-breaker credit up to $1,100 | None | Not applicable | $30,000 single, $34,000 married | MO DOR |
| Montana | Up to 100% rate reduction by income tier | None (TDIU paid at 100% counts) | Unmarried, lower income bands | Full relief under $49,654 single | MT DOR |
| Nebraska | Full homestead | 100% temporary rating also full | Unremarried (or remarried after 57) | None | NE DOR |
| Nevada | $36,400 of AV (FY 2026-27) | $27,300 (80-99%), $18,200 (60-79%) | Yes, after 5-year marriage | None | Clark County Assessor |
| New Hampshire | $700 credit, towns up to $5,000; full with adapted housing grant | None | Unremarried | None | RSA 72:35 |
| New Jersey | Full dwelling and lot | $250 deduction for honorably discharged veterans | Unremarried | None | NJ Taxation |
| New Mexico | Full (from 2026) | Rating % times taxable value | Yes, while occupying | None | NM DVS |
| New York | Local option; disability portion capped ($40,000 default, up to $250,000) | 50% of rating times AV, within caps | Unremarried | None | NY Tax |
| North Carolina | $45,000 of appraised value | None | Never remarried | None | NC DMVA |
| North Dakota | Credit on first $9,000 of taxable value | Prorated at 50%+ ($4,500 at 50%) | Yes; DIC gets 100% | None | ND Tax |
| Ohio | Taxes on $58,000 of market value removed (TY2025) | None | Yes, until remarriage | None | ORC 323.152 |
| Oklahoma | Full homestead | None | Yes | None | OTC |
| Oregon | $32,512 of AV (2026-27) | Same at 40%+ | $27,092 or $32,512, not remarried | Physician route only | ODVA |
| Pennsylvania | Full, needs-based; wartime service required | Blindness, paraplegia, loss of 2 limbs | Unmarried, with need | Need presumed under $114,637 | PA DMVA |
| Rhode Island | Local option, $10,000 minimum; full with adapted housing grant | Town-specific | Unmarried, in many towns | None | R.I.G.L. 44-3-4 |
| South Carolina | Full: home, 5 acres, 2 vehicles | None | Unremarried | None | SCDOR |
| South Dakota | $200,000 of full value | None | Until remarriage | None | SDCL 10-4-40 |
| Tennessee | State repays tax on up to $175,000 of market value | None | Unremarried | None | TN Comptroller |
| Texas | Full homestead (100% or IU paid at 100%) | $5,000 to $12,000 of value | Unremarried; portable | None | TX Comptroller |
| Utah | Up to $535,459 of taxable value | Rating % times the maximum (10%+) | Unmarried | None | Utah Pub 36 |
| Vermont | $10,000 of value, towns up to $40,000 | Same at 50%+ | Unremarried | None | VT OVA |
| Virginia | Full: home plus 1 acre | None | Unremarried; portable | None | Code 58.1-3219.5 |
| Washington | Partial, value frozen, by income tier | 80%+ now; 40%+ from 2027 | Age 57+ | County limits (King: $84,000) | WA DOR |
| West Virginia | Refundable income credit equal to tax paid | Same at 90%+ | Unremarried | None | W. Va. Code 11-13MM |
| Wisconsin | Refundable income credit equal to tax paid | None | Unremarried | None | WDVA |
| Wyoming | $6,000 of AV | Same for any rating | Unremarried | None; 3-year residency | Natrona County |
A few rows need context. Hawaii is administered county by county; we verified Honolulu only. New York and Rhode Island leave the amounts to each town, so your assessor’s number is the one that counts. Ohio’s 2026 figure isn’t published yet (the state certifies it by December 1), and Indiana’s switch to a 100% deduction applies to bills payable in 2027. To see what a fixed amount means in dollars, run your home through the state calculator and compare with our walkthrough on how to calculate property tax.
Here’s a quick example. In California, the basic $180,671 exemption applied at the 1% base rate under Proposition 13 saves about $1,807 a year before voter-approved add-ons. In Texas, the same veteran’s homestead is simply off the roll.
