Housing

Milford Dwelling Exemption for 100% and Unemployability-Rated Veterans

Milford’s ordinance gives the dwelling exemption to a veteran rated 100 percent permanently and totally disabled or totally disabled through unemployability, capped at the city’s median residential assessment and two acres of land.

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

For: Veteran or service member, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

City of Milford, CTCity

Milford adopted Code section 20.5-7.2 under C.G.S. 12-81(83), effective for assessment years from October 1, 2025. It reaches a resident veteran VA has rated permanently and totally disabled at 100 percent, and one rated totally disabled through individual unemployability. The exemption is the veteran’s share of the dwelling owned and lived in as a primary residence, or, lacking one, one motor vehicle garaged in Milford. Two limits are the city’s own: no more than two acres of the lot are exempt, and the total exemption may not exceed the median assessed value of residential property in Milford, as the assessor sets it at each revaluation. Where the veteran has no dwelling or vehicle in their own name, the spouse’s qualifies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Milford Dwelling Exemption for 100% and Unemployability-Rated Veterans
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 an honorable 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

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Dated figures for Milford Dwelling Exemption for 100% and Unemployability-Rated Veterans
Figure	Amount	Read from
Dwelling exemption cap, as Milford’s ordinance sets it	The dwelling and up to two acres, limited to the median assessed value of Milford residential propertyC.G.S. § 12-81(83)	City of Milford, Ordinance adopting Code § 20.5-7.2Read 2026-10-07
100% disability option under 12-81g(b), as OLR’s 2023 survey reports it	Reported adopted: three times the 12-81(20) exemption for income up to $21,000 single or $24,000 marriedC.G.S. § 12-81g	OLR Report 2024-R-0018, Veterans Property Tax Exemptions by Town: Municipal-Option ExemptionsRead 2026-10-07

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-07.

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