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Montgomery County property data
Where Montgomery County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Dayton.
- 22Cities and towns
- 250,000Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Montgomery County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Montgomery County Recorder. Recorded documents can be searched online through the Recorder's Records Online Search, and public terminals are available in the office on the fifth floor of the County Administration Building.
Owners and values
Montgomery County Auditor. Owner, value, sales and tax data are free on the Auditor's Property Search, and past deed transfers can be found with the Auditor's Conveyance Form Search.
Tax sales
Montgomery County Treasurer (with the Sheriff, Prosecutor and Common Pleas Court). The county explains its three kinds of foreclosure sales here; Treasurer tax sales are held in person and the Sheriff posts an auction list by sale date.
Foreclosure sales
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Real Estate Sales. Mortgage foreclosure and tax lien sales are held online through RealAuction, and the Sheriff links an auction list by sale date.
Parcel maps
Montgomery County GIS (Auditor). The Auditor's Real Estate page links the county's free Interactive GIS Maps.
How property is sold here
Montgomery County follows Ohio's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Ohio guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Ohio counties foreclose on tax-delinquent property and sell the property itself, and some also sell tax liens to private buyers who can later foreclose. In Montgomery County, Treasurer tax foreclosure sales are held in person at 10:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the lower-level auditorium of the County Administration Building, 451 W. Third St., Dayton, while foreclosures brought by private tax lien holders are sold online through RealAuction on Fridays at 9:00 a.m.
Foreclosure sales
Montgomery County Sheriff sales for mortgage foreclosures are held online through RealAuction every Friday starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. Sales are advertised in the Dayton Daily News for at least three weeks, and the Sheriff does not mail out property lists.
Assessed values
The Auditor reappraises all property on a six-year cycle with an update in between; the 2026 reappraisal of more than 250,000 parcels sets values used on tax bills starting in 2027, replacing values from the 2020 reappraisal.
Transfer tax
Ohio has no state transfer tax, but Montgomery County charges a conveyance fee of $3 per $1,000 of the sale price plus $0.50 per parcel, paid to the County Auditor; there is no added Dayton city fee.
Land bank
The Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation (Montgomery County Land Bank) acquires and sells vacant and tax-foreclosed property in the county.
Worth knowing
Montgomery County has more than 250,000 real estate parcels, and the 2026 reappraisal raised values that will show up on 2027 tax bills.
Worth knowing
Treasurer tax sales are still in person on the first Thursday of the month, while mortgage and private tax lien foreclosures moved online to RealAuction in 2022.
Worth knowing
Properties are sold as is, so check the case file through the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts before bidding.
Every town in Montgomery County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Brookville city
- Carlisle city
- Centerville city
- Clayton city
- Dayton city
- Englewood city
- Farmersville village
- Germantown city
- Huber Heights city
- Kettering city
- Miamisburg city
- Moraine city
- New Lebanon village
- Oakwood city
- Phillipsburg village
- Riverside city
- Springboro city
- Trotwood city
- Union city
- Vandalia city
- Verona village
- West Carrollton city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Montgomery County?
Deeds are recorded by the Montgomery County Recorder on the fifth floor of the County Administration Building, 451 W. Third Street, Dayton. Deeds must also go through the Auditor's deed transfer desk.
When is the Montgomery County tax sale?
Treasurer tax foreclosure sales are held in person at 10:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the County Administration Building. Tax lien foreclosures by private lien holders are sold online on Fridays.
How do I find who owns a property in Montgomery County?
Use the Montgomery County Auditor's free Property Search at mcrealestate.org, which shows owner, value and sales history.
Are Montgomery County property records online?
Yes. The Auditor's property search, the Recorder's records search, GIS maps and Sheriff sale lists are all 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.
- mcohio.org/734/Foreclosure-Sales
- mcohiosheriff.org/support_services/records_and_property/properties_for_sale.php
- go.mcohio.org/applications/sheriffauction/sflistauction.cfm
- mcohio.org/1527/2026-Property-Reappraisal
- mcohio.org/649/Real-Estate
- mcohio.org/653/Deed-Transfer
- mcohio.org/1323/Location
- mcrealestate.org/
Every parcel in Montgomery County, on one map
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