Fairfield County, CT tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Fairfield County, CT tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Connecticut sells redeemable deeds that pay up to 18% a year interest on redemption. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus city and town notices on Oct 6, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Fairfield County, seat of Bridgeport: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Connecticut tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Set by each city or town
- Registration
- Terms are set town by town.
- County seat collector
- 203-576-7271
On this page
How Fairfield County sells delinquent taxes
No tax lien certificate sale
Connecticut issues no tax lien certificate at auction. The town or city tax collector sells the real estate itself by collector's deed, subject to a six-month redemption. The only transfer of a tax LIEN to a private party is a municipality's negotiated assignment under 12-195h, made by resolution of its legislative body to an assignee that must sign a contract with the town; it is not an auction open to individual investors.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- The tax collector of each town, city or tax district in Fairfield County. The county has no government and holds no tax sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The Oronoque Village Tax District (Stratford) sale set for November 12, 2026 is cancelled because every property was paid in full.
- Registration
- Terms are set town by town.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Terms are set town by town. Norwalk (August 24, 2026 sale): pre-register on sale day and bring a $5,000 deposit per property in cash, bank or certified check or money order payable to the Tax Collector of the City of Norwalk; the balance was due four days after the sale. Weston and Sherman: register at the auction, bring government ID, the taxpayer ID of whoever takes title and a $5,000 certified-funds deposit per property (unless the notice says otherwise); the balance is due within five calendar days.
Sale format and venue
Fairfield County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Fairfield County tax sale 2026 searches, use the city and town sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the collector of the city or town holding the sale before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use Upcoming auctions list for Weston and Sherman (the page also lists towns outside this county) as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Sale day
Each city or town picks its own platform or in-person venue. Confirm the date and registration window with that town’s collector before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, treat the collector of the city or town holding the sale as the source for which parcels are actually offered. Do not rely on a third-party list for final parcel status.
Before you bid in Fairfield County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Upcoming auctions list for Weston and Sherman (the page also lists towns outside this county). Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the town before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.Confirm registration and deposit
Terms are set town by town. Norwalk (August 24, 2026 sale): pre-register on sale day and bring a $5,000 deposit per property in cash, bank or certified check or money order payable to the Tax Collector of the City of Norwalk; the balance was due four days after the sale. Weston and Sherman: register at the auction, bring government ID, the taxpayer ID of whoever takes title and a $5,000 certified-funds deposit per property (unless the notice says otherwise); the balance is due within five calendar days.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Connecticut due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Connecticut before you price the title work.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
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Local offices
County notes
- Fairfield County holds no tax sale. Its 23 towns and cities (Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton) and their tax districts each run their own sale through their own tax collector.
- Norwalk: the City of Norwalk Tax Collector (125 East Ave., Room 105, Norwalk, CT 06851; 203-854-7731) held its last sale in person on August 24, 2026 in the Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall. Redemption for parcels sold runs through February 24, 2027.
- Norwalk: the minimum bid list and property lists are posted on the city's Tax Sale Information page. Bidders pre-register on sale day with a $5,000 deposit per property, and a $25 informational packet is sold at the Tax Collector's Office.
- Weston: the Town of Weston auctions 35 Treadwell Lane at 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2026 at Weston Town Hall, 56 Norfield Road. The parcel appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming auctions page.
- Sherman: the Town of Sherman auctions parcels at 10:00 a.m. on November 17, 2026 at Sherman Town Hall, 9 Route 39 North. Its list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming auctions page.
- Oronoque Village Tax District (Stratford): the auction set for November 12, 2026 is cancelled because all properties were paid in full.
- For the Weston and Sherman sales, registration happens at the auction. Bring government ID, the exact legal name and taxpayer ID for the deed, and a $5,000 bank check or money order per property; the balance is due within five calendar days.
- Bethel: the Tax Collector's page links to the Connecticut Tax Sales site. Bethel's August 5, 2026 auction sold one parcel, with redemption running to February 4, 2027, and the results are posted on that site's recently completed list.
- New Fairfield: three parcels (1 Clement Road, 7 Whitehall Road and 10 Calverton Drive) whose auction was postponed appear on the Connecticut Tax Sales postponed list, which invites emailed offers to the town's tax sale counsel.
- Easton: the Tax Collector last posted a tax sale for March 18, 2025, with the property list linked from the collector's news notice and questions referred to Attorney Adam Cohen.
- Bridgeport, the county seat, posts no tax sale schedule on its Tax Collector page. Call 203-576-7271 and watch the local newspaper legal notices.
- Danbury posts no tax sale schedule on its tax payment page. Call the Tax Collector at 203-797-4541; City Hall is at 155 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury, CT 06810.
- The other towns post no current sale on their collector pages. Their notices appear in the local newspaper and at the town's tax collector and town clerk; confirm the list, venue and deposit with the town before bidding.
Connecticut rules
- Redemption
- Redemption runs from the published post-sale notice to six months after the sale date. The statute sets 60 days instead for property that was abandoned or meets other conditions established by an ordinance adopted by the town's legislative body. Payment goes to the tax collector, who cancels the deed, gives the payer a certificate of satisfaction and within ten days tenders the money, plus the escrowed excess bid, to the buyer. If the window closes unredeemed, the collector's deed is recorded and the buyer owns the parcel without any court action.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit rule. 12-157(d) lets the collector publish or announce rules for the conduct of the auction and for payment by successful bidders, so each town sets its own deposit, registration and form of payment. Read the terms of sale in each town's notice.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any amount the sale brings above the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, fees and costs is held in a separate interest-bearing escrow account (interest to the town). If the parcel is redeemed, the excess goes to the buyer within ten days. If it is not redeemed, the collector may first apply the excess to the same taxpayer's other delinquent taxes to the town, including personal property and motor vehicle taxes, and must within ten days after the redemption period ends pay the rest to the clerk of the Superior Court for the judicial district, then notify the former owner and lienholders by certified mail. They have 90 days from that payment to apply to the court, which may appoint a state referee to divide the money by equity; money nobody claims escheats to the state as unclaimed property. This rule dates from P.A. 95-228, long before Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023), and no 2023 to 2026 act amends it. It applies to the collector's tax sale only; a court foreclosure of a tax lien under 12-181 or 12-195h follows the court's own foreclosure rules.
What the deed conveys: A recorded collector's deed is prima facie evidence of valid title, subject only to later town taxes not yet due when the levy was first published, other liens in favor of the town, easements and restrictions benefiting other land, and other interests the deed describes. The redemption-expiry notice extinguishes the titles, mortgages and liens of the taxpayer and of every mortgagee and lienholder that received actual or constructive notice. A sale can be set aside only by someone the collector failed to notify who did not in fact learn of the sale within six months, and, except for fraud, any action attacking the deed must be brought within one year of its recording. The town's warranty on the deed is limited to the price paid plus reasonable later improvement costs. During the redemption period the buyer has an insurable interest and may seek a receiver, but no right of possession is granted by statute before the deed is recorded. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Oct 6, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the office that runs the sale before you bid.
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