deedplatState guides / Georgia / Muscogee County
Muscogee County property data
Where Muscogee County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Columbus.
- 71,783Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Muscogee County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Muscogee County Clerk of Superior and State Courts, Real Estate Division. Recorded documents can be searched on the Clerk's own EagleWeb Real Estate Search, and Muscogee deeds are also in the statewide GSCCCA index, where viewing images needs a paid account ($14.95 a month and up) and prints cost $0.50 a page.
Owners and values
Muscogee County Board of Tax Assessors. Owner, value and sales data are free on the Assessors' qPublic property search and on the city's Public Access site, which has owner, address, parcel and map searches.
Tax sales
Muscogee County Tax Commissioner, Tax Sale List. The next tax sale's date, place and full parcel list with opening bids are posted free on the Tax Commissioner's Tax Sale List page, with a printable PDF.
Foreclosure sales
Muscogee County Sheriff's Office. Georgia mortgage foreclosures are out-of-court sales advertised in the county's legal newspaper, and the Sheriff's site does not post a foreclosure sale list.
Parcel maps
Columbus Consolidated Government Tax Assessors GIS map service. The Assessors' public ArcGIS map service holds tax parcel layers for each year since 2014, and parcels can also be viewed on the Public Access map search and qPublic.
How property is sold here
Muscogee County follows Georgia's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Georgia guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Georgia sells the property itself at a tax sale, not a lien certificate, and the buyer gets a tax sale deed subject to the owner's right of redemption. In Muscogee County the Tax Commissioner, acting as deputy ex-officio sheriff, holds the sale in person on a first Tuesday a few times a year (March 3 and November 3 in 2026) from 10 a.m. at the C.E. "Red" McDaniel City Services Center, 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, with payment in cash or certified funds due within two hours. The list is posted on the Tax Commissioner's Tax Sale List page and advertised in the legal newspaper, unsold parcels go back into rotation for later sales, and the office does not sell tax liens or lien certificates.
Foreclosure sales
Most Georgia mortgage foreclosures are out-of-court sales under a power of sale in the security deed, held on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse after notice runs in the county's legal newspaper. Muscogee County does not post an online list of these sales.
Assessed values
The Muscogee County Board of Tax Assessors sets fair market value as of January 1 every year and mails annual Notices of Assessment, with property taxed on 40% of that value.
Transfer tax
Georgia's real estate transfer tax is $1 for the first $1,000 of the sale price and 10 cents for each added $100, about 0.1%, and Columbus adds no local transfer tax; a separate state intangible recording tax applies to long-term loans.
Land bank
The Land Bank Authority of Columbus, Georgia, founded in 1992, takes in vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent property, and the city's Community Reinvestment Department lists city and land bank lots for sale by written proposal.
Worth knowing
Columbus and Muscogee County are one consolidated government, so the city and county offices are the same and Columbus is the only city in the county.
Worth knowing
The Tax Commissioner runs a free Tax Sale class for bidders before each sale (November 12, 2026 at the Columbus Public Library) and tells buyers to get legal advice first.
Worth knowing
The Clerk of Superior and State Courts is moving to the John D. Allen Judicial Center November 2 to 6, 2026, and deed room access is limited during the move.
Every town in Muscogee County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Columbus city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Muscogee County?
Deeds are recorded by the Real Estate Division of the Muscogee County Clerk of Superior and State Courts in Columbus. You can search them on the Clerk's EagleWeb site or through the statewide GSCCCA index.
When is the Muscogee County tax sale?
The Tax Commissioner holds tax sales on a first Tuesday a few times a year at the City Services Center, 3111 Citizens Way. The next sale is November 3, 2026 at 10 a.m., and the list is on the Tax Sale List page.
How do I find who owns a property in Muscogee County?
Search by owner, address or parcel on the Board of Tax Assessors' qPublic site or the Columbus Public Access site. Both are free.
Are Muscogee County property records online?
Yes. Owner, value and tax records, the tax sale list and parcel maps are free online. Recorded deeds are on the Clerk's EagleWeb search and on GSCCCA, which charges for image accounts.
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.
- muscogeecourts.columbusga.gov/
- muscogeecourts.columbusga.gov/Real-Estate-Recording-and-Records
- er-web.muscogeecourts.com/recorder/web/
- columbusga.gov/taxcommissioner
- columbusga.gov/taxcommissioner/Delinquent-Tax
- columbusga.gov/taxcommissioner/Delinquent-Tax/Tax-Sale-List
- columbusga.gov/taxcommissioner/Delinquent-Tax/Tax-Sale-Class-Registration
- s3.amazonaws.com/ipublishmedia.marketplace.mcclatchy/AdvertImages/notices/IPL0309597/CLB_F
- columbusga.gov/taxassessors
- columbusga.gov/taxassessors/Resources/General-Information
- columbusga.gov/taxassessors/Resources/Information-Links
- publicaccess.columbusga.gov/
Every parcel in Muscogee County, on one map
Deedplat is in beta. Request access to get started.