Oxford County, ME tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Oxford County, ME tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Maine towns sell tax-acquired property through brokers, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus city and town notices on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Oxford County, seat of Paris: sale calendar, broker listings, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Maine tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Set by each city or town
- Registration
- No bidder registration.
- County seat collector
- (207) 743-6359
On this page
How Oxford County sells delinquent taxes
Sale of tax-acquired property
- Run by
- Each town and plantation in Oxford County sells its own tax-acquired property through its select board and town office; Oxford County holds no tax sale. In the North Oxford, South Oxford and Milton Unorganized Territories, Maine Revenue Services sells State tax-acquired land.
- Frequency
- No fixed schedule; each town lists property when it is ready
- Typical timing
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- No bidder registration.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
No bidder registration. Make an offer through the broker on a town's listing. If a broker cannot sell within 12 months, the town may sell by any method its legislative body authorizes, such as a published sealed bid. State Unorganized Territory parcels are offered through On Point Realty, (207) 754-5058.
Sale format and venue
Oxford County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Oxford 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 State of Maine, Unorganized Territory: tax-acquired listings by Maine Revenue Services' broker, On Point Realty (statewide, not a county list) 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 Oxford County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open State of Maine, Unorganized Territory: tax-acquired listings by Maine Revenue Services' broker, On Point Realty (statewide, not a county list). 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
No bidder registration. Make an offer through the broker on a town's listing. If a broker cannot sell within 12 months, the town may sell by any method its legislative body authorizes, such as a published sealed bid. State Unorganized Territory parcels are offered through On Point Realty, (207) 754-5058.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Maine 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 Maine 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.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold properties
No over-the-counter lien list. Tax-acquired property is listed with a broker on the open market; ask the municipal office what it holds and which broker lists it.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Maine calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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Local offices
County notes
- Oxford County holds no tax sale. Each town and plantation sells its own tax-acquired property, and Maine Revenue Services sells State-held land in the Unorganized Territory.
- Oxford County has three Unorganized Territories: North Oxford (including the former town of Grafton and Riley Township), South Oxford (including Batchelders Grant and the former towns of Albany and Mason) and Milton.
- The State's tax-acquired Unorganized Territory parcels appear on the On Point Realty state tax-acquired property list; contact the listing agent, Tasha Massey, at (207) 754-5058.
- Norway: the select board may retain, return to the former owner, or sell tax-acquired property. Its 2011 disposition policy calls for public bids advertised at least two weeks ahead in the Advertiser Democrat and on the town website; the 2024 state law now requires a broker listing first. The policy is on the town documents list. Town office: 19 Danforth St, (207) 743-6651.
- Paris (county seat): the town posts no tax-acquired property list; ask the town office at 33 Market Square, (207) 743-2501.
- Rumford: no tax-acquired property list is posted; ask the Tax and Sewer Office at 145 Congress Street, (207) 364-4576.
- Bethel: no tax-acquired property list is posted; call the town office at 19 Main Street, (207) 824-2669.
- Fryeburg: any town property sale by bid would appear on the town's bid postings list, which showed no open postings; the town office is at 16 Lovewell Pond Road.
- Dixfield: ask the town office at 46 Main St, (207) 562-8151, which handles tax collection.
- Oxford (Town Office, 127 Pottle Road), Waterford (366 Valley Road, 207-583-4403) and Otisfield (403 State Route 121, 207-539-2664) post no tax-acquired property list; ask each town office.
- Every other town and plantation in the county, including Andover, Buckfield, Canton, Denmark, Hebron, Hiram, Lovell, Mexico, Newry, Peru, Porter, West Paris and Woodstock, publishes no list online; call the town office and watch the local paper for notices.
Maine rules
- Redemption
- The owner, or anyone with an interest, may pay the tax, interest and costs at any time within 18 months after the lien certificate is filed in the registry of deeds. 30 to 45 days before the foreclosure date the treasurer must notify the owner named on the lien and each record mortgage holder; anyone not given timely notice may redeem until 30 days after the notice is actually given. After foreclosure there is no right to redeem, although the municipality may choose to sell or convey the property back to the former owner, and the former owner is paid any excess when the property is sold.
- Deed deposit
- No statutory deposit. A broker sale follows ordinary purchase-and-sale terms the municipality negotiates; where a municipality sells by its own method after a failed listing, its legislative body's authorization and published terms set any deposit.
- Surplus proceeds
- The former owner (the owner of record at foreclosure, or heirs, devisees or personal representatives) receives the sale proceeds above: all taxes owed; the taxes that would have been assessed while the municipality owned it; accrued interest; advertising, mailing, recording, listing and broker fees not covered by the broker agreement; other costs of selling, maintaining or improving the property, including documented administrative costs and reasonable attorney's fees; the cost of the lien and foreclosure process; and unpaid sewer, water or other utility charges and municipal fees. The former owner may request an itemized accounting. The municipality mails notice at least 30 days before paying, publishes notice for 3 weeks if the owner cannot be found, and sends unclaimed proceeds to the Unclaimed Property Fund 30 days after the last notice. If the municipality keeps the property, it pays the excess using an independent licensed appraisal instead of a sale price. Accepting the excess waives the former owner's right to challenge the taking.
What the deed conveys: Quitclaim only, with no warranty. A challenge to the validity of the tax taking may be brought for 5 years after the redemption period expires (liens recorded after October 13, 2014), 2 years for commercial real estate on liens recorded after June 30, 2026, and only 6 months after a code enforcement officer certifies residential tax-acquired property abandoned (liens recorded after December 1, 2021). The former owner's receipt of excess proceeds waives that challenge. A former owner or mortgagee who was not given the required notices may have a late redemption right (see redemption). Budget for a title search and, where a title insurer requires it, a quiet-title action under 946. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Oxford County, Maine sell tax liens or tax deeds?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Oxford County tax sale list?
Verified Sep 28, 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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