What each type of benefit is worth on a $400,000 home
The exemption amount only means something once you run it against a real home. Take a $400,000 house owned and used as the veteran’s primary residence, and apply each state’s 2026 rule. The results below are in taxable value, not dollars of tax, because local rates vary so much within a state.
| State and rating | Benefit type | Value removed | Value still taxed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas, 100% or IU | Full | $400,000 | $0 |
| Minnesota, 100% P&T | Market value exclusion | $300,000 | $100,000 |
| Colorado, 100% P&T | 50% of first $200,000 | $100,000 | $300,000 |
| Utah, 50% | Rating times maximum | $267,730 of taxable value | Depends on Utah’s residential taxable value |
| Texas, 30% | Fixed dollar (11.22) | $7,500 | $392,500 |
| Nevada, 100% | Fixed assessed value | $36,400 of AV (about $104,000 of taxable value at Nevada’s 35% ratio) | Remaining AV |
The spread is enormous. The same veteran keeps $0 of taxable value in Texas and $300,000 in Colorado, even though both states treat a 100% P&T rating as their top tier. That’s why the label “full” versus “partial” matters more than the rating threshold when you compare states.
Two points often get missed. First, a real estate tax exemption on value is applied before the rate, so its dollar worth rises with your local millage. A $45,000 exclusion in a high-rate North Carolina county saves more than the same exclusion in a low-rate one. Second, credits work the other way. Idaho’s $1,500 and New Hampshire’s $700 come straight off the tax bill, so they’re worth the same in every town. Nebraska, New Jersey, and Michigan don’t have that problem at all, because the whole disabled veteran homestead is exempt.
Can you claim multiple exemptions at once? Sometimes. Florida’s Department of Revenue notes that its $5,000 s. 196.24 exemption isn’t limited to the homestead, and Texas lets a veteran put the 11.22 amount on a property other than the homestead, which matters for owners who also hold land or a second home. But most states make you pick one: Arkansas bars its homestead credit and senior freeze for those who take the veteran benefit, and Wisconsin bars the homestead credit in the same year.
Surviving spouse property tax exemption rules
Nearly every program covers both veterans and surviving spouses, and most states let a surviving spouse keep the benefit as long as the spouse doesn’t remarry and still lives in the home. That’s the default in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and most of the table. The differences show up in four places.
- Whether the veteran had to claim it first. Texas, Minnesota, and Illinois extend it to the spouse of a veteran who would have qualified, even if the veteran never filed. Colorado and Delaware require that the veteran was receiving it.
- Remarriage rules. California restores eligibility if a later marriage ends by divorce or death, and New Hampshire does too after a divorce. Nebraska keeps a spouse eligible if the remarriage happened after age 57. North Carolina requires that the spouse never remarried.
- Age or marriage length. Alaska requires the surviving spouse to be 60 or older (towns may lower it), Washington requires 57, and Nevada requires 5 years of marriage before the death.
- Portability. Florida, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, and Minnesota let a surviving spouse carry the benefit to a new home, usually capped at the dollar amount on the last roll.
Spouses of service members killed in the line of duty often get a full exemption even where a living veteran would not. Texas (Tax Code 11.133), Massachusetts (Clause 22D), Florida (s. 196.081(4)), and Virginia (58.1-3219.9, capped at the locality’s average single-family assessment) all have a separate rule for them. A spouse receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) qualifies automatically in Iowa, North Dakota (at 100%), and Minnesota.
After a death, the surviving spouse usually has to file a new application in their own name. Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Nebraska all say so directly. The exemption rarely rolls over by itself, and a missed filing can cost a full year.
Moving, buying mid-year, or relocating with your VA rating
Your VA rating is federal, so it travels with you. Any state will accept a rating letter issued anywhere in the country. What doesn’t travel is the exemption itself: it’s tied to one property and one state, and each state sets its own start date and residency clock.
Buying a home after January 1
Most states measure eligibility on January 1: the veteran must own and occupy the home on that date to qualify for the exemption that year, so a mid-year buyer normally waits until the following year. A handful do better:
- Texas: under Tax Code 11.42(e), a veteran who qualifies for the 100% homestead benefit after January 1 gets it “for the applicable portion of that tax year immediately on qualification.” You owe tax only for the days before it started.
