Veteran Benefits by State
All 52 US jurisdictions — 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. Each state page covers 58 benefit categories across 14 service tiers.
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All 52 Jurisdictions
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| Best For | Tuition | Veh. Reg. | Home Loan | Full Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 9 | P&T | — | ✓ | ✓ | 4 ⚠ | View AK → |
| Florida | 9 | all tiers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View FL → |
| Iowa | 9 | P&T | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0 | View IA → |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 100% P&T | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View MA → |
| Maryland | 9 | P&T | ✓ | — | — | 0 | View MD → |
| North Dakota | 9 | P&T/100% (full tax stack + free vehicle + free parks + dependent tuition waiver) | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View ND → |
| New York | 9 | P&T/100% (full prop tax+free parking+no-cost vet home+toll+ports) | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0 | View NY → |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 100% SC / P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View OK → |
| South Carolina | 9 | P&T/100% (prop tax retroactive + vehicles + DV plates + free parking + vet home network) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View SC → |
| Tennessee | 9 | P&T | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View TN → |
| Texas | 9 | all tiers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View TX → |
| Wisconsin | 9 | P&T | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0 | View WI → |
| Arizona | 8 | 100%/TDIU/P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View AZ → |
| Connecticut | 8 | P&T and 100% schedular (strongest combo: full property tax exemption + fully exempt military retire pay + free college tuition + CHAMPVA federal + Rocky Hill LTC) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View CT → |
| Illinois | 8 | P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View IL → |
| Indiana | 8 | 100% P&T | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0 | View IN → |
| Louisiana | 8 | 12 | ✓ | ✓ | — | 1 ⚠ | View LA → |
| Minnesota | 8 | 100% P&T | — | ✓ | — | 1 ⚠ | View MN → |
| North Carolina | 8 | P&T/100% (prop tax + free DV plate + free park pass) | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0 | View NC → |
| New Jersey | 8 | P&T | — | — | — | 3 ⚠ | View NJ → |
| Oregon | 8 | P&T veterans with 40%+ SC rating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View OR → |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 100% P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View PA → |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View PR → |
| Rhode Island | 8 | P&T/100% (free vehicle reg + plates + parks + hunting/fishing + DL + tuition) | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View RI → |
| South Dakota | 8 | P&T veteran | ✓ | — | — | 0 | View SD → |
| Washington | 8 | 30%+ SC | — | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View WA → |
| West Virginia | 8 | P&T / TDIU | — | ✓ | — | 0 | View WV → |
| Alabama | 7 | P&T/100% | — | ✓ | — | 0 | View AL → |
| Arkansas | 7 | 100% P&T | ✓ | — | — | 0 | View AR → |
| Colorado | 7 | P&T | — | ✓ | — | 0 | View CO → |
| Delaware | 7 | P&T | ✓ | — | — | 0 | View DE → |
| Georgia | 7 | 100%/TDIU (property tax + TAVT + DV plate + toll + occupation tax + $65K retire exemption) | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View GA → |
| Idaho | 7 | 100% SC/TDIU/P&T | — | ✓ | — | 1 ⚠ | View ID → |
| Kansas | 7 | 100%/TDIU P&T (sales-tax card + income-tax exemption + free hunt/fish + free parks + free DV plate + uncapped property-tax refund) | — | — | — | 0 | View KS → |
| Maine | 7 | 100% SC/P&T | — | ✓ | ✓ | 1 ⚠ | View ME → |
| Michigan | 7 | 100% P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View MI → |
| Mississippi | 7 | 100% P&T / TDIU (free veterans home + full property tax exempt + vehicle ad valorem exempt + free hunt/fish + VHPB loan) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 ⚠ | View MS → |
| Montana | 7 | 100% SC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View MT → |
| Nebraska | 7 | 100% P&T | — | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View NE → |
| New Hampshire | 7 | P&T | — | ✓ | — | 0 | View NH → |
| New Mexico | 7 | P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View NM → |
| Nevada | 7 | retiree/no-tax | — | — | ✓ | 1 ⚠ | View NV → |
| Ohio | 7 | 100% P&T | — | ✓ | ✓ | 7 ⚠ | View OH → |
| Utah | 7 | 100% P&T | — | — | ✓ | 0 | View UT → |
| Virginia | 7 | P&T | — | — | — | 0 | View VA → |
| Wyoming | 7 | P&T | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0 | View WY → |
| District of Columbia | 6 | P&T | — | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View DC → |
| Missouri | 6 | retirees | — | — | — | 0 | View MO → |
| Vermont | 6 | Military retirees (full retirement exemption AGI ≤$125K) and 50%+ SC disabled veterans (property tax + free hunt/fish) | — | — | — | 2 ⚠ | View VT → |
| Kentucky | 5 | 100% schedular | — | — | — | 2 ⚠ | View KY → |
| California | 0 | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0 | View CA → |
| Hawaii | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 ⚠ | View HI → |