VA Loan GuideBy state · New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans.
Total disability: $700 credit minimum, towns often raise it into the thousands. 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
- A property tax credit (a dollar amount off the bill) of at least $700 for veterans with a service-connected total and permanent disability, or who are double amputees or paraplegic. Towns can vote to raise it substantially, and many have adopted $2,000 to $4,000.
- Below 100%
- No rating ladder. Separately, most towns offer the standard veterans' credit ($50 to $750, local option) for qualifying service regardless of disability.
- Income test
- None. The exemption does not depend on your income.
- Surviving spouses
- Surviving spouses can claim the credits under the same clauses.
- How to apply
- File form PA-29 with your town's assessing office by April 15, after one year of New Hampshire residency. The amount depends entirely on what your town adopted.
- Worth knowing
- One full exemption exists: permanently and totally disabled veterans who are blind, paraplegic, or double amputees living in a specially adapted homestead acquired with VA assistance pay no property tax on it at all (RSA 72:36-a).
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: NH Department of Military Affairs — state benefits for 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.
Common questions
New Hampshire exemption questions, answered.
- What is the New Hampshire property tax exemption for a 100% disabled veteran?
- A property tax credit (a dollar amount off the bill) of at least $700 for veterans with a service-connected total and permanent disability, or who are double amputees or paraplegic. Towns can vote to raise it substantially, and many have adopted $2,000 to $4,000.
- How much is the New Hampshire disabled veteran property tax exemption?
- Total disability: $700 credit minimum, towns often raise it into the thousands
- Do 100% disabled veterans pay property tax in New Hampshire?
- Yes, minus a credit your town sets. New Hampshire's credit for service-connected total and permanent disability starts at $700, and many towns have voted amounts of $2,000 to $4,000. File form PA-29 with your town's assessing office by April 15, after one year of New Hampshire residency.
- Do surviving spouses keep the New Hampshire veteran property tax exemption?
- Surviving spouses can claim the credits under the same clauses.
- How do I apply for the New Hampshire disabled veteran property tax exemption?
- File form PA-29 with your town's assessing office by April 15, after one year of New Hampshire residency. The amount depends entirely on what your town adopted.
Property tax exemption rules and thresholds change; confirm current figures with your county assessor or state veterans' affairs office before applying.
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