Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Tax Deed113,236 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. Lycoming County Tax Claim Bureau: 2026 Upset Sale September 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Third Street Plaza, 33 W. Third St., 3rd Floor Commissioners Board Room, Williamsport (across from Courthouse). Act 33 pre-registration required. Judicial sales held at Bureau discretion the following year after Upset — free-and-clear of tax/municipal liens, mortgages, and other filed liens when properly conducted. Repository sales will not reopen until 2028 due to countywide reassessment. No redemption in Pennsylvania after tax sale. Phone Tax Claim 570-327-2271 area (confirm current).

Auction logistics

Format

In-person

Frequency

Upset annually mid-September (2026: Sept 15); Judicial discretionary following year; Repository closed until 2028 (reassessment)

Platform

Lycoming County Tax Claim Bureau — Upset / Judicial / Repository ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register under Act 33 before sale. Review county sale conditions and bidder forms. Payment method per Conditions of Sale — contact Tax Claim for cash/certified-funds rules. Judicial sales require separate court process and notice to lienholders.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Upset sale: property typically remains subject to many liens. Judicial sale: free-and-clear design after notice to lienholders. Federal tax liens can survive either path. Repository path currently paused until 2028.

Quiet title

Judicial sale judgments often support marketable title; upset purchasers frequently need judicial sale or quiet title for insurable resale.

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

Lycoming County Tax Claim Office ↗

570-327-2271

Clerk of court

Lycoming County Recorder of Deeds / Prothonotary ↗

Property appraiser

Lycoming County Assessment Office ↗

GIS / parcel map

Lycoming 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.

Williamsport / downtown and medical campus

Regional hospital and county-seat employment supporting selective rehab absorption

South Williamsport / Loyalsock fringe

School-driven suburban demand with more liquid SF than soft river-ward blocks

Montoursville / I-180 corridor

Airport and logistics access with owner-occupier demand east of the city