What is the effective property tax rate in Alabama?

Alabama's statewide effective property tax rate is about 0.28% of home value per year. Your county's rate will differ, and disabled-veteran exemptions can reduce or eliminate the bill.

Alabama Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

2026 rules · verified against Alabama's primary source

Alabama fully exempts the primary residence of a veteran rated 100% permanent & total (or paid at the 100% rate).

Who qualifies and how much

Full ad valorem exemption for a permanently & totally disabled person (H-3), which covers a veteran rated 100% permanent & total; must own and occupy as primary residence on Jan 1; no income limit; up to 160 acres. No veteran-specific exemption at ratings below 100%.

100full

Full exemption at 100% P&T?

Yes

Effective property tax rate

0.28%

Source: https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/property-tax/homestead-exemptions/ · verified July 2026

Weighing a move? Compare Alabama against other states on property tax plus pension tax, or see how Alabama taxes military retirement.

More Alabama: all Alabama veteran benefits · disabled veteran property tax in every state

More free tools

State Benefits

Compare veteran benefits across all 50 states

Chart Your Claim

Navigate your VA claim step by step

VA Claim Builder

Build a full, evidence-backed claim step by step

Presumptive Conditions Checker

PACT Act / Agent Orange / burn-pit eligibility

Exposure Checker

Where you served, mapped to presumptives

Denial Letter Analyzer

Decode your VA denial and fix it

Alabama Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

2026 rules · verified against Alabama's primary source

Alabama fully exempts the primary residence of a veteran rated 100% permanent & total (or paid at the 100% rate).

Who qualifies and how much

100full

Full exemption at 100% P&T?

Yes

Effective property tax rate

0.28%

Source: https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/property-tax/homestead-exemptions/ · verified July 2026

Weighing a move? Compare Alabama against other states on property tax plus pension tax, or see how Alabama taxes military retirement.

More Alabama: all Alabama veteran benefits · disabled veteran property tax in every state

More free tools

State Benefits

Compare veteran benefits across all 50 states

Chart Your Claim

Navigate your VA claim step by step

VA Claim Builder

Build a full, evidence-backed claim step by step

Presumptive Conditions Checker

PACT Act / Agent Orange / burn-pit eligibility

Exposure Checker

Where you served, mapped to presumptives

Denial Letter Analyzer

Decode your VA denial and fix it