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Hampden County property data
Where Hampden County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Springfield.
- 23Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Hampden County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Hampden County Registry of Deeds. Hampden County deeds, mortgages and liens are searched through the Registry's online records system, reached from the state's MassLandRecords portal.
Owners and values
City of Springfield Board of Assessors. Springfield's free Assessors Database shows owner and assessed value by parcel number or street, and each other city and town in the county keeps its own assessor records.
Tax sales
City of Springfield Collector-Treasurer. Springfield posts its tax title auction notices, terms of sale and workshop materials free online, and a free list of properties with tax liens can be searched by owner, street or parcel.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage holder notices under Massachusetts power of sale. There is no county foreclosure office; notices of mortgage foreclosure sales must be published in a local newspaper for three weeks before the sale.
Parcel maps
City of Springfield Web GIS. The free Springfield Web GIS shows parcel owner, assessed value, property cards, tax history and abutter lists.
How property is sold here
Hampden County follows Massachusetts's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Massachusetts guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Massachusetts does not hold a county tax sale. Each city and town takes title to property for unpaid taxes and, after foreclosing the right of redemption, sells the property itself at a public auction. Springfield sells these tax title properties at live auctions run by Sullivan and Sullivan Auctioneers, most recently 20 buildable lots on February 3, 2026 at City Hall, and posts each auction and a pre-auction workshop on the Collector-Treasurer's page.
Foreclosure sales
Most Massachusetts mortgage foreclosures are power of sale auctions run by the lender without a court case, not sheriff sales. The notice of sale must be published once a week for three weeks in a newspaper covering the city or town where the property is, starting at least 21 days before the sale.
Assessed values
Springfield's assessors update values every year, and FY 2026 values are as of January 1, 2025.
Transfer tax
Massachusetts charges a deed excise of $4.56 per $1,000 of the sale price, paid when the deed is recorded at the Registry.
Worth knowing
Hampden County has no county government that handles property; the Registry of Deeds is county wide, but assessing, tax bills and tax title auctions are run by each city and town.
Worth knowing
Springfield is placing tax liens on all properties with one year of unpaid taxes, and payoff requests on tax title accounts go to Revenue Service LLC.
Worth knowing
Springfield's GIS can export abutter lists out to 500 feet, which is useful for mailing neighbors of a target parcel.
Every town in Hampden County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Agawam Town city
- Blandford town
- Brimfield town
- Chester town
- Chicopee city
- East Longmeadow town
- Granville town
- Hampden town
- Holland town
- Holyoke city
- Longmeadow town
- Ludlow town
- Monson town
- Montgomery town
- Palmer Town city
- Russell town
- Southwick town
- Springfield city
- Tolland town
- Wales town
- West Springfield Town city
- Westfield city
- Wilbraham town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Hampden County?
Deeds for every city and town in the county are recorded at the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Springfield, and records can be searched online through the state's MassLandRecords portal.
When is the Hampden County tax sale?
There is no single county tax sale. Each city and town auctions its own tax title property. Springfield announces its auctions on the Collector-Treasurer's Tax Foreclosure Auction page, and its last sale was February 3, 2026.
How do I find who owns a property in Hampden County?
Use the assessor's database of the city or town where the property is. In Springfield, the free Assessors Database and Web GIS show the owner and assessed value.
Are Hampden County property records online?
Yes. Recorded documents are online through the Registry of Deeds, and Springfield's assessor data, tax lien list and parcel maps are free 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.
- masslandrecords.com/
- springfield-ma.gov/finance/assessors-db
- springfield-ma.gov/finance/tax-liens
- springfield-ma.gov/finance/auctions
- springfield-ma.gov/finance/collector/purchasing-city-owned-property/tax-foreclosure-auctio
- maps.springfield-ma.gov/gis/
- malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIII/Chapter244/Section14
- salemdeeds.com/SalemDeeds/fees_excise.aspx
Every parcel in Hampden County, on one map
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