Maine · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026
Maine property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)
Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Maine 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 Maine is the Veteran Exemption. Up to $6,000 off the just value of your property, adjusted by your town's certified ratio.
- Worth
- $6,000
- VA rating
- See who qualifies
- Income limit
- None listed in our sources
- Deadline
- April 1
Some amounts depend on where you live. In Maine, 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 Maine
VeteransVeteran Exemption
Up to $6,000 off the just value of your property, adjusted by your town's certified ratio. A totally and permanently disabled veteran who received a federal specially adapted housing grant gets up to $50,000 off the just value of that home instead.
- Who qualifies
- A Maine permanent resident who was on active duty and was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions, who served in a federally recognized war period, earned an expeditionary medal, or became totally disabled from a service-connected injury and gets federal compensation for it, AND who is 62 or older by April 1 or gets a federal pension or compensation for total disability. A widowed spouse who has not remarried and gets a federal pension or compensation as the veteran's widowed spouse also qualifies ($7,000 for the widowed spouse of a World War I veteran), as can certain minor children and widowed parents (62+) of a deceased veteran.
- How to apply
- File the Veteran's Exemption Application with the assessor of the town where you live (widowed spouses, parents and minor children use the separate 'Spouse, Parent, or Minor Child' application on the MRS Property Tax Forms page). Bring your DD-214, proof of age (birth certificate, driver's license or state ID) if you claim by age, and a VA or federal letter showing your disability compensation or pension (or the widowed spouse's pension letter).
- Deadline
- By April 1 of the first year you ask for it. An assessor may abate taxes for a surviving spouse or child who misses April 1 if the veteran died in the prior 12 months and they apply within one year of commitment.
- Renewal
- One-time, unless the assessor asks you to reapply.
- Law
- 36 M.R.S. § 653
Source: official page
How to apply, step by step
- File the Veteran's Exemption Application with the assessor of the town where you live (widowed spouses, parents and minor children use the separate 'Spouse, Parent, or Minor Child' application on the MRS Property Tax Forms page).
- Bring your DD-214, proof of age (birth certificate, driver's license or state ID) if you claim by age, and a VA or federal letter showing your disability compensation or pension (or the widowed spouse's pension letter).
Form: Veteran Exemption Application
Deadline: By April 1 of the first year you ask for it. An assessor may abate taxes for a surviving spouse or child who misses April 1 if the veteran died in the prior 12 months and they apply within one year of commitment.
Renewal: One-time, unless the assessor asks you to reapply.
Savings estimate for Maine
Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.
Eligibility finder for Maine
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 Maine
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Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Maine
Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Maine?
Veteran Exemption: A Maine permanent resident who was on active duty and was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions, who served in a federally recognized war period, earned an expeditionary medal, or became totally disabled from a service-connected injury and gets federal compensation for it, AND who is 62 or older by April 1 or gets a federal pension or compensation for total disability. A widowed spouse who has not remarried and gets a federal pension or compensation as the veteran's widowed spouse also qualifies ($7,000 for the widowed spouse of a World War I veteran), as can certain minor children and widowed parents (62+) of a deceased veteran.
Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Maine?
Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.
When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Maine?
Veteran Exemption: By April 1 of the first year you ask for it. An assessor may abate taxes for a surviving spouse or child who misses April 1 if the veteran died in the prior 12 months and they apply within one year of commitment.
Do veterans have to reapply every year in Maine?
Veteran Exemption: One-time, unless the assessor asks you to reapply.
Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Maine?
Your city or town assessor decides homestead, veteran and blind exemptions and takes applications for the state deferral program. If you live in the unorganized territory, you apply to Maine Revenue Services' Property Tax Division instead. For the Veteran Exemption: File the Veteran's Exemption Application with the assessor of the town where you live (widowed spouses, parents and minor children use the separate 'Spouse, Parent, or Minor Child' application on the MRS Property Tax Forms page).
SourcesLast checked: Oct 2026.