Blue Earth County Taxpayer Services: Veterans with a Disability Exclusion

Blue Earth County's Taxpayer Services takes the State's homestead market value exclusion for veterans rated 70% or more or totally and permanently disabled, their surviving spouses and primary family caregivers, on four separate applications; questions to 507-304-4251.

Also called: market value exclusion, 273.13, homestead, surviving spouse, caregiver, Taxpayer Services, $150,000, $300,000, Mankato, North Mankato, Lake Crystal, Mapleton, St. Clair.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, caregiver, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Blue Earth County, MNCounty

The exclusion is the State's (section 273.13, subdivision 34); the Minnesota entries explain the levels, the surviving spouse and caregiver routes and the December 31 deadline. Blue Earth County's page: "This program provides a market value exclusion for property tax purposes for the homestead property of qualifying veterans and surviving spouses or primary family caregivers of qualifying veterans." The forms. The county posts four applications: the "70% Application", the "Total & Permanent Application", the "Spouse's Application" and the "Caregiver Application". The page gives no deadline of its own, so the State's applies. Help. "You may contact Taxpayer Services at (507) 304-4251 if you have any additional questions." The Veterans Service Office, 507-304-4246, can get the VA letter that proves the rating.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Blue Earth County Taxpayer Services: Veterans with a Disability Exclusion
Gate	Rule
70% or higher service-connected rating	The State exclusion needs an honorable discharge and a 70% or higher service-connected rating, or a total and permanent rating for the larger exclusion; surviving spouse and caregiver routes differ (see the Minnesota entries).

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-10.

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