By state · Idaho
Idaho’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans.
100% service-connected: up to $1,500 off the bill each year. Here is who qualifies, what it covers, and how to claim it.
Checked against state sources · July 16, 2026
- At a 100% permanent & total rating
- The Veterans Property Tax Reduction cuts up to $1,500 off the property tax on your home and up to one acre, for veterans 100% service-connected or compensated at the 100% rate through individual unemployability. No income limit.
- Income test
- None. The exemption does not depend on your income.
- Surviving spouses
- A surviving spouse can benefit in the year of the veteran's death; ongoing eligibility is limited, so ask the assessor.
- How to apply
- Apply through your county assessor (or the State Tax Commission's online portal) between January 1 and April 15, with a current VA letter. If your rating is permanent and total, it renews automatically after the first year. The home needs Idaho's regular homeowner's exemption in place.
- Worth knowing
- A flat dollar cap, not a percentage: $1,500 covers a meaningful share of a typical Idaho bill but does not zero it out the way full-exemption states do.
Before you count on this: exemption law changes by legislative session, and counties administer the details. Confirm current amounts and deadlines with your county assessor or the official source below. Figures on this page were checked July 16, 2026.
Official source: Idaho State Tax Commission — property tax benefit for disabled veterans
A property-tax exemption lowers the monthly payment a lender counts in your file, which can raise what you qualify for. Run your numbers with the exemption’s effect via the buying-power calculator (use the property-tax override in advanced options), and see the funding fee guide for the other big disability-related saving.
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