James City County, Virginia
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Virginia judicial tax-sale (special commissioner) county. James City County Treasurer uses Taxing Authority Consulting Services (TACS) for special commissioner’s sales of tax-delinquent real estate under Va. Code Title 58.1. Recent cycle: online-only auction with bidding beginning to close May 5, 2026, 11:00 A.M. via For Sale At Auction / TACS. Bidders generally must not owe delinquent taxes to the County. Williamsburg / Historic Triangle growth market with tourism, Colonial Williamsburg, and military-adjacent demand. Confirm current decree, deposit, and platform on taxva.com and County real-estate auction page before funding.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
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
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
Mixed-use retail and professional employment with strong SF and townhome absorption
Higher-end demand and school-driven resale liquidity in the Historic Triangle
Logistics and relative entry pricing versus Williamsburg core