Pickaway County, Ohio

Hybrid62,158 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Hybrid

Redemption periodstate default

1 year from lien certificate sale (varies); forfeiture-to-deed track has no redemption once complete

Investor returnstate default

Lien: up to 18% per annum, county-set

Governing statutestate default

Ohio Revised Code Ch. 5721

Notes

Ohio hybrid tax-lien / tax-deed county. Pickaway County (Circleville / Ashville / south Columbus exurb) Treasurer and Auditor administer delinquent taxes; Ohio counties may sell tax certificates and/or pursue foreclosure/sheriff sale paths under ORC. Confirm whether the current cycle is a certificate sale, forfeited-land disposition, or prosecutor-driven tax foreclosure before funding. Sheriff mortgage/execution sales (if any) are a separate track from tax certificates. Circleville Pumpkin Show / Rickenbacker-logistics fringe market — Columbus metro spillover supports SF demand in northern townships.

Auction logistics

Format

Tax certificate sale and/or judicial tax foreclosure as noticed (confirm current path with Treasurer)

Frequency

Annual certificate sale pattern and/or as foreclosure cases reach sale — confirm with Treasurer

Platform

Pickaway County Treasurer — delinquent tax / certificate sale (confirm current vendor) ↗

Deposit rules

Follow the published Treasurer or court notice for the specific sale type. Certificate sales require registration and payment of taxes purchased plus bid penalties; foreclosure/sheriff sales use platform or court deposit rules. Confirm payment method and deadlines in writing before sale day.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Certificate path vs. tax foreclosure/sheriff sale path differ. After a proper tax deed/forfeiture or confirmed judicial sale, most junior private liens are cut off; federal liens can survive. Read each case caption carefully.

Quiet title

Often used after tax deed; judicial foreclosure judgment is the main clearing step on the foreclosure path.

Deal maths for Ohio

Assessment ratio: 0.35× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $150

R.C. 5715.01: taxable value is the percentage of true value the tax commissioner sets by rule, capped at 35%. The rule has been at the 35% ceiling for decades and applies uniformly statewide, with no classification by property type and no county overrides.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Pickaway County Treasurer ↗

Clerk of court

Pickaway County Clerk of Courts ↗

Property appraiser

Pickaway County Auditor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Pickaway County Auditor / GIS parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Ashville–South Bloomfield / US-23 north

Columbus metro spillover with stronger SF demand than southern rural townships

Circleville / downtown–hospital edge

County-seat and logistics employment with selective rental demand

Commercial Point / Rickenbacker fringe

Warehouse and industrial job growth supporting workforce housing