A service-connected disability rating cuts the equalized assessed value of your home. A rating of at least 30 percent but less than 50 percent takes off $2,500, a rating of at least 50 percent but less than 70 percent takes off $5,000, and a rating of 70 percent or more exempts the property completely. The home’s total equalized assessed value has to be less than $250,000. For tax years from 2024 on, a home is exempt from tax no matter the disability level if the veteran served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. An unremarried surviving spouse can keep the exemption, carry the same amount to a new home, or apply on their own if the veteran died of a service-connected cause and they receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.
Apply through your local county assessor's office, not the state. Ask them to confirm the filing deadline for your county.
Your VA letter showing your service-connected disability rating, proof that you own the home and live in it, and, for a surviving spouse, the marriage certificate, the veteran’s death certificate and your Dependency and Indemnity Compensation award letter.
