Housing

Hamden Additional Veterans’ Exemption

Hamden’s Code § 36.48 gives a $15,000 additional exemption to a wartime or disabled veteran, or a surviving spouse, whose income is not more than $25,000 above the state limit.

Also called: property tax, 12-81g, veterans exemption, assessor, Hamden.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Town of Hamden, CTTown

Code § 36.48, adopted as Ord. 290 in 1989 and last amended by Ord. 689 on September 18, 2017, gives a veteran entitled to the exemption under C.G.S. 12-81(19) or 12-81(20), and a surviving spouse entitled under 12-81(22), an additional $15,000 off assessed value. The income limit is not more than $25,000 above the 12-81l amount, so it moves each year with the state’s. One such exemption is allowed per grand list. The application is filed with the assessor by October 1 with the federal tax return, and every other year after the first approval. Code § 36.46 exempts in full one vehicle specially equipped for a disabled veteran. Hamden’s assessor page names a “Veterans tax credit program” filed by October 1 and links form D-2 for the 12-81(83) dwelling exemption, but prints no amounts or income limits, so this entry rests on the ordinance. Hamden did not answer OLR’s 2023 survey.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Hamden Additional Veterans’ Exemption
Gate	Rule
Wartime service or a VA rating, set by state law	The exemptions rest on C.G.S. 12-81(19) to (26): 90 days of wartime service with a qualifying discharge filed with the town clerk, or a VA disability rating. Amounts above the base turn on rating and income. The rating filter does not hide this entry.

Figures

Each figure is dated with the day it was read. A local figure moves whenever the statute or the local ordinance does, so confirm it with the office that grants it before you rely on it. Statute verified gives the day the weekly section check last found the statute standing on the legislature’s own code site; a figure without it rests on a statute the check does not read yet.

Dated figures for Hamden Additional Veterans’ Exemption
Figure	Amount	Read from
Local additional exemption, as Hamden Code § 36.48 sets it	$15,000 off assessment, for income up to $25,000 above the state limitC.G.S. § 12-81f	Hamden Code of Ordinances § 36.48Read 2026-10-14

Sources

Hamden Code of Ordinances § 36.48Official
Town of Hamden, Assessor’s OfficeOfficial
C.G.S. § 12-81f (January 1, 2025 revision)Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-14.

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Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.