Property Valuation Services | Douglas County Offices

Property assessments for tax valuation purposes; lookup and mapping tool available online.

Homestead exemptions provide relief from property taxes by exempting all or a portion of the valuation of a home from taxation; the percentage of relief is based on the applicant's income level and home valuation; applications accepted by June 30 each year, some late applications may be accepted under certain conditions (medically incapacitated, in a residential care facility, etc.).

Exemptions eligibility requirements:

Seniors:

- Be 65 years of age or older before January 1st of the application year.

Disabled Individuals:

- Have a permanent physical disability and cannot walk without the regular use of a mechanical aide or prosthesis.

- Have undergone amputation of both arms above the elbows.

- Have a permanent partial disability of both arms in excess of 75%.

Disabled Veterans or Widow(er) of a Qualified Veteran:

- A wartime veteran drawing compensation from the VA due to a 100% service connected disability.

- An un-remarried widow/widower of an above qualified veteran.

- A wartime veteran totally disabled due to a non-service connected illness or accident.

- A veteran whose home is substantially contributed to by the VA.

Other Qualifications:

- The valuation of the home cannot exceed 200% (225% for veterans and persons with qualifying disabilities) of the County's average assessed value for single family residences. (In 2017 the average assessed value was $159,840.)

- The maximum exemption available is 100% of the County's average assessed value for single family residences (120% for disabled veterans and persons with qualifying disabilities).

- The home must be owned and occupied between January 1 and August 15 of the tax year being exempted.

- The applicants must meet the income guidelines.