Caledonia County, VT tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Caledonia County, VT tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Vermont sells redeemable deeds the owner can buy back with a statutory penalty. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Caledonia County, seat of St. Johnsbury: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Vermont tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- No countywide sale date.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- No countywide registration.
- County office
- 802-748-3926
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How Caledonia County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- The collector of taxes (or collector of delinquent taxes) of each town in Caledonia County. The county itself holds no tax sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- No countywide registration.
When it runs
No countywide sale date. Each town sets and advertises its own sale; for example, Hardwick held its most recent sale on September 24, 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Caledonia County does not sell tax-delinquent property. Each of its towns runs its own live public auction through its own collector, on its own date, with its own list of parcels. Each town's list appears in its notice of sale in the local newspaper and at the town office, and some towns also post the list on the town website. Parcels are often withdrawn before the sale when the owner pays. The owner may redeem within one year by paying the sale price plus 1 percent a month; otherwise the collector gives the buyer a deed.
Source: Notice of Tax Sale, Town of Hardwick· Verified Sep 28, 2026
Caledonia County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Caledonia 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Get the advertised list
Use Hardwick notice of tax sale parcel list (September 2026) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No countywide sale 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 The collector of taxes (or collector of delinquent taxes) of each town in Caledonia County. The county itself holds no tax sale. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Caledonia County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Hardwick notice of tax sale parcel list (September 2026). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Vermont due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Vermont before you price the title work.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.
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County notes
- Caledonia County holds no tax sale. Its towns, including St. Johnsbury, Lyndon, Hardwick, Danville, Burke, Barnet, Ryegate, Groton, Peacham, Walden, Waterford, Sheffield, Sutton, Newark, Kirby, Stannard and Wheelock, each sell through their own collector on their own date.
- Hardwick: the Tax Collector held a public auction on September 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m., at the Town Clerk's office in the Memorial Building, 20 Church Street. The parcel list appears in the notice of tax sale posted on the town website.
- Hardwick's September 2026 list named eight parcels with 2024/2025 taxes due; four were paid off before the sale and withdrawn.
- Hardwick taxes not paid by May 10 are delinquent and carry an 8 percent penalty plus 1 percent a month interest.
- Barnet: Collector of Delinquent Tax Jeremy Roberts, (802) 473-2132, PO Box 97, Passumpsic, VT 05861. The town website publishes no current sale list; ask the collector for the list and date.
- Ryegate: the Treasurer serves as interim Collector of Delinquent Taxes, (802) 584-3880, 18 South Bayley Hazen Road, East Ryegate, VT 05042. Taxes become delinquent October 11.
- St. Johnsbury: delinquent taxes go through the Town Clerk and Treasurer, 51 Depot Square, Suite 3, 802-748-3926.
- Lyndon: the Town Clerk handles delinquent taxes, (802) 626-5785, PO Box 167, Lyndonville, VT 05851.
- Burke: Town Clerk's office, (802) 467-3717, 212 School Street, West Burke, VT 05871.
- For the other towns, each sale list appears in the notice of sale in the local newspaper and at the town clerk's or collector's office. Confirm the date, list and payment terms with the town before bidding.
Vermont rules
- Redemption
- The owner, a lienholder or a mortgagee, or their representatives or assigns, may redeem within one year from the day of sale by paying or tendering to the collector who made the sale (or to the town clerk if the collector has died or left town) the sum for which the land was sold plus 1 percent a month, with a part month counted as a full month. The money is paid over to the buyer on demand and no deed is made. Between 90 and 120 days before the year ends the collector must send the owner, by certified mail, and post a warning stating the date redemption ends and the amount due. If no one redeems, the collector executes a deed to the buyer.
- Deed deposit
- No statute sets a deposit or registration requirement. The statutory return form records the sale as made 'for cash' to the highest bidder (§ 5255). Each town sets its own payment terms; read them in the town's notice.
- Surplus proceeds
- No Vermont statute addresses what happens to the part of a winning bid above the taxes, costs and fees when the property is not redeemed. §§ 5251 to 5263 are silent, and no act of 2023 through 2026 amends §§ 5253 to 5263. If the property is redeemed, the whole sale price comes back to the buyer with interest (§ 5260(a)). 2024 Act 106 Sec. 7 created a working group to recommend whether an owner whose property passes by collector's deed should be able to recoup the equity above the tax debt; as of the 2026 session no such change has been enacted. By contrast, a sale on distraint of personal property returns the balance to the taxpayer (§ 5193), and in a court foreclosure of the tax lien the commissioner disposes of any residue with the court's approval (§ 5061(b)). Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023) bears on this, so ask the town how it handles excess proceeds before bidding.
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 Caledonia County, Vermont sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Vermont sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the collector of taxes of each town or city sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does Caledonia County hold tax deed sales?
Caledonia County holds tax deed sales once a year. No countywide sale date. 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. Vermont's redemption rule: 1 year from the day of sale. Call the The collector of taxes (or collector of delinquent taxes) of each town in Caledonia County. The county itself holds no tax sale. 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 Caledonia County tax sale list?
Caledonia County posts its tax sale list at hardwickvt.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 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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