- Florida: since 2023, a P&T veteran who buys between January 1 and November 1 gets a prorated refund of that year’s taxes once the exemption is granted the next year.
- Maryland: you can apply before closing. If filed within 30 days after settlement, the benefit applies from settlement, prorated.
- Virginia: you can prequalify before buying and get a decision within 20 business days. The benefit starts on the acquisition date.
- New Jersey and Michigan: both prorate from the date you acquired the home.
Moving within the same state
Moving within a state almost always means a new application. Arizona wants a transfer form within 60 days of moving. Idaho requires a transfer request before October 1, and Nebraska uses Form 458T for a new home bought before August 15. Oregon requires a claim within 30 days if you buy between March 1 and July 1.
Arriving from another state
Some states make newcomers wait. Delaware requires 3 consecutive years of domicile, Wyoming 3 years, and Massachusetts 2 years (unless you lived there before entering service). Indiana requires 1 year for its 100% deduction, New Hampshire 1 year before April 1, and Wisconsin requires residency when you entered service or for any 5 consecutive years since. If you’re choosing between states, this table and our guide to states with no property tax are a better starting point than any “best states for veterans” list, because the rules for your exact rating matter more than the headline.
How to apply for the exemption and recover past years
You apply locally, not through the VA. In most states the county assessor or appraisal district takes the application. A few route it elsewhere: South Carolina’s Department of Revenue, Vermont’s Office of Veterans Affairs, Montana’s Department of Revenue, and the income tax return in Wisconsin and West Virginia.
- Download your VA letter. Sign in at VA.gov’s benefit letters page and create the Benefit Summary letter with your rating, award amount, and P&T status checked. This is the proof most counties want.
- Check whether your state wants a different document. Maryland’s SDAT won’t accept a Benefit Summary letter and asks for the rating decision. South Carolina wants a VA certificate of total and permanent disability and says rating decision letters don’t qualify.
- Get the right form. Examples: Texas Form 50-114 (100% homestead) or 50-135 (partial), Florida DR-501, California BOE-261-G, New Jersey D.V.S.S.E., Nebraska Form 458, Michigan Form 5107, Oklahoma Form 998.
- File before the deadline. Florida’s is March 1, Texas’s is before May 1, Colorado’s is July 1 (late filings are discarded), and Ohio’s is December 31. Deadlines differ even within a state, so confirm yours with the assessor.
- Tell your mortgage servicer. If your taxes are paid through escrow, ask for a new escrow analysis once the exemption posts. Otherwise you may keep overpaying until the annual review.
- Note any renewal rules. Mark your calendar if your state requires refiling. Examples appear in the next section.
If your VA claim is still pending
File anyway in the states that reward it. Florida lets you apply before the VA letter arrives and dates the benefit back to that application. Fairbanks, Alaska, extends the deadline and reimburses taxes paid when a timely filer is still waiting on a rating letter. New Mexico lets a veteran protest the valuation with a VA claim receipt in hand. South Dakota must refund back to the claim’s effective date, up to 4 years, when the delay was a pending P&T claim. Elsewhere, keep your claim receipt and the date your appeal was filed; you’ll need both if the rating is later made retroactive.
Retroactive relief is where the biggest checks come from, and the rules vary more than anything else in this program.
| State | How far back you can recover |
|---|---|
| Texas | Late applications accepted up to 5 years after the delinquency date (Tax Code 11.439, as amended Sept. 1, 2025), with tax, penalties, and interest refunded |
| Florida | Apply before the VA letter arrives; once granted, excess taxes are refunded for up to 4 years |
| South Dakota | Refund back to the claim’s effective date, up to 4 years, if a VA P&T claim was pending |
| Maryland | Refund request within 3 years of first eligibility; interest after 60 days |
| Connecticut | Abatement or refund limited to 3 years |
| Oregon | Claim within 6 months of a late VA certification, up to 3 prior years |
| South Carolina | Up to 2 prior years, if taxes were paid on time |
| California | Late basic claims get 85% of the exemption |
| Pennsylvania, Hawaii | Not retroactive; keep paying until approved |
If your rating came through after years of appeals, act fast. The Texas and Florida windows are generous, but they still close.
