Gloucester County, NJ tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Gloucester County, NJ tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. New Jersey sells tax lien certificates paying up to 18%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus city and town notices on Oct 6, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Gloucester County, seat of Woodbury: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how New Jersey tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Set by each city or town
- Registration
- Terms vary by municipality.
- County seat collector
- 856-853-3200
On this page
How Gloucester County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
New Jersey holds no tax deed auction. A certificate holder who is not redeemed files an action in the Superior Court to foreclose the right of redemption: a private purchaser at any time after two years from the sale, the municipality (or anyone who takes the certificate from it by assignment or transfer) after six months, and any holder at any time if the property meets the statutory definition of abandoned property. Judgment bars redemption and vests title in the holder. Since P.L.2024, c.39 the owner or the owner's heirs may, before final judgment, demand that the foreclosure proceed by a sheriff's sale or a sheriff's Internet auction to preserve equity; that sale is run by the county sheriff and is a foreclosure sale of one parcel, not a tax sale, so a sheriff's sale listing is never the date of a municipality's certificate sale. Separately, a municipality holding its own certificates may foreclose by an in rem action once more than six months have passed since the sale and 21 months of taxes are unpaid.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Municipal tax collectors of Gloucester County's municipalities (the county holds no tax sale)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Each municipality sets its own date.
- Registration
- Terms vary by municipality.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Terms vary by municipality. On towns that sell through RealAuction, such as Woodbury and Deptford, bidders register on the town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site, post a 10% deposit of intended winnings including premiums (minimum $1,000) by ACH about a week before the sale, and pay winning bids by wire transfer by 2:00 PM ET on sale day; a missed payment forfeits the deposit and bans the bidder from all future online New Jersey tax sale auctions.
Sale format and venue
Gloucester County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Gloucester 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.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use Deptford Township sale list (each online town posts its own list on its sale site) 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
Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.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 Gloucester County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Deptford Township sale list (each online town posts its own list on its sale site). 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 vary by municipality. On towns that sell through RealAuction, such as Woodbury and Deptford, bidders register on the town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site, post a 10% deposit of intended winnings including premiums (minimum $1,000) by ACH about a week before the sale, and pay winning bids by wire transfer by 2:00 PM ET on sale day; a missed payment forfeits the deposit and bans the bidder from all future online New Jersey tax sale auctions.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the New Jersey due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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 certificates
Certificates on parcels that drew no bid are struck off to the municipality at 18 percent. A municipality's governing body may later sell a certificate it holds by assignment or at a separate public sale, at its discretion. Ask the tax collector of the specific municipality.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what New Jersey calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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Local offices
County seat collector (sells that town’s parcels only)
County notes
- Woodbury, the county seat, held its 2026 online sale on June 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at woodbury.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by June 10, 2026; its list appears on that site.
- Deptford Township held its 2026 online sale on September 23, 2026 at deptford.newjerseytaxsale.com; its list appears under Preview Items for Sale. The township advertises its sale in a local paper for four consecutive weeks before the sale date and posts the notice in five places within the township. The tax collector is at 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford, (856) 845-5300.
- Glassboro held its 2026 online sale on May 20, 2026 at glassboro.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by May 13, 2026.
- Monroe Township's 2026 tax sale is scheduled for October 14, 2026, and its sale list is posted on the township tax collector's page. The tax collector is at 125 Virginia Avenue, Williamstown, 856-728-9800 (option 3, then 1); call for the sale format and bidder terms.
- West Deptford's 2026 online sale is set for October 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at westdeptford.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by October 7, 2026.
- Paulsboro (8:30 AM ET) and Swedesboro (10:00 AM ET) hold online sales on October 28, 2026 on their own newjerseytaxsale.com sites, with deposits due by October 21, 2026.
- Pitman held its 2026 online sale on October 1, 2026, Clayton on September 22, 2026 and National Park on September 24, 2026, each on its own newjerseytaxsale.com site where its list appears.
- Harrison Township sells online at harrisontownship.newjerseytaxsale.com; its most recent posted rules cover the October 22, 2025 sale.
- Washington Township's tax collector (523 Egg Harbor Road, Sewell, 856-589-0520 ext. 2219) lists a tentative sale on December 15, 2026 at 10 AM; its list runs in a local paper for four consecutive weeks before the sale.
- Newfield's online sale site says it is currently offline; call the borough tax collector for the next sale date.
- Mantua Township's tax collector is at 401 Main Street, Mantua, (856) 468-1500 ext. 116; call the office for the sale date.
- Sale notices and lists for the remaining municipalities, including East Greenwich, Elk, Franklin, Greenwich, Logan, South Harrison, Wenonah, Westville, Woodbury Heights and Woolwich, appear in the local newspaper and at each town's tax collector's office.
New Jersey rules
- Minimum return
- One-time penalty at redemption by certificate amount (2% over $200, 4% over $5,000, 6% over $10,000), added to the interest
- Redemption
- The right to redeem lasts until it is cut off by a foreclosure judgment, not for a fixed term. What varies by parcel is how soon the holder may start that action: two years after the sale for a private purchaser, six months for the municipality or its assignee, and any time for abandoned property. Once a foreclosure complaint is filed and notice of it is filed with the tax collector, redemption is made in that court action and carries the court-fixed attorney's fees and costs. All other redemptions must go through the municipal tax collector's office; a lienholder who knowingly takes a redemption outside that office forfeits the certificate.
- Surplus proceeds
- Surplus arises only from a sheriff's sale or Internet auction demanded by the owner under N.J.S.A. 54:5-87(b). The sheriff deducts the cost of the sale and deposits the surplus with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the owner or heirs claim it by motion under N.J.S.2A:50-37 and the Rules of Court; that is the exclusive route. If the owner does not demand a sale, the holder may foreclose without one and the owner has no claim against the holder for any equity. In an abandoned-property foreclosure the court may bar claims to surplus equity and no sheriff's sale is required.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Gloucester County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Gloucester County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Gloucester County tax sale list?
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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