Alaska · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026
Alaska property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)
Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Alaska that our guide lists, from disabled-veteran exemptions to breaks for surviving spouses. What each is worth, the VA rating it needs, the deadline and how to apply.
Short answer
The main property tax break for veterans in Alaska is the Disabled Veteran Exemption. The first $150,000 of your home's assessed value is exempt from borough and city property tax.
Some amounts depend on where you live. In Alaska, some of these breaks or their amounts are set or adjusted by your county, city or town, as each exemption below explains. Ask your local assessor for the figure that applies to your home.
Property tax breaks for veterans in Alaska
Disabled veterans
Disabled Veteran Exemption
The first $150,000 of your home's assessed value is exempt from borough and city property tax.
Who qualifies
A veteran separated under conditions that were not dishonorable, who is an Alaska resident and has a service-connected disability rated 50% or more (rating effective before January 1 of the tax year). The home must be your primary residence; same residency and 185-day rules as the senior exemption. A widow or widower of a veteran who got the exemption may qualify at age 60.
How to apply
Send a written application to your borough or city assessor. In Anchorage use the '2027 Disabled Veteran Exemption Application/Annual Certification' and attach a VA benefits summary letter dated within one year showing a 50%+ service-connected rating, its effective date and your discharge date.
Set locally. State rule: January 15 of the tax year unless your borough or city sets a different date by ordinance; late filers must attach an affidavit giving the reason (3 AAC 135.040(a); AS 29.45.030(f)). Anchorage: March 15 of the tax year. If your final VA rating comes after the deadline, Anchorage accepts the application within 30 days after you receive the rating.
Renewal
No yearly reapplication in Anchorage if nothing changes; the assessor may ask for proof at any time.
Law
AS 29.45.030(e)-(i); Anchorage Municipal Code 12.15.015; 3 AAC 135.040
For surviving spouses of veterans and service members
These breaks are for the surviving spouse. See every break a surviving spouse in Alaska can claim or keep on the surviving spouses page.
Surviving spouses
Military Service Widow/Widower Exemption - local option
Only where your borough or city has adopted it. Anchorage: up to $150,000 of the home's assessed value is exempt.
Who qualifies
The surviving spouse of a person who died during U.S. military service (under conditions that were not dishonorable) before January 1 of the tax year. You own and live in the home as your primary residence, lived in Alaska the whole previous year, and after that live there at least 185 days a year. The exemption ends on January 1 after you remarry.
How to apply
Apply to your borough or city assessor. In Anchorage use the '2027 Military Service Widow and Widower Exemption Application' (mail, in person, email or online).
Send a written application to your borough or city assessor.
In Anchorage use the '2027 Disabled Veteran Exemption Application/Annual Certification' and attach a VA benefits summary letter dated within one year showing a 50%+ service-connected rating, its effective date and your discharge date.
Deadline: Set locally. State rule: January 15 of the tax year unless your borough or city sets a different date by ordinance; late filers must attach an affidavit giving the reason (3 AAC 135.040(a); AS 29.45.030(f)). Anchorage: March 15 of the tax year. If your final VA rating comes after the deadline, Anchorage accepts the application within 30 days after you receive the rating.
Renewal: No yearly reapplication in Anchorage if nothing changes; the assessor may ask for proof at any time.
Renewal: Carries forward until you remarry or something changes.
Savings estimate for Alaska
Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.
Eligibility finder for Alaska
Answer a few questions to see which property tax breaks may fit you. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.
Pre-set for veterans: you own and live in the home and are a veteran. Add your VA rating, and change any answer.
Document checklist for Alaska
Pick the breaks you plan to apply for. You get a checklist of forms, documents, steps and deadlines to print or keep on your phone.
Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Alaska
Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Alaska?
Disabled Veteran Exemption: A veteran separated under conditions that were not dishonorable, who is an Alaska resident and has a service-connected disability rated 50% or more (rating effective before January 1 of the tax year). The home must be your primary residence; same residency and 185-day rules as the senior exemption. Military Service Widow/Widower Exemption - local option: The surviving spouse of a person who died during U.S. military service (under conditions that were not dishonorable) before January 1 of the tax year. You own and live in the home as your primary residence, lived in Alaska the whole previous year, and after that live there at least 185 days a year.
Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Alaska?
Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.
When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Alaska?
Disabled Veteran Exemption: Set locally. State rule: January 15 of the tax year unless your borough or city sets a different date by ordinance; late filers must attach an affidavit giving the reason (3 AAC 135.040(a); AS 29.45.030(f)). Anchorage: March 15 of the tax year. If your final VA rating comes after the deadline, Anchorage accepts the application within 30 days after you receive the rating. Military Service Widow/Widower Exemption - local option: Anchorage: March 15 of the tax year.
Do veterans have to reapply every year in Alaska?
Disabled Veteran Exemption: No yearly reapplication in Anchorage if nothing changes; the assessor may ask for proof at any time. Military Service Widow/Widower Exemption - local option: Carries forward until you remarry or something changes.
Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Alaska?
Alaska has no state property tax. Only boroughs and cities that levy a property tax have one, and their assessor decides exemptions. You apply to the borough or city assessor where your home is (for example, Municipality of Anchorage Property Appraisal). For the Disabled Veteran Exemption: Send a written application to your borough or city assessor.