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Washington County Tax Sale: 262 Properties on the Block Wednesday, November 18

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The sale, in numbers

The published list opened at 270 properties; 8 have already been withdrawn, redeemed or sold out, leaving 262 live for the November 18 sale. Combined published minimum bids come to $2,215,553. The median parcel sits at $4,417; the list runs from $381 up to $125,630. Those figures are the county's published numbers, exactly as released — the starting point for bidding math, never a statement of what a property is worth.

• 262 properties live on the published list (270 originally published)
• $2,215,553 combined published minimum bids — median $4,417, smallest $381, largest $125,630
• Sale date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — in person — see the county page for the venue exactly as published

How this Pennsylvania sale works

Pennsylvania's Tax Claim Bureau sales under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law carry no post-sale redemption — what is sold at the sale is sold. The distinction that matters is the sale type: upset-sale deeds are sold subject to surviving mortgages and liens, while judicial-sale deeds are sold free and clear. Confirm which sale this is with the Tax Claim Bureau before bidding, and price the title work accordingly — Pennsylvania is a buyer-beware state.

Before Wednesday: how to work this list

Start from the full list on the Washington County page linked below and work it down to a bid list before sale day: screen for the areas and property types you actually buy, verify each finalist against county records, and confirm registration, deposit and payment rules with the county tax sale office well before November 18. The sale is in 14 days; the buyers who win it are the ones who did the sorting in advance, not the ones scrolling on sale day.

Questions

Is the published minimum bid the price of the property?
No. The minimum bid is the floor the county published — taxes, interest, penalties and costs rolled into one figure. Competitive bidding decides the final price, and the minimum says nothing about the property's market value.

Can the owner redeem after a Pennsylvania Tax Claim Bureau sale?
No. Upset and judicial sales under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law carry no post-sale redemption period. The post-sale risk in Pennsylvania is different: strict-notice challenges, by petition to set aside within 30 days of confirmation.