Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Tax Deed165,540 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None in most counties for upset/judicial sales; limited redemption (90 days) survives in specific home-rule counties (e.g., Philadelphia, in narrow cases)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties

Governing statutestate default

Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.

Notes

Pennsylvania RETSL tax-deed via Beaver County Assessment / Tax Claim Office. Upset Tax Sale annually for ~2-year delinquencies — not free-and-clear (mortgages/judgments can survive). 2026 Upset Sale: Tuesday September 8, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST online at GovEase.com. Pre-registration required at least 10 days prior (registration window July 8–August 28, 2026; valid U.S. photo ID). Unsold parcels can proceed to Judicial Sale (free and clear after proper lienholder notice/court petition) then Repository. Separate Sheriff sales are mortgage/judgment defaults, not Tax Claim sales.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (GovEase Upset; Judicial/Repository per bureau schedule)

Frequency

Upset annually early September (2026: Sept 8); Judicial and Repository as inventory and court schedule allow

Platform

GovEase — Beaver County Upset Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register on GovEase with photo ID; Act 33/RETSL bidder certification applies. Payment windows and certified-funds rules posted in Conditions of Sale and on GovEase — typically full settlement day-of or per platform terms. Bureau will not deal with purchasers who themselves hold unpaid Beaver delinquencies. Confirm current Conditions PDF before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Upset: not free and clear — mortgages, judgments, and many private liens can survive. Judicial: free and clear of most liens after proper notice (federal tax liens analyzed separately). RETSL notice defects can void sales.

Quiet title

Common after Upset purchases; often still used after Judicial for resale/title insurance comfort. Local PA counsel recommended.

Deal maths for Pennsylvania

Assessment ratio: 0.4065× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,500–$5,000 · 4 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Pennsylvania has no statewide assessment ratio. Counties assess against their own base years, some decades old, and the State Tax Equalization Board publishes a Common Level Ratio per county each year. Always use the county ratio.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Beaver County Assessment / Tax Claim Office ↗

724-770-4480

Clerk of court

Beaver County Recorder of Deeds / Prothonotary ↗

Property appraiser

Beaver County Assessment Office ↗

724-770-4480

GIS / parcel map

Beaver County GIS / Assessment parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Cranberry-adjacent northern townships (Economy / New Sewickley fringe)

Pittsburgh north-exurb job access with stronger SF demand than river-mill pockets

Beaver / Bridgewater county-seat edge

Local employment and services supporting stable owner demand

Center Township / Aliquippa selective corridors

Relative entry pricing; underwrite condition and title carefully