Alexandria County, Virginia

Tax Deed159,102 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

Right to redeem up until the court confirms the sale, not after

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer once confirmed

Governing statutestate default

Code of Virginia Title 58.1, Ch. 39

Notes

Independent City of Alexandria, Virginia (not historic Alexandria County / Arlington). Delinquent real estate accounts are referred to Taxing Authority Consulting Services (TACS); public auctions run online-only (TACS has used tacssale.com and ForSaleAtAuction.biz). Registration/bidding free via TACS; join bidder list for notices. High-value urban inventory is infrequent. Owner may redeem before auction/confirmation by paying taxes, penalties, interest, costs, and collection fees (TACS charges a collection fee to the delinquent taxpayer).

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

As needed / periodic online rounds when parcels are ready — TACS emails registered bidders; recent timed online closes documented into 2025–2026

Platform

TACS — City of Alexandria real estate tax sales ↗

Deposit rules

Register and be approved by TACS. Deposit and payment deadlines per each ForSaleAtAuction/TACS advertisement. Sold AS IS. Confirm current platform URL on taxva.com sale page before registering.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial tax sale after confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens; federal tax liens can survive. Condo/HOA liens common — search carefully.

Quiet title

Court confirmation primary; quiet title often still used on condo units and complex urban chains.

Deal maths for Virginia

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Va. Const. art. X, § 2: "All assessments of real estate and tangible personal property shall be at their fair market value, to be ascertained as prescribed by law." There is no classification and no ratio below full value, except the agricultural, horticultural, forest and open-space use-value deferral the same section authorises.

Offices and records

Tax collector

City of Alexandria — Discovery & Collections (Tax Services) ↗

Clerk of court

Alexandria Circuit Court Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

City of Alexandria Real Estate Assessments / GIS Parcel Viewer ↗

GIS / parcel map

Alexandria GIS Parcel Viewer ↗

Areas trending up

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

Old Town waterfront

Premium historic core with strong tourism and office demand supporting price resilience

Eisenhower East / Carlyle

Metro-oriented multifamily and office density with high renter liquidity

West End / Beauregard corridor

Relative value versus Old Town with continued mid-rise redevelopment