What is the effective property tax rate in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire's statewide effective property tax rate is about 1.66% of home value per year. Your county's rate will differ, and disabled-veteran exemptions can reduce or eliminate the bill.

New Hampshire Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

2026 rules · verified against New Hampshire's primary source

New Hampshire offers a partial disabled-veteran property tax break, but not a full exemption at 100%.

Who qualifies and how much

NH resident; a 100% P&T service-connected vet gets a tax CREDIT of $700 (town may raise to $5,000) under RSA 72:35, not a full exemption. Full exemption (RSA 72:36-a) applies only to permanently & totally disabled vets who are double amputees/paraplegic/blind and own a specially adapted homestead. Effective rate source: WalletHub (Census-based).

any Qualifying Veteran RSA72:28$50 standard credit (town may adopt up to $750)

service Connected Total Disability RSA72:35$700 standard credit (town may adopt $701 up to $5,000)

specially Adapted Housing double Amputee paraplegic blind RSA72:36-aFull exemption from all taxation on homestead

Full exemption at 100% P&T?

No (partial only)

Effective property tax rate

1.66%

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/V/72/72-36-a.htm · verified July 2026

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New Hampshire Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

2026 rules · verified against New Hampshire's primary source

New Hampshire offers a partial disabled-veteran property tax break, but not a full exemption at 100%.

Who qualifies and how much

any Qualifying Veteran RSA72:28$50 standard credit (town may adopt up to $750)

service Connected Total Disability RSA72:35$700 standard credit (town may adopt $701 up to $5,000)

specially Adapted Housing double Amputee paraplegic blind RSA72:36-aFull exemption from all taxation on homestead

Full exemption at 100% P&T?

No (partial only)

Effective property tax rate

1.66%

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/V/72/72-36-a.htm · verified July 2026

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