Mistakes that cost disabled veterans their property tax break
Most lost savings come from paperwork, not eligibility. These are the traps that stood out when we lined up every state’s rules side by side:
- Assuming TDIU counts everywhere. It’s paid at 100%, but a statute that says “100% rating” or “permanent and total” may not include it. Bring a letter that shows both your schedular rating and your unemployability status.
- Missing a renewal. Wyoming requires a claim every year. Massachusetts files each fiscal year, Illinois requires Form PTAX-342-R each year (P&T veterans now renew automatically), and Washington renews at least every 6 years. Nebraska’s 4V veterans refile in years ending in 0 or 5.
- Title problems. Pennsylvania wants the home owned by the veteran alone or jointly with a spouse. Colorado allows estate-planning trusts. Check before retitling a home into an LLC or a child’s name, because a change in ownership can end the benefit.
- Renting part of the home. New Jersey, Connecticut, and Alaska exempt only the owner-occupied share of a multi-unit or partly rented house. If you rent out a unit, read our guide to property tax on rental property first.
- Stacking assumptions. Texas gives only the single largest 11.22 amount if you qualify more than one way. Minnesota’s exclusion replaces its regular homestead exclusion, and Nevada’s can’t be combined with the basic veteran benefit.
- Expecting a zero bill. Honolulu keeps a $300 minimum, Delaware covers only school tax, and Hawaii’s exemption also leaves special assessments on the bill.
Age can add a second layer. Florida’s s. 196.082 gives combat-disabled veterans 65 and older a discount equal to their rating, and Texas raises the 11.22 amount to $12,000 at 65 with a rating of 10% or more. If you’re 65 or older, compare both programs in our senior property tax exemptions by state guide, because the senior break is sometimes larger.
Start with your state’s row in the table above and download your Benefit Summary letter with P&T status included. Then file with your county assessor before the next deadline, even if a VA claim is still pending; Florida, Alaska, and South Dakota all protect you for filing early. If the disabled veteran property tax exemption in your state is only partial, pair it with an assessment appeal using our guide on how to lower property taxes.
Frequently asked questions about the disabled veteran property tax exemption
Which states have no property tax for 100% disabled veterans?
As of 2026, 19 states fully exempt the homestead of a 100% rated veteran with no income test: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Indiana joins for bills payable in 2027, and Wisconsin and West Virginia refund the tax through a state income tax credit.
Do disabled vets have to pay property tax in Texas?
Veterans with 100% disability compensation and a 100% or individual unemployability rating pay no property tax on their Texas homestead under Tax Code 11.131. Veterans rated 10% to 99% get $5,000 to $12,000 off the value of one property under 11.22. There’s no income limit, and late applications are accepted up to 5 years after the delinquency date.
Does a 100% disabled veteran have to pay property taxes in Georgia?
Usually yes, but less. Georgia exempts $126,526 of assessed value for 2026 for veterans rated 100% or paid at 100% for unemployability. It’s not a full exemption, so a higher-value home can still owe tax on the value above that amount.
Do 100 percent disabled veterans pay property taxes in California in 2026?
Yes, on value above the exemption. For 2026, California’s Board of Equalization sets the basic amount at $180,671 of assessed value, or $271,009 if household income is at or below $81,131. The 2027 amounts rise to $185,889 and $278,836.
Does the exemption follow me if I move to another state?
No. Your VA rating goes with you, but you must apply fresh in the new state under its own rules. Some states, including Delaware, Wyoming, and Massachusetts, also require a residency period before you qualify.
Can I get a refund for years before I applied?
In some states. Texas accepts late applications up to 5 years back, Florida refunds up to 4 years once your VA letter arrives, and Maryland and Connecticut allow about 3 years. Pennsylvania and Hawaii don’t refund prior years.