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Delaware Tax Deed & Lien Auctions

Delaware tax sale properties, straight from county records. Last refreshed Oct 12, 2026. Auction dates and opening bids can change at the county. Check the county link on a listing before you bid.

2 Delaware counties have deals right now 2 mo redemption How Delaware sales work

Current auctions in Delaware

16 properties with a sale coming up

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18947 JOHN J. WILLIAMS HIGHWAY, MEDICAL ARTS CENTER, UNIT 307, Rehoboth Beach DE 19971
Sussex County, DE · Multi-family
Opening bid $2,888 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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*178 RYHTHM COURT, NEWARK DE 19713
New Castle County, DE
Opening bid See county Auction Oct 13, 2026
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*1007 PARKSIDE DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19803
New Castle County, DE
Opening bid See county Auction Oct 13, 2026
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10841 HERITAGE ROAD, Lincoln DE 19960
Sussex County, DE · Single family
Opening bid $4,491 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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605 N. MONROE STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19801
New Castle County, DE · Single family
Opening bid See county Auction Oct 13, 2026
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32042 NORTH SUMMER COURT, Laurel DE 19956
Sussex County, DE · Single family
Opening bid $2,908 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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How Delaware tax sales work

Sale Type
Redeemable Deed
Delaware sells the property at auction, but the former owner can still buy it back for a set time after the sale by repaying your price plus a premium set by state law. You own it outright only after that window closes (subject to certain surviving liens and title clearing requirements).
Redemption Period
2 mo
Monition-method judicial tax sale by the sheriff. The court confirms/approves the sale; the owner then has 60 days from court approval to redeem by paying purchase price + 15% + costs (9 Del. C. 8729). Only if not redeemed does the court order the sheriff to execute and deliver the deed (9 Del. C. 8728). So there IS a 60-day post-sale (post-confirmation) redemption window.
Avg Property Tax Rate
0.57%
Below the national average (1.1%). Lower tax rates often mean smaller opening bids and lien amounts.
Homestead Rules
Special Rules Apply
Senior school tax credit available.

Words used on this page

Redemption period
A window after the sale when the old owner can pay up and take the property back.
Tax deed
The county sells the property itself. The winner owns it.

Before you bid in Delaware

What can survive the sale and become yours

  • IRS federal tax liens

Other things to check

  • Delaware tax sales are sheriff sales: the county gets a court judgment against the parcel and the sheriff auctions it.
  • You pay the full price on sale day; New Castle County requires $10,000 in certified funds to register, and Sussex County a $4,000 deposit.
  • The Superior Court confirms the sale about a month later.
  • The owner then has 60 days to redeem by paying you the price plus 15% and costs; if no one does, you get the sheriff's deed.
  • The county does not guarantee clear title.
  • Low property tax rates; small state with limited inventory.

How we rate these

Every listing says one of four things. Next to it is how many facts we hold for it, and what that much evidence is good enough for.

Worth a look
We hold the four basics (what is being sold, when, for how much, and what the property is) and nothing we hold argues against it. A claim about our record, not a promise about the property.
Needs review
We hold the basics, but a named finding wants a human first: a possible lien under the owner's name, a flood or environmental record, no mapped public road, a property check that fired, an opening bid at or above the value we hold for the parcel, or a sale the county reports as postponed.
Screened out
We hold positive evidence of a problem: recorded debt or an IRS lien that survives the sale, a lot too small to be a real parcel, a sale the county reports as over, or a sale date already past. The card names it.
Not enough data yet
One of the four basics is missing. This is not a bad rating: missing data can never produce a negative verdict.
N of 12 facts on file
How many of the 12 facts we track for this parcel we actually hold: sale kind, auction date, entry price, property class, value, lot size, living area, legal description, road access, title search, condition, sale terms. The same count on the board, the deal page and in Flexy. Hover the bar on any card to see which are still missing.

One number cannot say both how good a parcel looks and how much we actually know about it, and a low number reads as a verdict. So we do not print one. “Not enough data yet” is not a judgement about the property.

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Delaware county coverage

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New Castle Sussex

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Delaware tax sale FAQ

Delaware is a tax deed state. Monition-method judicial tax sale by the sheriff. The court confirms/approves the sale; the owner then has 60 days from court approval to redeem by paying purchase price + 15% + costs (9 Del. C. 8729). Only if not redeemed does the court order the sheriff to execute and deliver the deed (9 Del. C. 8728). So there IS a 60-day post-sale (post-confirmation) redemption window.

The redemption period in Delaware is 2 mo. During this period, the original owner can reclaim the property by paying what is owed plus the interest or penalty set by state law.

DeedFlex aggregates Delaware tax sale listings from county auction platforms and gives each property a plain-English verdict: Worth a look, Needs review, Screened out, or Not enough data yet. Next to it is how far the research has got on it. Start with Pro ($59/mo, flat) to browse all available Delaware properties with full deal analysis.

Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens. Delaware tax sales are sheriff sales: the county gets a court judgment against the parcel and the sheriff auctions it. You pay the full price on sale day; New Castle County requires $10,000 in certified funds to register, and Sussex County a $4,000 deposit. The Superior Court confirms the sale about a month later. The owner then has 60 days to redeem by paying you the price plus 15% and costs; if no one does, you get the sheriff's deed. The county does not guarantee clear title. Low property tax rates; small state with limited inventory.

Opening bids vary widely by county and property. Delaware has an average property tax rate of 0.57%, which influences opening bid amounts. DeedFlex shows the opening bid for every listed property. Where we hold a market value we can stand behind, we show it; where we do not, we say so rather than print a number we cannot support.

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