Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Who qualifies
- Income
- No income limit for the disabled veteran exemption.
- VA disability
- At least 100% service-connected disability
- Ownership
- Veteran rated as permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability (or, per SD DVA, the unremarried surviving spouse of such a veteran).
- Residency
- Dwelling must be classified as owner-occupied and be owned and occupied by the veteran as a primary residence in South Dakota.
How much it saves
Worked example — a $300,000 home at South Dakota's median effective rate (~1.08%):
Your county's rate differs — use the calculator for a figure tuned to where you live.
How to apply
- Application required: Yes
- Deadline: Apply with the county director of equalization/assessor by November 1.
- Renewal: other — Continues while the veteran remains qualified and owner-occupies; must reapply on a change of ownership or eligibility.
Combining with other exemptions
An unremarried surviving spouse may qualify for a partial exemption of up to $150,000 of value under SDCL 10-4-41 (per the SD Dept. of Veterans Affairs); the surviving-spouse dollar figure was reported by a single official source and is not separately gated here.
Amount cross-checked against a second official artifact: vetaffairs.sd.gov/benefits/State/Property%20Taxes.aspx.
Informational only — not legal or tax advice. Exemption rules and amounts are summarized from official statutes and state tax-agency sources as of each program's verified date and can change by legislative session. Dollar figures are estimates derived from Census ACS county tax data, not actual bills. Confirm your eligibility and current amounts with your county assessor before relying on anything here.