What this page is: a persistent profile of how Franklin County, Ohio 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.
Franklin County, Ohio Delinquent Tax List and Tax Sale Hub
79 parcels are on the Franklin County delinquent tax list. Franklin County, Ohio runs a deed sale via Franklin County Sheriff (RealAuction). 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.
Franklin County delinquent list: 75 parcels published
Source: Franklin County Sheriff Real Estate Auction Platform (RealForeclose), retrieved 2026-08-04A 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: 79 parcels. Each year's Franklin County list is kept as published, so a parcel that appears again next year can be traced back.
| Address | Opening bid | Assessed value | Sale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2574 CLYBOURNE ROAD, COLUMBUS | $880,000 | $1,320,000 | 2026-08-07 |
| 180 ROYAL FARM EAST, Blacklick | $340,000 | $510,000 | 2026-07-31 |
| 1649 CAYUGA COURT, GROVE CITY | $266,000 | $399,000 | 2026-08-07 |
| 1029 HUNTER AVE, Columbus | $232,000 | $348,000 | 2026-07-31 |
| 3581 QUICKWATER RD, GROVE CITY | $214,000 | $321,000 | 2026-08-07 |
| 6100 NORTHBEND DRIVE, CANAL WINCHESTER | $210,000 | $315,000 | 2026-08-21 |
| 4583 SAN ANDRES PLACE, COLUMBUS | $200,000 | $300,000 | 2026-08-28 |
| 4544 MIDVALE ROAD, COLUMBUS | $180,000 | $270,000 | 2026-08-14 |
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Legal structure & statutory basis
Ohio Rev. Code Ch. 5721
Large counties (Cuyahoga, Franklin) sell tax lien certificates in a negotiated BULK block to a single institution -- not available to retail investors. The retail-accessible route is the county Sheriff's online tax-foreclosure (deed) sale. Public-auction certificate counties bid interest down from 18% (ORC 5721.32).
County contact / official source
Franklin County Sheriff (RealAuction) is the office/platform of record for this sale.
https://franklin.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.govSale history
We currently track one active cycle for Franklin 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 Franklin County has held only one sale.
Tracked sale event
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