Westchester County Veterans Property Tax Exemptions, and the Full Exemption Signed in September 2026

These are the State exemptions in Real Property Tax Law 458, 458-a and 458-b; see the New York entries. Westchester County does not assess property. Its cities and towns do, and the County's choices, in chapter 473 of the County Code, apply only to the County tax; each city, town, village and school district decides for its own. Alternative veterans exemption (458-a). Section 473.211, as amended by Local Law 4 of 2021, sets the County's ceilings at $75,000 for wartime service, $50,000 more for combat service and $250,000 for the disability part, each scaled by the assessing unit's equalization rate, the highest the statute allows any high-appreciation county. The County extends it to co-op tenant-stockholders (473.221, outside Mitchell-Lama and similar housing) and to Gold Star parents without the disability part (473.241). Cold War exemption (458-b). Sections 473.321 and 473.331 grant 15% of assessed value up to $75,000, plus the disability part up to $250,000, for as long as the owner qualifies (Local Law 10 of 2017 removed the ten-year limit). It cannot be combined with the alternative or eligible funds exemption. The agency's page still describes the Cold War exemption as "typically 10-year benefit, renewable in some cases"; for County taxes in Westchester there is no ten-year limit. New in September 2026. The Board of Legislators unanimously passed four exemption laws on September 14, 2026, and the County Executive signed them, announcing it on September 30, 2026. Two reach veterans and service members, for County taxes, from rolls with taxable status dates on or after October 1, 2026: A full County exemption on the primary residence of a veteran "permanently disabled due to military service", in the County Executive's words. The exemption is the one in 458-a(11), whose test since the 2026 State budget is a VA letter stating that the veteran is permanently and totally disabled as a result of service. A 25% exemption on the primary residence of an active-duty member serving in a combat zone. Their local law numbers and text were not yet on Municode or the Board's site on 2026-10-02. How to apply. File with your city or town assessor by its taxable status date, often March 1 or May 1 in Westchester; the agency (914-813-5145) can help.