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Alachua County property data
Where Alachua County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Gainesville.
- 9Cities and towns
- 108,860Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Alachua County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Alachua County Clerk of the Court, County Recorder. Most deeds, mortgages, liens and plats can be searched free in the Clerk's Official Records search; regular copies cost $1 a page and certified copies $2 more per document.
Owners and values
Alachua County Property Appraiser. Owner, value and sales data are free in the Property Appraiser's property and sales searches, and a free Title Alert service emails owners when a document is recorded on their parcel.
Tax sales
Alachua County Tax Collector. The Tax Collector sells tax certificates online through LienHub, and delinquent tax information is posted on its property tax pages.
Foreclosure sales
Alachua County Clerk of the Court, Foreclosure Sales. All court-ordered foreclosure sales are held online at alachua.realforeclose.com, and the Clerk's page has a purchase cost calculator and bidder information.
Parcel maps
Alachua County Property Appraiser GIS Services. The Property Appraiser offers a free interactive map plus free downloads of the countywide parcel layer and full CAMA data.
How property is sold here
Alachua County follows Florida's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Florida guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Florida sells tax certificates first and the property itself later. The Alachua County Tax Collector sells certificates on unpaid property taxes each year in an online sale at lienhub.com, and a certificate holder can later apply for a tax deed. The Clerk of the Court then auctions the property online at alachua.realtaxdeed.com starting at 10:00 AM, with the sale calendar and list of lands available posted on that site.
Foreclosure sales
Foreclosure sales in Alachua County are clerk's online auctions at alachua.realforeclose.com, where bidders must deposit 5% of their maximum bid and pay the balance by the end of the next business day. Notices of sale are published by the foreclosing attorneys and listed on the auction calendar.
Assessed values
The Alachua County Property Appraiser values all property each year as of January 1, which sets ownership, value and exemptions for that year's tax roll.
Transfer tax
Florida charges documentary stamp tax on deeds of $0.70 per $100 of the sale price, and Alachua County adds no local surtax, so the rate is the same in Gainesville.
Worth knowing
The county has nine cities: Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse, Micanopy, Newberry and Waldo.
Worth knowing
Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, so student rentals are a large part of the local market.
Worth knowing
Liens such as current-year taxes or superior mortgages can survive a foreclosure sale, and the Clerk warns that title is not guaranteed.
Every town in Alachua County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Alachua city
- Archer city
- Gainesville city
- Hawthorne city
- High Springs city
- La Crosse town
- Micanopy town
- Newberry city
- Waldo city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Alachua County?
Deeds are recorded by the Alachua County Clerk of the Court as County Recorder at the Family and Civil Courthouse, 201 E. University Ave., Gainesville, or by e-recording. Recorded documents can be searched free in the Clerk's Official Records search.
When is the Alachua County tax sale?
The Tax Collector holds a yearly online tax certificate sale at lienhub.com. Tax deed auctions are held online by the Clerk at alachua.realtaxdeed.com at 10:00 AM on the dates shown on that site's calendar.
How do I find who owns a property in Alachua County?
Search the Alachua County Property Appraiser's free property search by owner, address or parcel number. The deed itself is in the Clerk's Official Records search.
Are Alachua County property records online?
Yes. Deeds, appraiser data, parcel maps and downloadable parcel and CAMA files are free online, and foreclosure and tax deed auctions are held 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.
- alachuacounty.us/Depts/Clerk/Pages/Clerk.aspx
- alachuacounty.us/Depts/Clerk/PublicRecords/Pages/OfficialRecords.aspx
- alachuacounty.us/Depts/Clerk/Pages/Recording.aspx
- alachuacounty.us/Depts/Clerk/TaxDeeds/Pages/TaxDeedSales.aspx
- alachuaclerk.org/civil/mfsale.cfm
- alachuacollector.com/property-taxes/
- acpafl.org/
- acpafl.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-Annual-Report-F1.pdf
- maps.acpafl.org/
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