1.5 MILLION VETERANS

about 1 in 10 adults

CHOOSE FLORIDA

these are many of the

REASONS WHY

PROPERTY TAXES

$25,000

homestead property tax
exemption for all Florida
residents

$5,000

homestead property tax
exemption for veterans
with 10% or greater disability

NO TAXES

on homestead property for
veterans with service
connected 100% disability

Florida Ranks #2

“BEST STATE FOR BUSINESS”

aviation/aerospace
manufacturing
workforce

space and
defense systems
manufacturing
infrastructure

high-tech
establishments and
pharmaceutical and
medicine manufacturing

highest number
of logistics and
distribution jobs

AEROSPACE & AVIATION

2,000

aerospace and aviation
companies innovate and
manufacture in Florida

87,000

people employed by
aerospace and aviation
companies

$5.5 BIL

total payroll between all
aerospace and aviation companies

Florida’s

HIGH-TECH ECONOMY

includes

750,000+

defense-related jobs

Post 911

GI BILL BENEFITS

100% OF TUITION

and fees are covered for those
who served in the armed
services after Sept. 10, 2001

$1,000 STIPEND

books and supplies plus a
monthly housing allowance
(BAH)

Florida’s Top Ranked

HIGHER EDUCATION

IN-STATE TUITION

rate to all veterans, spouses
and dependents of veterans
using the GI Bill

TUITION WAVED

colleges, universities and
technical schools for recipients of the
Purple Heart or combat decorations
in supervisor precedence

5 of Florida’s beaches rank on

FORBES’ TOP 10 BEACHES IN AMERICA

FLORIDA STATE PARKS

25%

discount on annual
passes for veterans

FREE

for service-connected
disabled veterans and
surviving families