Stearns County Assessor: Veterans with a Disability Exclusion

Stearns County Property Assessment Services takes the State's homestead market value exclusion for veterans rated 70% or more, surviving spouses and primary family caregivers on its online homestead application, due by December 31; properties in St. Cloud apply to the City Assessor instead, 320-255-7203.

Also called: market value exclusion, 273.13, homestead, surviving spouse, caregiver, St. Cloud, December 31, $150,000, $300,000.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Stearns County, MNCounty

The exclusion is the State's (section 273.13, subdivision 34); the Minnesota entries explain the levels and the surviving spouse and caregiver routes. The county's page: "You may qualify for a property tax exclusion on your homestead if: You are an honorably discharged veteran who has a service-connected disability rating of 70% or higher; You are a surviving spouse of a qualifying veteran; You are a primary family caregiver of a qualifying veteran." How. "To apply for the Homestead Exclusion for a Veteran with a Disability or the Homestead Exclusion for a Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Veteran, please visit our Online Homestead Application." "For City of St. Cloud properties, please contact the City Assessor's Office at 320-255-7203." The Veteran Services page gives the December 31 deadline for the following assessment year and the $150,000 and $300,000 levels, and notes that a surviving spouse no longer has to apply within two years of the veteran's death. Eligibility questions go to Veteran Services, 320-656-6176.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Stearns County Assessor: 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; surviving spouse and caregiver routes differ (see the Minnesota entries).

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-09.

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