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Richmond County property data
Where Richmond County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Augusta.
- 3Cities and towns
- 84,941Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Richmond County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Richmond County Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court. Richmond County deeds are searched through the statewide GSCCCA Deed Index, where viewing images needs a paid account ($14.95 a month and up) and prints cost $0.50 a page.
Owners and values
Richmond County Board of Assessors (Augusta Tax Assessor). The Tax Assessor's page links to free online property records, and owners can also be found free on the Augusta Maps property search.
Tax sales
Richmond County Tax Commissioner, Tax Sale Lists. The next sale date and the current non-judicial and judicial tax sale lists are posted free online, along with a delinquent tax sales brochure.
Foreclosure sales
Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Georgia mortgage foreclosures are out-of-court sales advertised in the county's legal organ, the Augusta Chronicle, and the Sheriff does not post a foreclosure sale list.
Parcel maps
Augusta GIS, Augusta Maps. The free Augusta Maps site searches parcels by owner, address, PIN or subdivision and is updated nightly, and the Open Augusta GeoHub offers open data.
How property is sold here
Richmond 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 Sheriff's Tax Deed that the owner can redeem. The Richmond County Tax Commissioner, acting as ex-officio sheriff, holds sales on the first Tuesday of the month when scheduled, at 10 a.m. in person at the Municipal Building, 535 Telfair Street, Augusta (no sale on October 6, 2026; the next is November 3, 2026), with payment in cash, money order or certified check due within two hours. Lists are posted on the Tax Commissioner's Tax Sale Lists page and printed in the Thursday Augusta Chronicle for four weeks before the sale; regular sales carry a 12-month redemption period with a 20% premium, and judicial in rem sales a 60-day period.
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. In Richmond County the notices run in the legal organ, the Augusta Chronicle.
Assessed values
The Richmond County Board of Assessors values property at fair market value as of January 1 each year and mails annual assessment notices, with tax charged on 40% of that value under Georgia law.
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 Augusta adds no local transfer tax.
Land bank
The Augusta, Georgia Land Bank Authority (AGLBA), founded in 1996, acquires tax-delinquent and abandoned property and lists its available parcels on aglba.org.
Worth knowing
Augusta and Richmond County are one consolidated government; Hephzibah and Blythe are the other two cities in the county.
Worth knowing
The Tax Commissioner runs a presale information session at 9:30 a.m. before each 10 a.m. tax sale.
Worth knowing
Tax sale buyers may not take possession or enter the property for 12 months after the sale, and the tax deed is not a fee simple deed until redemption is barred.
Every town in Richmond County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)
- Blythe city
- Hephzibah city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Richmond County?
Deeds are recorded by the Richmond County Clerk of Superior, State and Juvenile Court at 735 James Brown Blvd., Suite 1500, Augusta. They can be searched statewide on GSCCCA with a paid account for images.
When is the Richmond County tax sale?
The Tax Commissioner holds tax sales on the first Tuesday of the month when scheduled, at 10 a.m. at 535 Telfair Street. The next sale is November 3, 2026, and the lists are on arctax.com.
How do I find who owns a property in Richmond County?
Search by owner, address or PIN on the free Augusta Maps site, or use the Tax Assessor's online property records.
Are Richmond County property records online?
Yes. Owner, value and parcel map data and the tax sale lists are free online. Recorded deeds are on the statewide GSCCCA index, 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.
- arctax.com/
- arctax.com/property/tax-sale-lists/
- arctax.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Delinquent-Tax-Sales-Brochure-for-Web-CJ-1.pdf
- appweb2.augustaga.gov/TaxLevySales/Web/TaxLevySales.html
- augustaga.gov/8/Departments
- augustaga.gov/296/Clerk-of-Superior-State-Juvenile-Court
- augustaga.gov/742/Tax-Assessor
- augustaga.gov/815/GIS
- augustaga.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=388
- gismap.augustaga.gov/augustats/
- gismap.augustaga.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Map_LayersTS/MapServer
- augustaga.gov/294/Sheriff
Every parcel in Richmond County, on one map
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