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Town of Litchfield, Connecticut

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Town of Litchfield benefits

Litchfield Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Litchfield’s exemptions page keeps its veteran’s exemption unquantified, its optional veteran’s application prints income ceilings of $67,200 married and $59,600 single, and…

  • Veteran’s exemption, as Litchfield’s page prints it: For any honorably discharged veteran on a DD-214 filed with the Town Clerk by September 30; the amount may differ if the VA has granted a disability percentage, and the page prints no amount (read 2026-10-16)
  • Optional veteran’s tax exemption, as Litchfield’s application prints it: Filed biennially February 1 through October 1 at qualifying income ceilings of $67,200 married and $59,600 single, with the amount left for the assessor to enter (read 2026-10-16)
  • Additional veterans benefits, as Litchfield’s notice prints them: Applications accepted through October 1, 2026, with the DD-214 on file in the Town Clerk’s military records (read 2026-10-16)
  • Veterans’ primary residence option, as Litchfield reported it to OLR’s survey: Reported adopted: ten percent of the assessed value of the dwelling, at income up to $50,100 federal adjusted gross income (read 2026-10-16)
  • Handicapped equipped motor vehicle, as Litchfield’s page prints it: A local-option exemption for a motor vehicle that accommodates the owner’s disability, including a new or retrofitted vehicle accommodating a child’s disability (read 2026-10-16)
  • Active duty serviceman vehicle exemption, as Litchfield’s page prints it: The total exemption of one motor vehicle registered in Connecticut for a resident member of the armed forces, reserves or Connecticut National Guard on the October 1 assessment date (read 2026-10-16)

townoflitchfieldct.gov/subpages/exemptions

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.