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Maricopa County property data
Where Maricopa County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler.
- 24Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Maricopa County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The free Recorded Document Search lets anyone search by name and view unofficial copies, and official copies cost $1 a page plus $3 per document to certify.
Owners and values
Maricopa County Assessor's Office. The Assessor's free parcel search and Parcel Viewer show owner name, mailing address and values by address, parcel number or owner.
Tax sales
Maricopa County Treasurer's Office. Tax lien sale details and the list of state-held liens for sale are on the Treasurer's website, and bidding is online through the Arizona tax sale site.
Foreclosure sales
Trustee sale notices at the Maricopa County Recorder. Notices of trustee sale can be found free in the Recorded Document Search by choosing the document code Notice of Trustee Sale.
Parcel maps
Maricopa County Assessor Parcel Viewer. The free Parcel Viewer map finds parcels by address, parcel number, owner name, subdivision or section, township and range.
How property is sold here
Maricopa County follows Arizona's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Arizona guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Arizona sells tax liens, not the property. Maricopa County holds its tax lien sale online once a year in February, and buyers bid down the interest rate they will accept, starting from the 16% maximum. Liens that do not sell are held by the state and can be bought later by assignment, and if a lien is not redeemed the buyer can sue in Superior Court to foreclose starting three years after the sale and no later than ten years.
Foreclosure sales
Most Arizona mortgage foreclosures are trustee sales held under a deed of trust, not court cases. Notices of trustee sale are recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder and can be searched online by document type.
Assessed values
The Assessor sets new values every year and mails Notices of Value between January 1 and March 1 for the following tax year, and the Limited Property Value used for taxes can rise no more than 5% a year.
Transfer tax
Arizona has no real estate transfer tax, but most deeds must be recorded with an Affidavit of Property Value unless an exemption applies.
Worth knowing
The Assessor sends Notices of Value to more than 1.7 million property owners, one of the largest rolls in the country.
Worth knowing
Phoenix, the state capital, and fast-growing suburbs such as Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Scottsdale are all in Maricopa County.
Worth knowing
The Treasurer said purchasing of state-held liens by assignment would begin in July 2026.
Every town in Maricopa County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Avondale city
- Buckeye city
- Carefree town
- Cave Creek town
- Chandler city
- El Mirage city
- Fountain Hills town
- Gila Bend town
- Gilbert town
- Glendale city
- Goodyear city
- Guadalupe town
- Litchfield Park city
- Mesa city
- Paradise Valley town
- Peoria city
- Phoenix city
- Queen Creek town
- Scottsdale city
- Surprise city
- Tempe city
- Tolleson city
- Wickenburg town
- Youngtown town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Maricopa County?
Deeds are recorded by the Maricopa County Recorder's Office at 301 W. Jefferson St., Suite 200, Phoenix. Recorded documents can be searched online.
When is the Maricopa County tax sale?
Maricopa County holds its tax lien sale online once a year in February. Registration and bidding are through the Arizona tax sale site linked from the Treasurer's website.
How do I find who owns a property in Maricopa County?
Search the Maricopa County Assessor's parcel search or Parcel Viewer by address, parcel number or owner name to see the owner and mailing address.
Are Maricopa County property records online?
Yes. Recorded documents, Assessor parcel data, tax lien information and parcel maps are all online, and unofficial document copies can be viewed for free.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- recorder.maricopa.gov/information/faqs.html
- recorder.maricopa.gov/recording/research-instructions.html
- mcassessor.maricopa.gov/
- mcassessor.maricopa.gov/news/
- mcassessor.maricopa.gov/file/appeals/forms/Appeal-Process-Informational-Handout.pdf
- maps.mcassessor.maricopa.gov/help/tu_locate.html
- treasurer.maricopa.gov/
- treasurer.maricopa.gov/TaxLienWeb
- treasurer.maricopa.gov/TaxLienInformation/
- azleg.gov/ars/42/18114.htm
- azleg.gov/ars/42/18201.htm
- azleg.gov/ars/42/18053.htm
Every parcel in Maricopa County, on one map
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