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Palm Beach County property data
Where Palm Beach County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including West Palm Beach.
- 39Cities and towns
- 662,126Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Palm Beach County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Official Records. Deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, judgments and tax deeds can be looked up in the Clerk's Official Records Public Search, and electronic certified copies can be ordered online.
Owners and values
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser (PAPA). Owner, value and sales information can be searched free by name, address or parcel control number (PCN), with advanced and nearby sales searches.
Tax sales
Palm Beach County Constitutional Tax Collector. The Tax Collector posts the delinquent property tax list and the list of county-held certificates free online, and certificate sales run through RealAuction.
Foreclosure sales
Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller, Foreclosures. Foreclosure sales are held on the Clerk's online Real Auction site, where the sale calendar and cancellations are posted free.
Parcel maps
Property Appraiser PAPA GIS Map Search. The Property Appraiser's free map search shows parcels countywide, with links to each parcel's ownership record.
How property is sold here
Palm Beach 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 tax deeds later. The Palm Beach County Tax Collector holds the annual tax certificate sale online on or after June 1 for the prior year's unpaid taxes, with investors bidding down the interest rate, and certificates not sold are struck to the county and can be bought later at 18% a year. If taxes stay unpaid two years, a certificate holder can apply for a tax deed, and the Clerk sells the property at online tax deed auctions held about once a month on designated Wednesdays at 9:30 AM, with a deposit of 5% of your maximum bid or $200, whichever is more, and full payment due by 2:00 PM the next business day; properties are listed in the Palm Beach County Legal Notices portal.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosure sales in Palm Beach County are the Clerk's online auctions on the Real Auction site, generally held Monday through Thursday at 10:00 AM. Cases appear on the online auction calendar, and winning bidders must pay the balance by 2:00 PM the next business day.
Assessed values
The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser sets values every year as of January 1.
Transfer tax
Florida's documentary stamp tax on deeds is $0.70 per $100 of the sale price in Palm Beach County, with no county surtax; mortgages also carry a $0.35 per $100 stamp tax and a 0.2% intangible tax.
Worth knowing
Palm Beach County has about 662,000 real property parcels, including about 390,000 single-family parcels and 187,000 condominium units, according to the Property Appraiser.
Worth knowing
Delinquent property taxes cannot be paid online in Palm Beach County, and county-held certificates can be bought directly from the Tax Collector after registering with RealAuction.
Worth knowing
West Palm Beach is the county seat, but the county has 39 cities and towns, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Jupiter.
Every town in Palm Beach County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Atlantis city
- Belle Glade city
- Boca Raton city
- Boynton Beach city
- Briny Breezes town
- Cloud Lake town
- Delray Beach city
- Glen Ridge town
- Golf village
- Greenacres city
- Gulf Stream town
- Haverhill town
- Highland Beach town
- Hypoluxo town
- Juno Beach town
- Jupiter Inlet Colony town
- Jupiter town
- Lake Clarke Shores town
- Lake Park town
- Lake Worth Beach city
- Lantana town
- Loxahatchee Groves town
- Manalapan town
- Mangonia Park town
- North Palm Beach village
- Ocean Ridge town
- Pahokee city
- Palm Beach Gardens city
- Palm Beach Shores town
- Palm Beach town
- Palm Springs village
- Riviera Beach city
- Royal Palm Beach village
- South Bay city
- South Palm Beach town
- Tequesta village
- Wellington village
- West Palm Beach city
- Westlake city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Palm Beach County?
Deeds are recorded by the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in West Palm Beach. Recorded deeds, mortgages and liens can be looked up in the Clerk's Official Records Public Search.
When is the Palm Beach County tax sale?
The Tax Collector's tax certificate sale is held online each year on or after June 1. The Clerk's tax deed auctions are held online about once a month on designated Wednesdays at 9:30 AM.
How do I find who owns a property in Palm Beach County?
Search the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's website by owner name, address or parcel control number. The PAPA map search also shows owners parcel by parcel.
Are Palm Beach County property records online?
Yes. Official records, property appraiser data, tax certificate lists, tax deed and foreclosure auctions, and parcel maps are all 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.
- mypalmbeachclerk.com/records
- mypalmbeachclerk.com/departments/courts/tax-deeds
- mypalmbeachclerk.com/departments/courts/tax-deeds/sale-information
- mypalmbeachclerk.com/departments/courts/foreclosures/general-information
- pbctax.gov/services/property-tax/tax-certificates
- pbcpao.gov/index.htm
- gis.pbcgov.org/papagis
Every parcel in Palm Beach County, on one map
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