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The TaxLienSimple Index · New Castle County, DE · 2026

New Castle County, Delaware, Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in New Castle County, scored against Delaware's statutory terms. Statutory terms are inherited from the state, verify with the county before bidding.

54 /100
Tier B
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0-100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track, not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Live parcels
88
Product mix
88 foreclosure
Opening-bid range
$7,302 to $493,148.87
State sale type
Redeemable Deed
Redemption (state)
60 days from the day the court confirms/approves the sale

Statutory terms are inherited from Delaware. 15% flat penalty (added to the purchase price, not per-annum) County sheriff sells via monition sale to the highest bidder; owner redeems by paying purchase price + 15% + costs within 60 days of court approval (9 Del. C. §§8771-8779).

Local Inventory Mix

The tax-sale inventory TaxLienSimple currently tracks in this county, by product family and opening bid, plus our modeled bidder-competition band.

Live parcels tracked
88
Foreclosures
88
Opening-bid range
$7,302 to $493,149
Competition
Severe score 76
Auction format
Online inferred, verify with county

Source: TaxLienSimple live inventory + TaxLienSimple county-competition model.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors, every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
570,567
5-yr population growth
+2.8% growing
Median household income
$85,309
Median age
39
Poverty rate
10.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$312,000
Median gross rent
$1,327/mo
Owner-occupied
68.2% 31.8% renter
Vacancy rate
5.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$2,369/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.76% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively High score 95.3/100
Top hazards
Winter Weather, Riverine Flooding
Unemployment rate
3.8%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

Broadband subscription
91.6%
Bachelor's degree +
38.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment, school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0-100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track, not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

See New Castle County parcels

Open the 88 live parcels we track here, addresses, parcel numbers, opening bids and auction dates.

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0-100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track, not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.