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Arapahoe County property data
Where Arapahoe County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Aurora.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Arapahoe County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, Recording Division. The online Document Search lets anyone find recorded documents and buy copies, at $0.25 a page for plain copies plus $1 per document to certify and a $2 card fee online.
Owners and values
Arapahoe County Assessor. The Assessor's free property search covers residential, commercial, agricultural and vacant land parcels, with neighborhood sales and tax searches alongside.
Tax sales
Arapahoe County Treasurer. The tax lien sale is held online, the sale site is open for bidder registration year-round, and the sale files are posted in early to mid-October.
Foreclosure sales
Arapahoe County Public Trustee. Foreclosure listings, continuance listings and the pre-sale list are free online on the Public Trustee's foreclosure search site.
Parcel maps
Arapahoe County GIS. The county's free online GIS map shows parcels and links to parcel information.
How property is sold here
Arapahoe County follows Colorado's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Colorado guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Colorado sells tax liens, not the property. The Arapahoe County Treasurer holds its tax lien sale online once a year, and the sale for 2025 taxes is set for November 5, 2026. Sale files are posted in early to mid-October, deposits and bidding open about a month before the sale, and unsold county-held certificates can be bought later from the Treasurer.
Foreclosure sales
Colorado foreclosures of deeds of trust are public trustee sales. The Arapahoe County Public Trustee holds them in person at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, except holiday weeks, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince St., Littleton, and posts the pre-sale list online two business days before each sale.
Assessed values
The Arapahoe County Assessor reappraises property every two years, with the latest general reassessment in 2025 updating values from 2023.
Transfer tax
Colorado has no real estate transfer tax beyond a state documentary fee of $0.10 per $1,000 of the price, collected by the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder when the deed is recorded.
Worth knowing
Outside bidders at Public Trustee sales pay a $300 fee per property on top of the winning bid, and properties can be continued or withdrawn up to sale time.
Worth knowing
In-person recording is by appointment only at the Littleton branch, 5334 S. Prince St., and commercial filers are asked to eRecord.
Worth knowing
The Assessor publishes an interactive map showing residential value changes from the 2023 to the 2025 reassessment.
Every town in Arapahoe County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Aurora city
- Bennett town
- Bow Mar town
- Centennial city
- Cherry Hills Village city
- Columbine Valley town
- Deer Trail town
- Englewood city
- Foxfield town
- Glendale city
- Greenwood Village city
- Littleton city
- Sheridan city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Arapahoe County?
Deeds are recorded by the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder at 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, by appointment, or by mail, drop box or eRecording.
When is the Arapahoe County tax sale?
The Arapahoe County Treasurer holds an online tax lien sale once a year. The sale for 2025 taxes is set for November 5, 2026, with sale files posted in early to mid-October.
How do I find who owns a property in Arapahoe County?
Use the Arapahoe County Assessor's free property search, or search recorded deeds in the Clerk and Recorder's online Document Search.
Are Arapahoe County property records online?
Yes. Recorded documents, Assessor parcel data, tax lien sale files, Public Trustee foreclosure lists and GIS maps are all online, and document copies can be bought online.
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.
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/clerk_and_recorder/recording/index.php
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/clerk_and_recorder/recording/recording_fees.
- arapahoe.co.publicsearch.us/
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/assessor/index.php
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/assessor/property_search/index.php
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/treasurer/tax_lien_sale/index.php
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/public_trustee/index.php
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/public_trustee/foreclosures/index.php
- arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/public_trustee/sales_information/sale_proces
- foreclosuresearch.arapahoegov.com/foreclosure/
- gis.arapahoegov.com/cpc/
Every parcel in Arapahoe County, on one map
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