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Noble County, OH tax sales

Noble County, Ohio sells both tax lien certificates and tax deeds. The County Treasurer runs the certificate sale (18% maximum, bid down), and the County Sheriff holds the tax deed sale online via RealAuction on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in Caldwell, under R.C. Chapter 5721.

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Next sale
No tax certificate sale schedule is published by the county.
Format
RealAuction
County office
(740) 732-2457
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How Noble County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

Run by
Noble County Treasurer's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No tax certificate sale schedule is published by the county.
Registration
No bidder registration process for a tax certificate sale is published by the county.
Registration and deposit

No bidder registration process for a tax certificate sale is published by the county.

Sale format and venue
No Noble County tax certificate sale is advertised on official county pages. The Treasurer's page lists the treasurer, office phone and fax, an email address, and an online tax payment portal, and shows no certificate sale date, no auction platform, and no bidder registration. Ohio certificate sales under Revised Code 5721.32 and 5721.33 are optional for a county, and no platform is confirmed for Noble County. Investors should call the Treasurer's office at (740) 732-2457 to confirm whether certificates are ever offered before planning around one.
Source: Noble County Treasurer, official Noble County government site· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Tax deed sale

RealAuction
Run by
Noble County Sheriff's Office
Frequency
annual
Sale list
Noble County tax foreclosure sheriff sale publication (PDF)
When it runs
Sales are scheduled case by case as foreclosure judgments are entered, not on a fixed annual date. The Sheriff's Office states that "On scheduled Fridays at 10:00 AM (EST), the online auction will begin" and that properties remain open for bidding at least seven days before the sale date. The most recent delinquent land tax foreclosure publication set the sale "at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the west door of the Courthouse, West St., Caldwell, Ohio on Friday, the 27th day of February, 2026", with any parcel that did not draw a sufficient bid re-offered on the same terms on "Friday, the 13th day of March, 2026".
Registration and deposit

The Sheriff's Office states that all sales are conducted on the Official Public Sheriff's Sale Website operated by Realauction under contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. Prospective bidders must register on the Realauction site and complete the Purchaser Information Form; Realauction offers training webinars. Deposits are set by appraised value: "$10,000.00 or less = Deposit of $2,000.00"; "$10,000.01 - 200,000.00 = Deposit of $5,000.00"; "$200,000.01 or greater = Deposit of $10,000.00". ACH debit deposits must be initiated by 4:00 PM five business days before the Friday auction. Realauction customer service is 1-877-361-7325.

Sale format and venue
This is the deed path. The Treasurer files an in rem action in the Noble County Common Pleas Court against parcels encumbered with delinquent tax liens, and the Sheriff sells the property under the judgment. The February 2026 notice is signed by Jason Mackie, Sheriff of Noble County, and by the Noble County Prosecuting Attorney's office. Minimum bid: property is sold "for cash, to the highest bidder of an amount that equals at least the total amount of the judgment, including all taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs". Terms: the judgment amount plus taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest and costs is payable on being declared the successful bidder, and the balance is due within thirty days or on receipt of the sheriff's deed, whichever comes first. A sheriff's fee of 1.5 percent of the successful bid and a $50.00 deed preparation fee are added to the successful bid. Property is sold as is, where is, with no inspection and no warranty of condition from the Sheriff's Office or the Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The notice warns in bold that property sold at public auction may be subject to a federal tax lien that the sale may not extinguish, and urges bidders to search the federal tax lien index kept by the County Recorder. Real estate taxes are not prorated, so the buyer takes responsibility for accrued taxes not yet due as of the sale date. One conflict to check before bidding: the Sheriff's Sales page says every sale runs online through the state site, while the February 2026 delinquent land tax publication gives a physical location at the west door of the Courthouse on West Street in Caldwell. Confirm the venue for a specific sale with the Sheriff's Office at 740-732-5631.
Register on RealAuction
Source: Notice of Sale Under Judgment of Foreclosures of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes, Noble County Common Pleas Court, published February 2026· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Noble County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Noble 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Noble County tax foreclosure sheriff sale publication (PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    No tax certificate sale schedule is published by the county. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Noble County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Noble County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Noble County tax foreclosure sheriff sale publication (PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    The Sheriff's Office states that all sales are conducted on the Official Public Sheriff's Sale Website operated by Realauction under contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. Prospective bidders must register on the Realauction site and complete the Purchaser Information Form; Realauction offers training webinars. Deposits are set by appraised value: "$10,000.00 or less = Deposit of $2,000.00"; "$10,000.01 - 200,000.00 = Deposit of $5,000.00"; "$200,000.01 or greater = Deposit of $10,000.00". ACH debit deposits must be initiated by 4:00 PM five business days before the Friday auction. Realauction customer service is 1-877-361-7325.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Ohio due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. 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

