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Washington 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.

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Current auctions in Washington

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Pierce County, WA: APN: 5017860850
Pierce County, WA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $5,478 Auction Nov 10, 2026
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Pierce County, WA: APN: 0317228011
Pierce County, WA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $32,370 Auction Nov 10, 2026
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Pierce County, WA: APN: 5017860150
Pierce County, WA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $5,485 Auction Nov 10, 2026
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Pierce County, WA: APN: 6661200300
Pierce County, WA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $57,879 Auction Nov 10, 2026
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DELTA LINE RD CUSTER, WA
Whatcom County, WA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $2,823 Auction Dec 2, 2026
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Pierce County, WA: APN: 4450604030
Pierce County, WA · Land / vacant
Opening bid $43,777 Auction Nov 10, 2026
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How Washington tax sales work

Sale Type
Tax Deed
Washington sells the actual property deed at auction. The winning bidder receives ownership of the property (subject to certain surviving liens and title clearing requirements).
Redemption Period
No redemption
After three years of unpaid taxes the county forecloses in superior court and sells the property at a public auction, often online, with a minimum bid of the taxes, interest and costs (RCW 84.64.050, 84.64.080). The owner can pay until the close of business the day before the sale. After the sale there is no redemption, except that a minor or a person a court has found legally incompetent has three years to redeem (84.64.070). The treasurer issues a tax deed, usually within about 30 days.
Avg Property Tax Rate
1.03%
Near the national average (1.1%).
Homestead Rules
Special Rules Apply
Senior/disabled exemption 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.
Surviving lien
A debt on the property that the tax sale does NOT wipe out. It becomes yours.
Opening bid
Where bidding starts. It is not a price or a value. Often it is just the tax owed.
Tax deed
The county sells the property itself. The winner owns it.

Before you bid in Washington

What can survive the sale and become yours

  • IRS federal tax liens
  • Environmental liens

Other things to check

  • Washington sells the property, not a lien.
  • Counties foreclose after three years of delinquency and sell "as is" at auction.
  • IRS liens and local improvement district assessments can survive the sale, and recorded easements always do.
  • Check for environmental contamination, especially in industrial areas.

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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Washington county coverage

5 counties with deals. Tap one to browse.

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Washington tax sale FAQ

Washington is a tax deed state. After three years of unpaid taxes the county forecloses in superior court and sells the property at a public auction, often online, with a minimum bid of the taxes, interest and costs (RCW 84.64.050, 84.64.080). The owner can pay until the close of business the day before the sale. After the sale there is no redemption, except that a minor or a person a court has found legally incompetent has three years to redeem (84.64.070). The treasurer issues a tax deed, usually within about 30 days.

Washington has no post-sale redemption period for most tax sales: once the sale is final, the original owner cannot reclaim the property.

DeedFlex aggregates Washington 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 Washington properties with full deal analysis.

Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens, Environmental liens. Washington sells the property, not a lien. Counties foreclose after three years of delinquency and sell "as is" at auction. IRS liens and local improvement district assessments can survive the sale, and recorded easements always do. Check for environmental contamination, especially in industrial areas.

Opening bids vary widely by county and property. Washington has an average property tax rate of 1.03%, 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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