Campbell County, Virginia

Tax Deed55,342 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

Virginia judicial tax-deed county. Campbell County runs parallel delinquent-sale mechanisms — judicial sales under Va. Code §58.1-3965 and Treasurer's sales under §58.1-3975 — auctioned in person on the steps of the Old Campbell County Courthouse, 774 Village Highway, Rustburg. Recent examples: Nov 23, 2024 and prior Oct 2023 judicial sales at 10:00 a.m. Special Commissioner (e.g. Isenhour pattern) conducts court-ordered sales. Lynchburg MSA fringe market (Rustburg, Altavista, Timberlake).

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (Old Courthouse steps — judicial / Treasurer sale)

Frequency

Periodic when inventory and decrees are ready — confirm Treasurer notices and newspaper ads

Platform

Campbell County Treasurer / Special Commissioner — tax auction ↗

Deposit rules

Judicial/special-commissioner and Treasurer sale terms control deposit and balance. Attend in person on sale day per newspaper advertisement; typically certified funds as directed in the decree/notice. Owner may redeem until court confirms the sale. Confirm current deposit rules with Treasurer before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial tax sale after confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens; federal tax liens can survive. Independent-city and local assessment liens require separate analysis. Full title search mandatory.

Quiet title

Court confirmation is the primary clearing step; quiet title may still be used if defects appear in the chain.

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

Campbell County Treasurer's Office ↗

434-332-9518

Clerk of court

Campbell County Circuit Court Clerk (sale confirmation; land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Campbell County online tax inquiry / Commissioner of the Revenue ↗

GIS / parcel map

Campbell County parcel / tax research resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Timberlake / Lynchburg south fringe

Strongest metro spillover and retail corridor demand in the county

Rustburg / county-seat core

Government services and US-501 access with steady local SF turnover

Altavista / Staunton River industrial edge

Manufacturing employment and relative-value workforce housing