By state · Mississippi
Mississippi’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans.
Service-connected total disability: homestead fully exempt. 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
- Full exemption from all ad valorem property taxes on the homestead for honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected total disability. Veterans over age 90 qualify as well, regardless of disability.
- Below 100%
- No rating-tiered veteran exemption below total disability; the regular homestead exemption (a credit up to $300, or $7,500 of assessed value exempt at 65+/disabled) still applies.
- Income test
- None. The exemption does not depend on your income.
- Surviving spouses
- The unremarried surviving spouse keeps the full exemption on the homestead.
- How to apply
- Apply in person at your county tax assessor's office between January 1 and April 1, with a VA letter stating the 100% service-connected disability and its effective date.
- Worth knowing
- The filing window is strict: miss April 1 and you wait a year. New buyers should put it on the closing checklist.
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: Mississippi Department of Revenue — homestead exemption
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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