Ohio has no over-the-counter tax certificate channel. The equivalent inventory is the county auditor's forfeited land list, made up of parcels that drew no qualifying bid at two foreclosure sales. The auditor offers that list at public auction at least annually, and a tract that still receives no bid meeting the statutory minimum may then be sold for the best price obtainable.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Noble County Treasurer's Office (Kelly Saling, Treasurer)

(740) 732-2457

Official website

County notes

  • The Treasurer's office page does not publish a street or mailing address; it lists phone (740) 732-2457, fax (740) 732-5702, and email [email protected]. Other county offices are addressed within the Caldwell courthouse, for example the Auditor at 200 Courthouse, Caldwell, Ohio 43724.
  • Noble County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Jason Mackie), 420 Olive Street, Caldwell, Ohio 43724, non-emergency 740-732-5631. Sheriff's sales page: https://noblesheriff.org/sheriffs-sales/
  • Noble County Clerk of Courts (Ashley Reiter), 350 Courthouse, Caldwell, Ohio 43724, 740-732-4408. Foreclosure cases are filed in the Noble County Common Pleas Court, and the sale publication lists each parcel by case number.
  • The sale list is a scanned five page PDF hosted under the Treasurer section of the county site, titled "Noble County -- Tax Foreclosure -- Sheriff Sale Publication". It names each case, parcel number, property address, acreage, last known owner, and the judgment amount. Judgments in the February 2026 notice ranged from about $263 to about $36,279.
  • Noble County is small and rural, and the delinquent land tax docket is short. The February 2026 publication covered roughly a dozen cases, several of them vacant lots and small acreage tracts in Caldwell, Belle Valley, Summerfield, Senecaville, and Laura.
  • Several parcels in the February 2026 publication listed oil and gas interests among the lienholders, including CNX Gas Company and Hess Ohio Developments, so mineral and lease encumbrances are worth checking on rural tracts here.

Ohio rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, bid down in 0.25% steps
Minimum return
6% floor at redemption
Redemption
Ohio has no post-sale redemption window. On the certificate track the owner or any other person entitled to redeem may pay the county treasurer at any time before the certificate holder pays to start foreclosure, and after that up until the entry of confirmation of sale, the expiration of the 28-day alternative redemption period, or the decree that conveys title to the certificate holder. On the direct foreclosure track, delinquent land may be redeemed before proceedings begin, and afterwards up to the entry of confirmation of sale or the end of the alternative redemption period. The alternative redemption period is 28 days after an adjudication of foreclosure is journalized, and when it expires the right and equity of redemption terminate without any further order. Once title vests, a decree conveying the parcel to a certificate holder is a permanent bar to redemption.
Deed deposit
For residential property the deposit is fixed by statute: $2,000 if the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 if it is above $10,000 and up to $200,000, and $10,000 if it is above $200,000. A judgment creditor buying at its own sale posts no deposit. For commercial property the deposit follows whatever requirements the sale sets. Deposit timing is set by the court or the officer conducting the sale and printed in the sale advertisement, and an online sale may take the deposit by card or other financial transaction device.
Surplus proceeds
Sale proceeds pay costs first, then the certificate holder or the taxing districts, and any residue goes to the clerk of the court within 45 days after confirmation. The clerk notifies the former owner. Residue left unclaimed 90 days after that final notice is paid into the county treasury and held for the owner, who may demand it within three years. After three years it is forfeited to the county's delinquent tax and assessment collection fund, or to the county land reutilization corporation fund where one exists.
Governing statute
R.C. Chapter 5721

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Noble County, Ohio sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Noble County follows Ohio's hybrid system. The County Treasurer sells tax lien certificates, and the County Sheriff handles the tax deed sale on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed.

When is the Noble County tax certificate sale?

No tax certificate sale schedule is published by the county. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

How often does Noble County hold tax deed sales?

Noble County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Ohio's redemption rule: 1 year after the certificate sale before the holder can request foreclosure; redemption then stays open until confirmation of sale. Call the Noble County Sheriff's Office as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Noble County tax sale list?

Noble County posts its tax sale list at noblecountyohio.gov. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Aug 7, 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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