Windham County, VT tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Windham 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 Windham County, seat of Newfane: 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 statewide registration or deposit.
- County office
- 802-251-8152
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How Windham County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- The collector of taxes (or collector of delinquent taxes) of each town in Windham County. The county holds no tax sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- No statewide registration or deposit.
When it runs
No countywide sale date. Each town's collector sets its own date and advertises it in a newspaper circulating in the town three weeks in a row, the last notice at least 10 days before the sale, and posts the notice in a public place in the town.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Windham County's towns each sell delinquent real estate at a live public auction held in the town, to the highest bidder, with the opening bid set at the unpaid taxes plus the costs of the sale. There is no online auction platform. The owner or a lienholder may redeem within one year by repaying the bid plus 1 percent a month, after which the collector issues a deed. Each town's list of parcels appears in its newspaper notice of sale and at the town office, so watch the local legal notices town by town.
Source: 32 V.S.A. § 5252, levy and notice of sale· Verified Sep 28, 2026
Windham County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Windham 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
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
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 Windham County. The county holds no tax sale. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Windham 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.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 offices
County notes
- Windham County has no county tax sale. Each of its towns, including Brattleboro, Rockingham (Bellows Falls), Wilmington, Guilford, Londonderry, Stratton and the county seat of Newfane, runs its own sale through its town collector.
- Brattleboro has scheduled a tax sale for October 29, 2026, at 10 a.m. in the Selectboard Room on the second floor of the Municipal Center, 230 Main Street.
- Brattleboro opens bidding at the outstanding taxes plus all tax sale fees and accepts only certified check, treasurer's check or money order. The owner has one year to redeem, and the buyer earns 1 percent a month on the bid meanwhile.
- Brattleboro's list of parcels appears in the newspaper notice of sale; its Treasurer's Office is at 230 Main St., Suite 109 (802-251-8152).
- Brattleboro taxes unpaid after May 17, 2027 take an 8 percent penalty and become delinquent and subject to tax sale.
- Wilmington files delinquent taxes with its collector of delinquent taxes, who may begin tax sale proceedings once a tax has been delinquent for a year, charging sale costs including legal fees of up to 15 percent of the delinquent tax. Wilmington's list appears in the newspaper notice of sale; call the Treasurer and Tax Collector at 802-464-8591.
- Guilford's delinquent tax collector conducts the town's tax sales; its list appears in the newspaper notice of sale. Contact the Guilford Town Office, 236 School Road, at 802-254-6857 ext. 102.
- Londonderry's Treasurer and Tax Collector handles delinquent tax sales from 100 Old School Street, South Londonderry (802-824-3356 ext. 3); its list appears in the newspaper notice of sale.
- Stratton's Assistant Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector works from the Town Office at 9 West Jamaica Road (802-896-6184); its list appears in the newspaper notice of sale.
- For Athens, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Halifax, Jamaica, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Rockingham, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, Whitingham and Windham, sale notices and lists appear in the local newspaper and at the town clerk's or collector's office.
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 Windham 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 Windham County hold tax deed sales?
Windham 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 Windham County. The county 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.
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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