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North Carolina tax sales

All 100 North Carolina counties

Tax sale logistics for every North Carolina county: sale calendar, auction platform, and redemption rules. All 100 carry county-specific, sourced logistics.

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  • Alamance County
    County seat
    Graham
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Sales are scheduled periodically rather than on a fixed monthly calendar.
  • Alexander County
    County seat
    Taylorsville
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Alleghany County
    County seat
    Sparta
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No recurring sale schedule is published.
  • Anson County
    County seat
    Wadesboro
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Ashe County
    County seat
    Jefferson
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale.
  • Avery County
    County seat
    Newland
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    Avery County publishes no tax foreclosure sale calendar.
  • Beaufort County
    County seat
    Washington
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Bertie County
    County seat
    Windsor
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed schedule; sales are set case by case after a court judgment.
  • Bladen County
    County seat
    Elizabethtown
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed month or published calendar.
  • Brunswick County
    County seat
    Bolivia
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual schedule.
  • Buncombe County
    County seat
    Asheville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month.
  • Burke County
    County seat
    Morganton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Cabarrus County
    County seat
    Concord
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month.
  • Caldwell County
    County seat
    Lenoir
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Camden County
    County seat
    Camden
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No sale calendar or scheduled foreclosure sales are published for Camden County.
  • Carteret County
    County seat
    Beaufort
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month.
  • Caswell County
    County seat
    Yanceyville
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No published sale calendar.
  • Catawba County
    County seat
    Newton
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Chatham County
    County seat
    Pittsboro
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a fixed annual calendar.
  • Cherokee County
    County seat
    Murphy
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual schedule.
  • Chowan County
    County seat
    Edenton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    As needed, with no fixed annual schedule.
  • Clay County
    County seat
    Hayesville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Cleveland County
    County seat
    Shelby
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Sales are scheduled case by case as foreclosures conclude, not on a fixed annual calendar.
  • Columbus County
    County seat
    Whiteville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Craven County
    County seat
    New Bern
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Cumberland County
    County seat
    Fayetteville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Sales run year round rather than in one annual batch.
  • Currituck County
    County seat
    Currituck
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    As needed, with no fixed annual schedule.
  • Dare County
    County seat
    Manteo
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Davidson County
    County seat
    Lexington
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month.
  • Davie County
    County seat
    Mocksville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month.
  • Duplin County
    County seat
    Kenansville
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    Sales run case by case once the court sets a sale date, not on a fixed annual calendar.
  • Durham County
    County seat
    Durham
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Edgecombe County
    County seat
    Tarboro
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual date.
  • Forsyth County
    County seat
    Winston-Salem
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Scheduled as needed rather than on a fixed annual date.
  • Franklin County
    County seat
    Louisburg
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month.
  • Gaston County
    County seat
    Gastonia
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Gates County
    County seat
    Gatesville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month.
  • Graham County
    County seat
    Robbinsville
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No published sale calendar.
  • Granville County
    County seat
    Oxford
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No published sale calendar.
  • Greene County
    County seat
    Snow Hill
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed schedule.
  • Guilford County
    County seat
    Greensboro
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual schedule.
  • Halifax County
    County seat
    Halifax
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month or annual calendar.
  • Harnett County
    County seat
    Lillington
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    The county's sale page lists the next auction as August 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Harnett County Courthouse steps.
  • Haywood County
    County seat
    Waynesville
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Henderson County
    County seat
    Hendersonville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a fixed annual calendar.
  • Hertford County
    County seat
    Winton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed schedule.
  • Hoke County
    County seat
    Raeford
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual schedule.
  • Hyde County
    County seat
    Swan Quarter
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No standing sale calendar.
  • Iredell County
    County seat
    Statesville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month; sales are scheduled case by case as foreclosure judgments are entered.
  • Jackson County
    County seat
    Sylva
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Johnston County
    County seat
    Smithfield
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed schedule.
  • Jones County
    County seat
    Trenton
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual schedule.
  • Lee County
    County seat
    Sanford
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Lenoir County
    County seat
    Kinston
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual date.
  • Lincoln County
    County seat
    Lincolnton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual date; sales are scheduled case by case as foreclosures mature.
  • Macon County
    County seat
    Franklin
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date; foreclosure sales are scheduled case by case after judgment.
  • Madison County
    County seat
    Marshall
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date; sales are scheduled case by case.
  • Martin County
    County seat
    Williamston
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • McDowell County
    County seat
    Marion
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual cycle; sales are scheduled case by case as foreclosures mature.
  • Mecklenburg County
    County seat
    Charlotte
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale.
  • Mitchell County
    County seat
    Bakersville
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No published sale schedule.
  • Montgomery County
    County seat
    Troy
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Moore County
    County seat
    Carthage
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed month.
  • Nash County
    County seat
    Nashville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed sale calendar.
  • New Hanover County
    County seat
    Wilmington
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Northampton County
    County seat
    Jackson
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Onslow County
    County seat
    Jacksonville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Orange County
    County seat
    Hillsborough
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Pamlico County
    County seat
    Bayboro
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Pasquotank County
    County seat
    Elizabeth City
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Pender County
    County seat
    Burgaw
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Roughly every other month.
  • Perquimans County
    County seat
    Hertford
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual schedule; sales are held in batches as foreclosures mature.
  • Person County
    County seat
    Roxboro
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Pitt County
    County seat
    Greenville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Polk County
    County seat
    Columbus
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Randolph County
    County seat
    Asheboro
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Hill); this newspaper-style advertisement is a collection step, not a lien certificate sale.
  • Richmond County
    County seat
    Rockingham
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month.
  • Robeson County
    County seat
    Lumberton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Rockingham County
    County seat
    Wentworth
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual date.
  • Rowan County
    County seat
    Salisbury
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month.
  • Rutherford County
    County seat
    Rutherfordton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Sampson County
    County seat
    Clinton
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No published foreclosure sale schedule.
  • Scotland County
    County seat
    Laurinburg
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Stanly County
    County seat
    Albemarle
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No published foreclosure sale calendar; sales are scheduled case by case as individual foreclosures conclude.
  • Stokes County
    County seat
    Danbury
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Surry County
    County seat
    Dobson
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month; sales are scheduled case by case as GS 105-374 foreclosures mature.
  • Swain County
    County seat
    Bryson City
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    See county page
  • Transylvania County
    County seat
    Brevard
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    No fixed schedule; foreclosure sales are held as needed.
  • Tyrrell County
    County seat
    Columbia
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Union County
    County seat
    Monroe
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month.
  • Vance County
    County seat
    Henderson
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual date; sales are scheduled individually by court order.
  • Wake County
    County seat
    Raleigh
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual month.
  • Warren County
    County seat
    Warrenton
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Warren County sale notices are published on the ZLS listings page.
  • Washington County
    County seat
    Plymouth
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale date.
  • Watauga County
    County seat
    Boone
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual auction.
  • Wayne County
    County seat
    Goldsboro
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Year-round, on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM at the Wayne County Courthouse in Goldsboro.
  • Wilkes County
    County seat
    Wilkesboro
    Tax deed sale
    Not listed
    Next sale
    Not published.
  • Wilson County
    County seat
    Wilson
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    Sales are scheduled case by case as foreclosures mature rather than in one annual month.
  • Yadkin County
    County seat
    Yadkinville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed annual sale month.
  • Yancey County
    County seat
    Burnsville
    Tax deed sale
    In person
    Next sale
    No fixed schedule.

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