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Town of Columbia, Connecticut

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Town of Columbia benefits

Columbia Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Columbia’s assessor prints disability tiers of $1,500 to $3,000, the doubled and tripled income exemptions, a $20,000 local option under a Title X Sec.

  • Wartime exemption, as Columbia administers it: On an honorable discharge recorded with the Town Clerk by October 1; the page prints no amount (read 2026-10-16)
  • Disability-rating tiers, as Columbia’s brochure prints them: $1,500 for 10-25%, $2,000 for 26-50%, $2,500 for 51-75%, $3,000 for 76-100%, and $3,000 at age 65 and over (read 2026-10-16)
  • Automatic additional exemption, as Columbia’s brochure prints it: Once qualified for a veteran’s exemption, automatically entitled to a total exemption in the amount of $3,000 (read 2026-10-16)
  • Additional veterans’ exemption, as Columbia’s brochure prints it: Twice the entitlement, at income of $40,900 married and $33,500 single adjusted gross income, biennial application - the brochure’s printed limits, years behind the 2026 grand list’s $56,500 married and $46,300 single (read 2026-10-16)
  • 100 percent disabled income limits, as Columbia’s brochure prints them: One hundred percent disabled veterans income limit range is $18,000 single to $21,000 married adjusted gross income, not including social security - the 12-81g(a) doubling the brochure printed before P.A. 13-224 added the tripling (read 2026-10-16)
  • 100 percent disabled increase, as Columbia’s page prints it: Three times the prior required exemption, at income of $24,000 married and $21,000 single (read 2026-10-16)
  • Active duty motor vehicle exemption, as Columbia’s page prints it: On the Active Duty Motor Vehicle Exemption Application; the page prints no amount and still names the 2020 grand list, with the application due December 31, 2022 (read 2026-10-16)
  • Columbia local option, as Columbia’s application prints it: $20,000, pursuant to 12-81f under local ordinance Title X Sec. E (read 2026-10-16)
  • Specially equipped vehicle, as Columbia’s page prints it: One vehicle specially equipped for the disabled veteran, on proof of adaptation and application by October 1 (read 2026-10-16)
  • Gold Star parents and spouses, as Columbia’s page prints it: Filed with required proofs no later than October 1, at income not exceeding $41,000 married and $39,000 single (read 2026-10-16)

www.columbiact.org/assessor

Connecticut benefits that apply here

Connecticut Additional Veterans Property Tax Exemption

Every base veteran exemption is increased by at least half again, and by two or three times for a veteran under the income limit.

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_203.htm

Connecticut Counts an Other Than Honorable Discharge as Veteran Status in Defined Cases

Connecticut defines "veteran" to include a person released with an other than honorable discharge based on PTSD, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, or a discharge…

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_506.htm

Connecticut Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

A sliding exemption from $2,000 to $3,500 of assessed value by VA disability rating, reaching the top figure at any rating above 75 percent or at age 65 regardless of rating.

Gate: A VA disability rating of at least 10 percent

www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_203.htm

Connecticut Full Property Tax Exemption at Permanent and Total Disability

The veteran’s share of the primary residence is exempt from local property tax where VA has found the veteran permanently and totally disabled based on a 100 percent…

Gate: 100% service-connected rating; Permanent and total; Individual unemployability, only where the town adopted section 12-81pp

www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_203.htm

Connecticut Military Relief Fund

Grants of up to $5,000 for a service member or family facing financial hardship connected to military service.

portal.ct.gov/mil

Connecticut Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund

A permanent trust fund, held by the State Treasurer and administered by the American Legion, that pays at least $2,000,000 a year in direct aid for rent, utilities, medical and…

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_506.htm

Connecticut State Employment Examination Preference

Five points are added to a passing examination score for a wartime veteran, ten points if that veteran is eligible for VA disability compensation or pension.

Gate: Eligibility for VA compensation doubles the points

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_067.htm

Connecticut State Park Pass and Hunting and Fishing Privileges

A free lifetime state park pass for a veteran with a service-connected disability, free inland fishing and small game hunting licenses for a person with a qualifying disability,…

portal.ct.gov/deep

Connecticut Veteran-Owned Micro Business Price Preference

The Commissioner of Administrative Services may give a price preference of up to 15 percent to a veteran-owned micro business on state purchases.

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_058.htm

Connecticut Veterans Residential Services and Healthcare Center

A skilled nursing facility and a residential rehabilitation program on the Rocky Hill campus, plus supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veteran families.

portal.ct.gov/dva/residential-services

Connecticut Wartime Service Bonus

$50 for each month of qualifying active duty, capped at $500 for non-combat service and $1,200 for service in a combat zone.

portal.ct.gov/mil

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