Somerset County, NJ tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Somerset 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 what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Somerset County, seat of Somerville: 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
- Each municipality sets its own date.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register and post a deposit on the selling municipality's own newjerseytaxsale.com site.
On this page
How Somerset 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 collector of each Somerset County municipality (the county holds no tax sale)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Each municipality sets its own date.
- Registration
- Register and post a deposit on the selling municipality's own newjerseytaxsale.com site.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Somerset County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Somerset County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Each city or town sells separately and posts its own list. The municipal notes on this page say where each one appears.Register to bid
Sale day
Each municipality sets its own date. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Municipal tax collector of each Somerset County municipality (the county holds no tax sale) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Somerset County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
There is no county list: each town posts its own. Get the list from the town whose sale you plan to attend and confirm the advertised parcels with its collector before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
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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County offices
County notes
- Somerset County does not hold a tax sale. Each of its 21 municipalities' tax collectors sells its own tax sale certificates, so dates, deposits and lists differ from town to town.
- Bridgewater Township: online sale on October 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at bridgewater.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Its list is the published sale notice issued before the sale.
- Bernards Township: online sale on October 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET at bernards.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due September 29. The township posts its Public Notice and 50-Day List on its Tax Collector page; the office is at One Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, (908) 204-3080.
- Hillsborough Township: its 2026 online sale closed September 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET on hillsborough.newjerseytaxsale.com. The township distributes its tax sale list through Township Alerts; the collector is at 379 South Branch Road, (908) 369-8672.
- Montgomery Township: online sale on October 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at montgomery.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due October 7. The township posts a parcel list of delinquencies and costs on its Finance and Tax page; call (908) 280-4941.
- Somerville and Peapack-Gladstone: both boroughs sell online on October 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET on their own newjerseytaxsale.com sites, with deposits due October 7. Each borough's list is its published sale notice.
- North Plainfield: online sale on October 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET at northplainfield.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due October 13. The list is the borough's published sale notice.
- Watchung: online sale on October 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at watchung.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due October 15. The list is the borough's published sale notice.
- South Bound Brook: online sale on October 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at southboundbrook.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due October 16 and a $1 minimum deposit. The list is the borough's published sale notice.
- Manville: the most recent sale ran online on December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET at manville.newjerseytaxsale.com; a 2026 date had not been posted. Contact the Manville tax collector for the next sale and its list.
- Bound Brook: the borough's RealAuction tax sale site states it is currently offline. Contact the Bound Brook tax collector for the next sale date and list.
- Bedminster, Bernardsville, Branchburg, Far Hills, Franklin, Green Brook, Millstone, Raritan, Rocky Hill and Warren: sale notices and the list of liens appear in the local newspaper and at each municipal tax collector's office.
New Jersey rules
- 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 Somerset County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Somerset County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
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 county office before you bid.
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