Madison County (New York): Veterans Real Property Tax Exemptions

Madison County's veterans property tax exemptions are the State's local-option alternative, Cold War and eligible funds exemptions, filed with the town or city assessor by March 1 (May 1 in the City of Oneida); the county had not adopted the new full exemption for veterans rated permanently and totally disabled by October 2026, though a resident asked the Board to three times in early 2026.

Also called: 458-a, 458-b, 458, 458-a(11), S1183, alternative veterans exemption, Cold War exemption, full exemption, assessor, Real Property, taxable status date, March 1, 315-366-2346, Wampsville, Oneida, Canastota, Cazenovia, Hamilton, Chittenango, Morrisville, DeRuyter, Brookfield, Lenox, Sullivan, Lincoln, Fenner, Georgetown, Lebanon, Madison, Nelson, Smithfield, Stockbridge, Eaton.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Madison County, NYCounty

The exemptions are the State's - Real Property Tax Law 458 (eligible funds), 458-a (alternative) and 458-b (Cold War) - each at local option, so the county, each town, the City of Oneida and each school district set their own limits; the New York entries carry the rules. Madison County's Real Property office publishes no table of those limits: "All exemptions, excluding STAR, must be submitted to your local Assessor's office by Taxable Status Date", which is March 1 (May 1 for the City of Oneida). Ask the town or city assessor, or Real Property. The Veterans Service Agency (315-366-2395) helps with the forms. The full exemption. Real Property Tax Law 458-a(11), from Senate Bill S1183 (chapter 672 of 2025, signed December 19, 2025), lets each taxing jurisdiction fully exempt the home of a veteran VA rates permanently and totally disabled. A Kirkville resident asked the Board of Supervisors to adopt it at its meetings of January 6, February 10 and March 10, 2026, and to press the towns to as well. The Board's local laws from then to October 22, 2026 include none for it, so for county taxes the full exemption is not available yet; a town, the city or a school district may act on its own. Where. Real Property, 138 N. Court Street, Building 4, 2nd floor, Wampsville, NY 13163 (P.O. Box 665); 315-366-2346; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Madison County (New York): Veterans Real Property Tax Exemptions
Gate	Rule
Half the disability rating reduces assessed value further	The alternative and Cold War exemptions add half the service-connected rating, up to local limits; the full exemption, not adopted by the county, needs a permanent and total rating.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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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.