Which states are covered?

all 50 states and the District of Columbia — 51 jurisdictions in total, with 1,227 verified benefits between them and a page for each of their 3,144 counties. Every record cites the statute or agency behind it and carries the date it was last checked.

Which state benefit is usually worth the most?

Property tax relief, by a wide margin. 50 of the 51 jurisdictions offer a veteran-specific exemption — the exception is Kentucky, whose exemption is written as general disability law that a veteran may reach rather than as a veteran benefit. At the top end a total exemption removes an entire annual property tax bill, commonly several thousand dollars every year, repeating for life. Education is the next largest: all 51 offer tuition or fee assistance, and several extend it to a spouse or child.

Do I need a VA disability rating to get anything?

No. A rating unlocks the largest benefits, particularly property tax exemptions, and the percentage often decides how much. But many benefits turn on service alone — licence plates, park and recreation access, hiring preference, licence and fee waivers, and burial. Wartime service, a Purple Heart, or former prisoner-of-war status open others that no rating is needed for.

I am a veteran’s surviving spouse. Does anything carry over to me?

Often yes, but never automatically, and the rules are unforgiving. Many states let a surviving spouse keep a property tax exemption, and several extend education benefits to a spouse or child. Almost all of them end the benefit permanently on remarriage, and some require you to re-file in your own name within a set window. Each record here states which applies and cites the statute.

Is this a government website?

No. Veterans Alliance is privately owned and operated and is not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. Only the administering office can decide your claim, and every record names which office that is.

Does it cost anything?

No. It is free for all US veterans. No account is needed to browse or to check whether you qualify, and nobody should ever charge you to claim the benefits listed here. The calculators ask where to send a copy of your result, and that step can be skipped.

Do I have to answer questions first?

No. Everything is open to browse. Questions only appear when you choose to check your eligibility for one specific benefit, and then only the ones that benefit actually depends on.

How do I know the information is current?

Every benefit carries the date it was last verified against its primary source — the statute, the administering agency, or both. Where a state’s own guidance contradicts its statute, we publish the contradiction rather than repeat the error. Where a benefit does not exist in a state, we say so instead of leaving a gap you would have to interpret.

Find the veteran benefits you are entitled to

Property tax exemptions worth thousands a year. Tuition waivers. Free licence plates. Most veterans never claim them, because nobody tells them these exist.

Select your state to begin

Lighter — early research · deeper — more verified benefits

No account, nothing storedFree for all US veteransBrowse everything before answering anythingEvery benefit checked against the statute behind it

Start where it suits you

All three lead to the same records. The ZIP code is the most precise, because property tax is decided county by county.

Most precise

Start with your ZIP code

Goes straight to your county — which decides where you file and what an exemption is actually worth where you live.

We use this once to work out your county, because property tax is decided county by county. No benefit is ever matched on a ZIP code alone.

Used once to work out your county. No benefit is ever matched on a ZIP code alone, and nothing is stored.

Whole state

Pick your state

Every statewide benefit, with the county detail underneath. The same as clicking the map, if a list is easier.

Or choose your state from a list

51 jurisdictions, 3,144 counties, each with its own page.

Not sure where to start

Answer fourteen questions

The benefits checkup asks about your service and situation, then returns a plain list of what you appear eligible for and are not claiming.

Run the benefits checkup

About four minutes. No account, and the result is shown in full.

What kinds of benefits are there?

11 categories across 1,227 verified records in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Property tax carries the largest sums by a wide margin; education is the next.

other325 benefits
education175 benefits
vehicles155 benefits
recreation110 benefits
licenses & fees109 benefits
property tax92 benefits
employment76 benefits
housing67 benefits
burial57 benefits
business50 benefits
utilities11 benefits

Verified benefits: 1,227; each with its statute
Counties with their own page: 3,144; local rates and offices
Jurisdictions covered: 51 of 51; every state, and DC
Cost to use: Free; no account, ever

Every state, and the District of Columbia

Research is complete in all 51 jurisdictions. Each name below opens that state’s verified benefits and every one of its county pages.

What makes these records different

Most lists copy a state’s own summary page. These are read from the statute, checked against the office that administers them, and corrected where the two disagree.

Local, not just statewide

County, city and utility-service-area benefits, modelled properly — not just the state list everyone else copies.

Value typed honestly

A $5,000 cut in taxable value is worth about $60–$85 a year, not $5,000. We show which is which, so you can tell a large benefit from a small one.

The document, not just the link

One statute, 3,144 counties, different answers. We record which proof each office actually accepts.

We publish corrections

Florida’s own guide says a surviving spouse keeps an exemption after remarrying — the statute says the opposite. Texas names individual unemployability in its largest exemption, and veterans are refused on it anyway.

How it works

Four steps. You can stop at any point, and nothing is locked behind a form.

See what you may be entitled to
Browse every verified benefit in your state. No questions, no account — everything is open.
Check whether you qualify
Open any benefit and answer a few questions about that one. We stop as soon as we know.
Get the proof your county accepts
One statute, 67 counties, different answers. Find the easiest document that works where you live.
File before the deadline
March 1 decides the whole year. File even if your VA letter has not arrived yet.

More about how this works and what it will not do

Questions veterans ask first

Which states are covered?: all 50 states and the District of Columbia — 51 jurisdictions in total, with 1,227 verified benefits between them and a page for each of their 3,144 counties. Every record cites the statute or agency behind it and carries the date it was last checked.
Which state benefit is usually worth the most?: Property tax relief, by a wide margin. 50 of the 51 jurisdictions offer a veteran-specific exemption — the exception is Kentucky, whose exemption is written as general disability law that a veteran may reach rather than as a veteran benefit. At the top end a total exemption removes an entire annual property tax bill, commonly several thousand dollars every year, repeating for life. Education is the next largest: all 51 offer tuition or fee assistance, and several extend it to a spouse or child.
Do I need a VA disability rating to get anything?: No. A rating unlocks the largest benefits, particularly property tax exemptions, and the percentage often decides how much. But many benefits turn on service alone — licence plates, park and recreation access, hiring preference, licence and fee waivers, and burial. Wartime service, a Purple Heart, or former prisoner-of-war status open others that no rating is needed for.
I am a veteran’s surviving spouse. Does anything carry over to me?: Often yes, but never automatically, and the rules are unforgiving. Many states let a surviving spouse keep a property tax exemption, and several extend education benefits to a spouse or child. Almost all of them end the benefit permanently on remarriage, and some require you to re-file in your own name within a set window. Each record here states which applies and cites the statute.
Is this a government website?: No. Veterans Alliance is privately owned and operated and is not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. Only the administering office can decide your claim, and every record names which office that is.
Does it cost anything?: No. It is free for all US veterans. No account is needed to browse or to check whether you qualify, and nobody should ever charge you to claim the benefits listed here. The calculators ask where to send a copy of your result, and that step can be skipped.
Do I have to answer questions first?: No. Everything is open to browse. Questions only appear when you choose to check your eligibility for one specific benefit, and then only the ones that benefit actually depends on.
How do I know the information is current?: Every benefit carries the date it was last verified against its primary source — the statute, the administering agency, or both. Where a state’s own guidance contradicts its statute, we publish the contradiction rather than repeat the error. Where a benefit does not exist in a state, we say so instead of leaving a gap you would have to interpret.

Find what your state owes you

1,227 verified benefits across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Free, no account, and nothing held back.

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