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Hamilton County property data

Where Hamilton County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Cincinnati.

37Cities and towns
350,000Parcels

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Where the records are

The county offices an investor deals with in Hamilton County, and what each one puts online.

Deeds and mortgages

Hamilton County Recorder's Office. Recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plats can be searched and viewed free in the Recorder's online document search, with historic deed books and indexes back to 1794 also posted.

Owners and values

Hamilton County Auditor. Owner, value, tax and sales data for every parcel can be searched free by owner, address, parcel ID or sales in the Auditor's property search.

Tax sales

Hamilton County Treasurer. The Treasurer explains its yearly bulk tax lien sale and delinquent payment contracts online; the Auditor posts the current unpaid accounts file and the advertised delinquent list free.

Foreclosure sales

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff posts a free list of scheduled sales, and mortgage and tax lien certificate foreclosures are auctioned online at hamilton.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, where bidding needs registration and a deposit.

Parcel maps

CAGIS (Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System). CAGIS Online is a free countywide map viewer with parcel lines and property layers for Cincinnati and all of Hamilton County.

How property is sold here

Hamilton County follows Ohio's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Ohio guide for how the state works.

Tax sales

Ohio counties may sell tax liens, but Hamilton County sells all eligible liens in one negotiated bulk sale each October, usually around the second week, and does not sell lien certificates to individual investors. Taxes unpaid after the June collection are certified delinquent in November and become eligible for the next October sale. Investors buy delinquent property itself at Sheriff's Delinquent Taxes Sales, filed by the County Prosecutor and held as live auctions at the Hamilton County Courthouse, where the opening price is the back taxes plus costs and full payment is due at the sale by cashier's check.

Foreclosure sales

Since January 1, 2024, Hamilton County sheriff sales of bank foreclosures and tax lien certificate foreclosures are held online at hamilton.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, while delinquent tax sales are held on Wednesdays at 11:00 AM in Room 260 of the Hamilton County Courthouse. Sales are advertised in the Cincinnati Court Index for four Mondays starting 24 days before the sale, bidding on bank foreclosures starts at two-thirds of the Sheriff's appraised value, and the deposit is $5,000 for homes valued at $200,000 or less and $10,000 above that.

Assessed values

The Hamilton County Auditor did a full reappraisal of all 350,000-plus parcels three years ago and is now doing the state-required triennial update, which sets new values for tax year 2026, payable in 2027.

Transfer tax

Ohio's conveyance fee in Hamilton County, including Cincinnati, totals $3 per $1,000 of the sale price (the state's $1 plus the county's $2 permissive fee), plus a $0.50 per parcel transfer tax, paid to the Auditor when the deed is transferred.

Land bank

The Hamilton County Landbank (Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation), managed by The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, acquires vacant and blighted property and sells it to buyers with a plan for reuse, with available properties listed on cincinnatiport.org.

Worth knowing

Tax foreclosed properties that do not sell at two Sheriff's sale offerings are forfeited and offered a third time at the Auditor's Forfeited Land Sale; the Auditor posts lists of properties sold and not sold for past sales.

Worth knowing

If a residential bank foreclosure gets no bids, it is offered again two weeks later with no minimum bid.

Worth knowing

Sheriff's sale buyers must pay the balance within 30 days after the court confirms the sale, and must file a writ of possession or eviction to remove occupants.

Every town in Hamilton County

The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.

Addyston village
Amberley village
Arlington Heights village
Blue Ash city
Cheviot city
Cincinnati city
Cleves village
Deer Park city
Elmwood Place village
Evendale village
Fairfax village
Forest Park city
Glendale village
Golf Manor village
Greenhills village
Harrison city
Lincoln Heights village
Lockland village
Loveland city
Madeira city
Mariemont village
Milford city
Montgomery city
Mount Healthy city
Newtown village
North Bend village
North College Hill city
Norwood city
Reading city
Sharonville city
Silverton village
Springdale city
St. Bernard village
Terrace Park village
The Village of Indian Hill city
Woodlawn village
Wyoming city

Questions

Where are deeds recorded in Hamilton County?

Deeds are recorded by the Hamilton County Recorder's Office in the County Administration Building, 138 East Court Street, Cincinnati, after being transferred through the Auditor. Recorded documents can be searched free online.

When is the Hamilton County tax sale?

The Treasurer's bulk tax lien sale is held each October and is not open to individual investors. Delinquent property itself is sold at Sheriff's Delinquent Taxes Sales at the Hamilton County Courthouse, advertised in the Cincinnati Court Index and listed on hcso.org.

How do I find who owns a property in Hamilton County?

Search the Hamilton County Auditor's free property search by owner name, address or parcel ID. The deed is in the Recorder's free online document search.

Are Hamilton County property records online?

Yes. Deeds, Auditor values and sales, delinquent tax lists, the Sheriff's sale list and CAGIS parcel maps are all online and free to view.

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.

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