Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Tax Deed82,089 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 Real Estate Tax Sale Law county. Crawford County Tax Claim Bureau (combined with Treasurer; Renee Kiser) runs Upset Sale (properties sold subject to many liens) and Judicial Sale (designed to free most liens). Upset Sale held annually in September (date set by treasurer/solicitor); Judicial Sale 2025B scheduled May 15, 2026 with in-person bidder registration April 1–May 5, 2026 at Tax Claim Bureau (Act 2021-33 requirements). Meadville / Conneaut Lake NW Pennsylvania market. Confirm which list (upset vs judicial) applies to each parcel.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (Upset Sale; Judicial Sale as scheduled)

Frequency

Upset Sale annually in September; Judicial Sales on published dates (e.g., Judicial Sale 2025B — May 15, 2026)

Platform

Crawford County Tax Claim Bureau — Upset / Judicial Sales ↗

Deposit rules

Judicial Sale 2025B: must register in person at Tax Claim Bureau April 1–May 5, 2026 by 4:30 P.M. — no exceptions per Treasurer notice. Upset Sale: buyer-beware, liens travel with property. Deposit/percentage and certified-funds rules set in Conditions of Sale for each event — obtain current packet before registering.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Upset sale: property typically remains subject to many liens. Judicial sale: designed to free the property of most liens. Federal tax liens can survive either path. Always identify which sale type applies.

Quiet title

Judicial sale judgments often support marketable title; upset-sale purchasers frequently need a later judicial sale or quiet title to clear liens.

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

Crawford County Treasurer / Tax Claim Bureau ↗

Clerk of court

Crawford County Prothonotary / Recorder of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Crawford County Assessment Office ↗

GIS / parcel map

Crawford County Assessment / GIS parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Meadville / Allegheny College and hospital edge

Education and healthcare employment supporting core rental demand

Conneaut Lake / summer recreation fringe

Seasonal and second-home demand with selective SF absorption

Titusville / east county oil-heritage edge

Relative entry pricing with local industrial and service jobs