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Allen County property data
Where Allen County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Fort Wayne.
- 8Cities and towns
- 163,000Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Allen County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Allen County Recorder's Office. Documents from 1970 on (over 3.1 million) are online: index data is free on the Free Data Search, images cost $8.75 per search plus $1 per printed page on Tapestry EON, and regular users can subscribe to Laredo.
Owners and values
Allen County Assessor (Fort Wayne's Wayne Township has its own Township Assessor). Property record cards, comparable sales, Form 11 notices and assessments are free on the Assessor's COMPS search, the Property Record Card Search and Public Access Tax Information.
Tax sales
Allen County Auditor and Treasurer (Tax Sale). The yearly tax sale is held online through GovEase, and the Auditor posts the general sale information and sold property lists for 2023 to 2026 free online.
Foreclosure sales
Allen County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Sale. Monthly sheriff sale lists for 2026 are posted free on the Sheriff's website, and bidding is in person only.
Parcel maps
Allen County GIS (iMap). iMap is a free set of county map viewers, including an Assessor Parcel Search with comparables and assessment data and an Auditor tax and billing map.
How property is sold here
Allen County follows Indiana's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Indiana guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Indiana sells tax liens, not the property itself: the buyer gets a tax sale certificate and can apply for a tax deed only if the owner does not redeem within one year. Allen County holds one tax sale a year, online only through GovEase; the 2026 sale was September 16, with registration open September 2 to 15 and a minimum bid of all delinquent taxes through the November installment plus $620 in costs. Some unsold properties are later deeded to the Allen County Community Development Corp (ACCDC) for resale.
Foreclosure sales
Allen County Sheriff sales of foreclosed property are held in person at the Allen County Courthouse, 715 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, generally Tuesday through Thursday at 2:00 PM, with open bidding that starts at the plaintiff's bid. Monthly sale lists are posted on the Sheriff's website, in the Mortgage Foreclosure Book in Room 100, on the courthouse public notice board and in the local newspaper, and winners must pay in full by cashier's check right after bidding.
Assessed values
Indiana requires every property to be revalued from sales every year (annual trending), and every parcel is also physically inspected once in a four-year cyclical reassessment, one quarter each year.
Transfer tax
Indiana has no real estate transfer tax; in Allen County a deed needs a sales disclosure form with a $25 fee to the Recorder and a $10 per parcel fee to the Auditor.
Land bank
The Allen County Community Development Corp (ACCDC) takes tax sale properties that did not sell, mostly vacant residential lots, and offers them for bid; it lists none available until mid-March 2027.
Worth knowing
Most of Fort Wayne is in Wayne Township, which has its own elected Township Assessor at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E. Main Street, separate from the county Assessor.
Worth knowing
Sheriff sale bidders must bring a notarized Sheriff Sale Affidavit (required by Indiana House Bill 1048 since July 1, 2022) and show proof of funds before bidding.
Worth knowing
Recorded documents are searchable online from 1970, and Tapestry name searches go back to 1950, but address or PIN searches may miss documents before 1995.
Every town in Allen County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Fort Wayne city
- Grabill town
- Huntertown town
- Leo-Cedarville town
- Monroeville town
- New Haven city
- Woodburn city
- Zanesville town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Allen County?
Deeds are recorded by the Allen County Recorder's Office at 1 East Main Street, Room 100, in Fort Wayne. A sales disclosure form and fees are required with most deeds.
When is the Allen County tax sale?
Allen County holds one online tax sale a year through GovEase; the 2026 sale was September 16. The Auditor posts each year's date and information on its Tax Sale page.
How do I find who owns a property in Allen County?
Search the Assessor's free COMPS site or Property Record Card Search, or use the Assessor Parcel Search on Allen County's iMap.
Are Allen County property records online?
Yes. Assessment records, tax information, parcel maps and sheriff sale lists are free online, and recorded documents from 1970 on are online, with free index data and paid images.
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.
- allencountyrecorder.us/
- allencountyrecorder.us/searching-and-printing-documents
- in-allencounty.civicplus.com/164/Assessor
- in-allencounty.civicplus.com/201/Wayne-Township-Assessor
- in-allencounty.civicplus.com/270/Tax-Sale
- in-allencounty.civicplus.com/334/ACCDC-Properties
- in-allencounty.civicplus.com/101/Departments
- allencounty.in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14415/26TSINFO-General
- allencounty.in.gov/QuickLinks.aspx
- allencounty.in.gov/163/Property-Tax-Assessment
- allencountysheriff.org/sheriff-sale/
- allencountysheriff.org/2026-sheriff-sales/
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