Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Hybrid92,048 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 / sheriff tax-foreclosure county. Tuscarawas County: mortgage foreclosures sold online Thursdays 9:00 a.m. on RealAuction (tuscarawas.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov) since Sept 1, 2022. Tax foreclosures still held in the lobby of the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Online deposit tiers $2k/$5k/$10k via ACH/wire; final payment cashier’s/certified check to Sheriff after confirmation. East-central Ohio / US-250 & I-77 (New Philadelphia, Dover, Uhrichsville, Sugarcreek).

Auction logistics

Format

Hybrid — Online RealAuction (mortgage) + in-person Sheriff lobby (tax) Thursdays

Frequency

Thursdays: online mortgage 9:00 a.m.; tax foreclosures in Sheriff lobby 10:00 a.m. when scheduled

Platform

RealAuction + Tuscarawas County Sheriff Lobby Tax Sales ↗

Deposit rules

Online: register on tuscarawas.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov; $2k/$5k/$10k deposits by wire (by 5 p.m. EST 2 business days before) or ACH (initiate by 4 p.m. EST 5 business days before). Final balance cashier’s/certified check to Sheriff’s Office after confirmation. In-person tax: cash/certified per lobby sale terms. Sold AS IS; purchaser responsible for costs/taxes sale proceeds do not cover.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial sale after confirmation generally cuts off junior private liens; federal liens can survive. Independent title required.

Quiet title

Confirmation primary; quiet title still used for residual defects or insurer requirements.

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

Tuscarawas County Sheriff — Sheriff Sales ↗

Clerk of court

Tuscarawas County Clerk of Courts ↗

Property appraiser

Tuscarawas County Auditor — real estate / tax data ↗

GIS / parcel map

Tuscarawas County GIS / Auditor maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

New Philadelphia–Dover twin-city core

County-seat retail and manufacturing employment with primary SF liquidity

Sugarcreek / Amish Country tourism edge

Tourism and small-business demand with constrained village inventory

Uhrichsville–Dennison / US-250 corridor

Relative entry inventory with industrial and school-driven turns