Beginning with Tax Year 2023, the Alexandria City Council has adopted a reduced real estate tax rate of $0.01 per $100 of assessed valuation for any real property owned by the spouse of a veteran killed in the Line of Duty, subject to the requirements of Section 58.1-3228.2, of the Code of Virginia, and Section 3-2-194 of the Code of the City of Alexandria:

• Effective for tax year 2023 and beyond.
• Eligible to the surviving spouse of any member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in the Line of Duty as determined by the U.S. Department of Defense and where such death was not the result of criminal conduct.
• To be eligible the qualifying spouse must occupy the real property as their principal place of residence (without restriction for moving).
• Per state code, spouse is eligible provided the spouse does not remarry.
• This is not an exemption.  It is a reduced real estate tax rate of $0.01 per $100 of assessed valuation.
• Application for Real Estate Tax Rate Discount of Surviving Spouse of a Member in the United States Armed Forces Killed in the Line of Duty
  • Application