The Senior Citizen Property Tax Freeze Credit program is made possible by a law passed in the Missouri legislature. The law was modified during the 2024 legislative session which removed the requirement to be eligible for social security benefits (as not all professions pay into social security) and instead set the requirement that seniors need to be aged 62 to qualify.

For those seniors who qualify and are approved, the tax freeze program does not keep their property taxes from increasing, but limits the amount of increase that can happen in the future due to rising property taxes. While the taxes can still go up, they will go up less than if the freeze were not in place.

More info by county can be found below.

St. Louis County
https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/revenue/senior-property-tax-freeze-application/

St. Louis City
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/assessor/real-estate/senior-tax-freeze/index.cfm

St. Charles County
https://www.sccmo.org/2343/Seniors-Real-Estate-Property-Tax-Relief-

Jefferson County
https://jeffcomo.org/632/Real-Property-Tax-Credit-for-Seniors