Pike County, Pennsylvania

Sep 23, 2026 · 8 days ago· 10:00 AM

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

626

626 land-only, 5 withdrawn hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Upset Sale: buyer generally takes subject to mortgages and many private liens. Judicial Sale: most private liens can be cut off if parties are properly noticed. Federal tax liens, HOA, and municipal claims need careful review. Full title search mandatory.

Pike County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: None in most counties for upset/judicial sales; limited redemption (90 days) survives in specific home-rule counties (e.g., Philadelphia, in narrow cases)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties
Governing statute: Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.
Population: 62,376 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person (Tax Claim Bureau Upset / Judicial / Repository auctions)
Frequency: Annual Upset (typically September class); Judicial and Repository on published schedules — confirm current year dates
Platform: Pike County Tax Claim Bureau — Upset / Judicial / Repository Sales570-296-3407
Deposit rules: ALL prospective bidders required to pre-register (historically ~10 days prior; packet on county site). Payment cash/certified funds per Conditions of Sale. Review Act 33 bidder-affidavit requirements. Sold AS IS — Upset buyers take subject to many existing liens.

Title risk

Bureau expressly notes most title companies will not insure without quiet title or equivalent — budget accordingly.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Pike County Tax Claim Bureau570-296-3407
Clerk of court: Pike County Prothonotary / Recorder of Deeds
Property appraiser: Pike County Assessment
GIS / parcel map: Pike County GIS / assessment parcel resources

Areas trending up

Milford / Delaware Water Gap edge — County-seat and tourism gateway with selective SF demand
Matamoras–Westfall / I-84 NY fringe — NY metro commute and second-home demand with highway access
Hemlock Farms–Lords Valley planned communities — HOA communities with entry-priced SF; underwrite association dues and rules carefully

Notes

Pennsylvania tax-deed county under RETSL. Pike County Tax Claim Bureau (Milford — 506 Broad St, 570-296-3407 / taxclaim@pikepa.org) collects delinquent real estate taxes for 3 school districts and 13 municipalities. Interest accrues at 9% annually; $25 fee per claim on return. Runs Upset, Judicial, and Repository sales. 2025 Upset Sale complete as of mid-2026 page status — confirm next Upset/Judicial dates on pikepa.org. YOU RECEIVE A TAX CLAIM DEED, NOT CLEAR TITLE. Most title companies will not insure without quiet title. Poconos / Delaware River / NY metro second-home market — HOA, septic, and flood DD essential.

3 sources

Inherited from Pennsylvania rather than researched for Pike: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 626 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 626 land-only, 5 withdrawn. 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 — Pennsylvania has no statewide assessment ratio. Counties assess against their own base years, some decades old, and the State Tax Equalization Board publishes a Common Level Ratio per county each year. Always use the county ratio. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.