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Pima County property data
Where Pima County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Tucson.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Pima County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Pima County Recorder. Recorded documents and maps can be searched with a preview image on the Recorder's Public Access Portal, and copies cost $0.25 per page or $0.25 per digital document, with certified copies at $1 per page.
Owners and values
Pima County Assessor. The Assessor's free parcel search finds property by parcel number, owner, address, recorded document number or subdivision and links to Assessor record maps.
Tax sales
Pima County Treasurer. The annual tax lien sale is held online through RealAuction.com, and unsold liens can be bought over the counter online after the sale.
Foreclosure sales
Pima County Sheriff's Department, Civil Enforcement Unit. Notices of court-ordered Sheriff's sales are posted free as PDFs under the Notice of Sales tab on the Civil Enforcement page.
Parcel maps
Pima County GIS, PimaMaps. PimaMaps is a free online parcel map; clicking a parcel links to its GIS detail page and the Assessor's parcel record.
How property is sold here
Pima 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: buyers bid the interest rate they will accept, starting at 16% and going down in 1% steps, and receive a certificate of purchase. Pima County's Treasurer holds one online sale a year in February through RealAuction.com; in 2026 registration ran February 2 to 19 and the one-day auction was February 26, with an extra session that afternoon for unsold liens. A lienholder must wait three years from the original sale before going to Superior Court to foreclose, and the lien list is printed in the newspaper and posted on the auction site.
Foreclosure sales
Most Arizona home foreclosures are private trustee sales under a deed of trust, with notices recorded with the County Recorder. Court-ordered Sheriff's sales of real property are held on the east steps of the Pima County Superior Court House facing Church Avenue, with notices posted on the Sheriff's Civil Enforcement page and at the Legal Services Building, the Superior Court and the County Administration Building.
Assessed values
The Pima County Assessor sets values every year as of January 1, mailing Notices of Value on or before March 1, and taxes are based on the Limited Property Value rather than full market value.
Transfer tax
Arizona has no real estate transfer tax; buyers file an Affidavit of Property Value with the deed, and the Pima County Recorder charges a flat $30 to record a document.
Worth knowing
Tax lien bidding starts at 16% interest and goes down by 1%, and a 0% bid is allowed.
Worth knowing
Pima County GIS parcel maps are drawn from the county parcel fabric and can differ from the Assessor's official record maps.
Worth knowing
Unsold tax liens can be bought online after the sale as over-the-counter assignments through the Treasurer's auction site.
Every town in Pima County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Marana town
- Oro Valley town
- Sahuarita town
- South Tucson city
- Tucson city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Pima County?
Deeds are recorded by the Pima County Recorder in Tucson for a flat $30 per document. Recorded documents can be searched online through the Recorder's Public Access Portal.
When is the Pima County tax sale?
The Pima County Treasurer holds its tax lien sale online each February through RealAuction.com. The 2026 auction was February 26, after registration from February 2 to 19.
How do I find who owns a property in Pima County?
Use the Pima County Assessor's parcel search by owner, address or parcel number, or click the parcel on the PimaMaps GIS viewer and follow the link to the Assessor record.
Are Pima County property records online?
Yes. Deeds are on the Recorder's Public Access Portal, owners and values are on the Assessor's site, the tax lien sale is online, and Sheriff sale notices are posted on the Sheriff's website.
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.pima.gov/Fees
- recorder.pima.gov/RecordingFAQ
- pimacountyaz-web.tylerhost.net/web/user/disclaimer
- asr.pima.gov/assessment
- to.pima.gov/
- to.pima.gov/taxLienSale/
- to.pima.gov/pctoDocs/
- pimasheriff.org/services/civil-enforcement
- gis.pima.gov/maps/asrtips.htm
- gis.pima.gov/maps/landbase/desc/
- gis.pima.gov/pimamaps/
Every parcel in Pima County, on one map
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