Ohio · Property tax exemptions for veterans · Updated Oct 2026

Ohio property tax exemptions for veterans (2026)

Every statewide property tax break for veterans in Ohio 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 Ohio is the Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses. Your home is taxed as if it were worth $58,000 less (tax year 2026 amount).

Worth
$58,000
VA rating
100% (or individual unemployability)
Income limit
None listed in our sources
Deadline
December 31

Property tax breaks for veterans in Ohio

Disabled veterans

Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses

Your home is taxed as if it were worth $58,000 less (tax year 2026 amount). Example: a $100,000 home is billed as if it were worth $42,000. No income limit.

Who qualifies
You own and live in the home as your main residence on January 1, and you are an honorably discharged veteran with a 100% service-connected disability rating, or rated totally disabled based on individual unemployability. A surviving spouse qualifies if the veteran was receiving this exemption in the year of death, the spouse lived in the home then and now owns it; it ends after the spouse remarries.
How to apply
File Form DTE 105I with your county auditor. Include your DD-214 and the VA award letter showing a 100% rating, or a letter showing compensation at the 100% level plus the approval of individual unemployability.
Deadline
December 31 of the year you want the exemption; a late application for the prior year can be filed with it (ORC 323.153).
Renewal
One-time; report changes to the auditor. Reapply if you move.
Law
Ohio Revised Code 323.151(F),(L); 323.152(A)(2)

Source: official page

How to apply, step by step

Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses

  1. File Form DTE 105I with your county auditor.
  2. Include your DD-214 and the VA award letter showing a 100% rating, or a letter showing compensation at the 100% level plus the approval of individual unemployability.

Form: DTE 105I Homestead Exemption Application for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses

Deadline: December 31 of the year you want the exemption; a late application for the prior year can be filed with it (ORC 323.153).

Renewal: One-time; report changes to the auditor. Reapply if you move.

Savings estimate for Ohio

Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.

Filled in when the exemption is a fixed dollar amount. You can change it.

Ohio median effective rate: 1.31% (taxes paid as a share of home value). Use your own rate if you know it.

Enter a value and a tax rateChoose an exemption or type the value it takes off.

Median effective rate: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25103 (median real estate taxes paid, owner-occupied homes) and B25077 (median value, owner-occupied homes). It is a statewide middle value; local rates differ a lot.

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Eligibility finder for Ohio

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.

Leave empty if you'd rather not say.

Your combined service-connected rating. Leave empty if you have none.

Everyone in the home, before taxes. Optional: used only to compare with income limits.

Do you own and live in the home?Answer the first question to see results.

A first check, not a decision: only your county, city or town assessor decides. We read ages, ratings and income limits only where the official rule states them plainly; otherwise we show the rule for you to check.

Document checklist for Ohio

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.

The checklist asks for no personal details and nothing is sent to our server: the files are made on your device.

Exemptions to include

Questions about veterans property tax breaks in Ohio

Who qualifies for property tax breaks for veterans in Ohio?

Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses: You own and live in the home as your main residence on January 1, and you are an honorably discharged veteran with a 100% service-connected disability rating, or rated totally disabled based on individual unemployability. A surviving spouse qualifies if the veteran was receiving this exemption in the year of death, the spouse lived in the home then and now owns it; it ends after the spouse remarries.

Is there an income limit for veterans' property tax breaks in Ohio?

Our sources list no income limit for any of these breaks.

When is the deadline for veterans to apply in Ohio?

Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses: December 31 of the year you want the exemption; a late application for the prior year can be filed with it (ORC 323.153).

Do veterans have to reapply every year in Ohio?

Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses: One-time; report changes to the auditor. Reapply if you move.

Where do veterans apply for property tax breaks in Ohio?

Your county auditor decides homestead exemptions and the owner-occupancy credit, using forms set by the Ohio Department of Taxation. You apply to the auditor of the county where the home is (online in many counties, by mail or in person). For the Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses: File Form DTE 105I with your county auditor.

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Sources

Last checked: Oct 2026.