Stark County, OH tax sales
Stark 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 on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in Canton, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- No scheduled public tax certificate auction date is published on the county site.
- Format
- County site
- County office
- 330-451-7814
On this page
How Stark County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Stark County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No scheduled public tax certificate auction date is published on the county site.
- Registration
- The county publishes no bidder registration process or bidding terms for tax certificates.
- Sale list
- Delinquent Real Estate List
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Stark County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Sale list
- Delinquent Tax and Tax Lien Sales
When it runs
Registration and deposit
The winning bidder must deliver a deposit to the Treasurer's Office by 4:30 P.M. on the sale day. "The deposit should be 10% of the highest bid and may be in the form of a cashier's check or certified check made payable to the Stark County Treasurer." The balance is due within 30 days of the filing date of the confirmation of sale. On sale day, bring the name for the deed, the tax mailing address, a contact phone number, and photo identification such as a driver's license. Bidders on the separate online tax certificate foreclosure track must instead register with Realauction and fund a per property deposit of $1,000, $5,000, or $10,000 as set by law, by wire transfer or ACH; cash is not accepted.
Sale format and venue
Stark County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Stark 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
Use Delinquent Tax and Tax Lien Sales for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
No scheduled public tax certificate auction date is published on the county site. The county names Official public sheriff sale web site, at the county's subdomain of sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov as its auction platform but has not published a direct bidding link. Confirm the date and window with the county.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Stark County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Stark County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent Tax and Tax Lien Sales. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
The winning bidder must deliver a deposit to the Treasurer's Office by 4:30 P.M. on the sale day. "The deposit should be 10% of the highest bid and may be in the form of a cashier's check or certified check made payable to the Stark County Treasurer." The balance is due within 30 days of the filing date of the confirmation of sale. On sale day, bring the name for the deed, the tax mailing address, a contact phone number, and photo identification such as a driver's license. Bidders on the separate online tax certificate foreclosure track must instead register with Realauction and fund a per property deposit of $1,000, $5,000, or $10,000 as set by law, by wire transfer or ACH; cash is not accepted.
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.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 liens and deeds
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)
County notes
- Stark County runs both Ohio paths, but through different offices: the Treasurer handles tax lien certificates, and the Sheriff conducts the deed side foreclosure auctions under order of the Court.
- Two distinct Sheriff tracks exist. The monthly in person delinquent tax foreclosure sale is the active one, with recorded 2026 sale totals of $1,013,150.69 through August. The online tax certificate foreclosure track on Realauction shows no sales for any month of 2026.
- A banner in the Sheriff sale site template lists a 10:00 A.M. sale at the Arts Hall Building, Stark County Fair Grounds, 305 Wertz Ave N.W. That banner is hidden by the page's own styling and contradicts the visible page text, so rely on the 9:00 A.M. first Tuesday sale in the Event Hall at 110 Central Plaza South.
- Redemption runs late on the deed side. Per the Treasurer, "The taxpayer may redeem the property any time prior to the filing of an entry confirming the sale," and payoff must cover all taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, fees, and court costs in certified funds.
- The Treasurer's delinquent taxpayer list is posted as a dated spreadsheet whose file name changes with each refresh, so reach it from the Delinquent Tax and Foreclosures page rather than bookmarking the file. The current posting is the Delinquent Real Estate List as of May 1, 2026.
- The Sheriff's delinquent tax sale page states there is no list available for properties delinquent for $5,000.00 or less.
- A private sale is possible before the auction: the Sheriff's page notes a buyer may negotiate a private sale for a scheduled parcel, but all taxes and related costs must be paid in full for the sale to be canceled.
- Sheriff sale questions go to [email protected]. Treasurer tax lien questions go to 330-451-7814, extension 7493.
Ohio rules
- 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.
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
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Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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