What this page is: a persistent profile of how New Castle County, Delaware runs its tax sale, independent of any single year's date. For the specific upcoming sale with a confirmable date, see the event page linked below.
New Castle County, Delaware Delinquent Tax List and Tax Sale Hub
134 parcels are on the New Castle County delinquent tax list. New Castle County, Delaware runs a redeemable-deed sale via New Castle County Sheriff (in-person, City/County Building, Wilmington). Held on an annual cycle; the specific date is set and published by the county each year rather than falling on a fixed statutory day.
New Castle County delinquent list: 88 parcels published
Source: New Castle County Sheriff August 11, 2026 scheduled monition tax sales, retrieved 2026-07-31A sample of what the county has published for this sale. The full list, with map, filters, CSV export and a property report on any parcel, is in the member research view.
Years tracked: 2026 (1 list). 2026: 88 parcels. Each year's New Castle County list is kept as published, so a parcel that appears again next year can be traced back.
| Address | Opening bid | Sale date |
|---|---|---|
| 220 N. CLAYTON STREET, WILMINGTON | $493,149 | 2026-08-11 |
| 613 W. 30TH STREET, NEW CASTLE | $213,934 | 2026-08-11 |
| 1801 LIMESTONE ROAD, WILMINGTON | $181,886 | 2026-08-11 |
| 614 S. BANCROFT PARKWAY, WILMINGTON | $180,450 | 2026-08-11 |
| 625 N. ORANGE STREET UNIT 1, WILMINGTON | $176,946 | 2026-08-11 |
| 2 AVIGNON DRIVE, NEWARK | $175,481 | 2026-08-11 |
| 139 VALERIE LANE, BEAR | $150,593 | 2026-08-11 |
| 306 MELROSE AVENUE, WILMINGTON | $134,945 | 2026-08-11 |
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Legal structure & statutory basis
9 Del. C. Ch. 87 (monition method)
The county Sheriff sells tax-delinquent property by the monition method at a monthly public sale; the owner may redeem within 60 days of court confirmation by repaying the price + 15%.
County contact / official source
New Castle County Sheriff (in-person, City/County Building, Wilmington) is the office/platform of record for this sale.
https://www.newcastlede.gov/172/Sheriff-SalesSale history
We currently track one active cycle for New Castle County at a time and don't yet maintain a distinct archive of past sale events for this county -- when a cycle closes, the record here reflects the newest tracked cycle rather than an appended history. This is a known gap in the dataset, not a claim that New Castle County has held only one sale.
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