James City County, Virginia

Oct 16, 2026 · in 15 days

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

7 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Proper judicial tax sale after court confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens named in the suit; federal tax liens can survive. Always read the decree and title report for exceptions.

James City County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: Right to redeem up until the court confirms the sale, not after
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer once confirmed
Governing statute: Code of Virginia Title 58.1, Ch. 39
Population: 82,797 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online (special commissioner / TACS)
Frequency: As scheduled by special commissioner decrees (2026 online sale began closing May 5, 2026; confirm next posting on taxva.com)
Platform: TACS / For Sale At Auction — James City County special commissioner tax sales804-893-5176
Deposit rules: Online registration free on TACS/auctioneer platform; high bidders follow wire/deposit instructions in decree and auction terms. Must not owe delinquent taxes to James City County. Court confirmation required — do not treat high bid as final title until confirmed.

Title risk

Court confirmation is the primary clearing step; quiet title may still be used if defects appear in the chain or possession is disputed.

Offices and records

Tax collector: James City County Treasurer
Clerk of court: James City County Circuit Court Clerk
Property appraiser: James City County Real Estate Assessments / Property Information System
GIS / parcel map: James City County Property Information System (assessments + GIS)

Areas trending up

New Town / Monticello Avenue corridor — Mixed-use retail and professional employment with strong SF and townhome absorption
Ford’s Colony / west residential belt — Higher-end demand and school-driven resale liquidity in the Historic Triangle
Toano / light industrial north fringe — Logistics and relative entry pricing versus Williamsburg core

Notes

Virginia judicial tax-sale (special commissioner) county. James City County Treasurer uses Taxing Authority Consulting Services (TACS) for special commissioner’s sales of tax-delinquent real estate under Va. Code Title 58.1. Recent cycle: online-only auction with bidding beginning to close May 5, 2026, 11:00 A.M. via For Sale At Auction / TACS. Bidders generally must not owe delinquent taxes to the County. Williamsburg / Historic Triangle growth market with tourism, Colonial Williamsburg, and military-adjacent demand. Confirm current decree, deposit, and platform on taxva.com and County real-estate auction page before funding.

3 sources

Inherited from Virginia rather than researched for James City: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 7 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 7 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Va. Const. art. X, § 2: "All assessments of real estate and tangible personal property shall be at their fair market value, to be ascertained as prescribed by law." There is no classification and no ratio below full value, except the agricultural, horticultural, forest and open-space use-value deferral the same section authorises. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.