ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.—County officials say they have not sanctioned any outside efforts to help seniors sign up for St. Louis County’s senior property tax freeze program, and are asking anyone trying to do that to stand down until proper procedures are in place.

The application window opened Oct. 1 and runs through June 30, 2025 and will apply to 2025’s property tax rate for eligible seniors age 62 and older. 

What You Need To Know

  • St. Louis County is accepting applications for a 2025 property tax freeze for homeowners who will turn 62 by the end of 2024

  • Applicants will need to prove their age and that the property in question is their primary residence. There is no cap on the property's vallue, but it cannot be owned by an LLC or a corporation

  • The county is taking applications online or in person at the administration building in Clayton (41 South Central--by appointment only), Northwest Crossing (715 Northwest Plaza Drive, St. Ann), South County (4554 Lemay Ferry Rd.) and West County (70 Clarkson Wilson Center)

  • St. Louis County plans to announce plans to help seniors who are homebound or don't have internet access apply for the property tax freeze sometime after Jan. 1 but officials say they have not endorsed any third party groups claiming to help seniors sign up now

County Executive Sam Page said over the weekend that more than 25,000 applications have been taken, primarily online, as well as in-person at county government offices in Clayton, St. Ann, South County and West County.

Officials have heard within the last week of outside groups that were said to be organizing sign-up events, which don’t have the county’s blessing yet.

Page said Sunday that the county would release details in early 2025 about outreach opportunities to help potential applicants who may be homebound or don’t have online access.

Page said there’s no reason to believe that the reported sign-up events were connected to someone with ill-intent but noted that seniors can be targets for scammers.

“I don’t think anybody’s even trying to make money off of these as it stands, but we expect there to be more pressure to try and help folks and we want to make sure that everyone understands that we’ve got time. There’s no urgency to do it right now,” he told reporters Sunday.

Applicants cannot drop off sensitive documents or apply by mail. Any documents must either be uploaded online or scanned in person and returned to the homeowner.