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Portage County, Ohio

County · Printed 2026-11-05 · Intel current as of 2026-11-03 · localhost:3000/geos/county-oh-portage

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Portage County benefits

Portage County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The Auditor's homestead page lists DTE 105I and publishes no figures, so the reduction is the State's own - $59,400 of market value for tax year 2026 - and the commissioners have…

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at 100%

www.portagecountyauditor.org/site-links/homestead-exemption

Portage County Veterans Service Commission: Vans to the Akron, Canton and Wade Park VA

Van transport to the Akron, Canton and Wade Park VA clinics, requested through the commission's contact form and booked about three weeks out, with a new route to the…

portageohvets.gov/services

Portage County: Veterans Memorial Plaza, Grave Markers and Memorial Day

The county's Veterans' Memorial Plaza on the Ravenna courthouse lawn takes inscribed bricks at $100 and $250, the commission splits the cost of replacing worn grave markers with…

www.portagecounty-oh.gov/portage-county-veterans-memorial

Ohio benefits that apply here

Ohio Civil Service Examination Credit for Veterans

A veteran who passes an Ohio classified civil service exam gets 20% of the grade added, and a Guard or reserve member who has finished initial training gets 15%.

codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-124.23

Ohio County Recorders: Free Discharge Recording and the Ohio Veterans ID Card

Every county recorder must record a discharge free, keep it out of the public record for 75 years, give one free certified copy, and expunge it or the separation code on request.

codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-317.24

Ohio Disabled Veteran License Plates and Driver License

No registration fee, service fee, or local motor vehicle tax on the first vehicle for a veteran rated or compensated at 100% service-connected, or awarded a VA vehicle allowance.

Gate: Rated or compensated at 100%

www.bmv.ohio.gov/military-veterans-with-disabilities-plates.aspx

Ohio Veterans Homes

State nursing care at Sandusky and Georgetown for an honorably discharged Ohio veteran who served in wartime, or holds a listed expeditionary medal, and who cannot earn a living…

dvs.ohio.gov/veterans-homes/apply-today

79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.