By state · Maine
Maine’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans.
$6,000 off home value at 100% (or wartime 62+); $50,000 for SAH recipients. 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
- An exemption of $6,000 of just value for veterans who are 100% disabled, became 100% disabled in service, or served in a recognized war period and are 62 or older. Paraplegic veterans who received a VA specially adapted housing grant get $50,000.
- Below 100%
- No rating ladder: the $6,000 applies to the qualifying categories above, regardless of percentage.
- Income test
- None. The exemption does not depend on your income.
- Surviving spouses
- Unremarried surviving spouses (and some dependent parents and children) can claim in the veteran's place.
- How to apply
- File once with your municipal assessor by April 1 with your discharge papers and VA documentation; it carries forward after that.
- Worth knowing
- Modest relief: $6,000 of value is a few hundred dollars a year at Maine mill rates. It stacks with Maine's general homestead exemption, so claim both.
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: Maine Revenue Services — property tax exemptions
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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