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Butler County property data

Where Butler County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, from Butler to every town around it.

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Where the records are

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

Deeds and mortgages

Butler County Recorder of Deeds. The Recorder of Deeds holds all county land records; call 724-284-5340 for how to search and what copies cost.

Owners and values

Butler County Assessment Department. A property record search is online, and some assessment data also shows on the county GIS site; older record cards need an office visit.

Tax sales

Butler County Tax Claim Bureau. Judicial sale lists and the repository bid form are free downloads on the county site.

Foreclosure sales

Butler County Sheriff's Office. Sales are online only at butler.pa.realforeclose.com, and free sale listings are posted on the county civil site.

Parcel maps

Butler County Mapping and GIS. The tax assessment web map is free to view, and parcel shapefiles cost $200 per municipality or $10,000 for the county.

How property is sold here

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

Tax sales

The Tax Claim Bureau holds the upset sale on the second Monday of September each year. Unsold parcels go to judicial sales, which have recently been held about twice a year (April 3 and October 1 in 2025), and then to a standing repository list where buyers submit a bid form for approval by the three taxing bodies. Judicial sale lists are posted on the Tax Claim Bureau page at 124 W Diamond Street in Butler.

Foreclosure sales

Sheriff sales are held about every two months at 11 am, online only at butler.pa.realforeclose.com since January 2024. Listings are posted at civil.co.butler.pa.us/sheriff.salelisting, and paper copies are no longer handed out.

Assessed values

Butler County still uses a 1969 base year, so assessed values are far below current market value.

Transfer tax

Towns in Butler County charge the usual 2 percent in total (1 percent state plus 1 percent local), with no higher local rates found.

Worth knowing

Butler County's 1969 base year is one of the oldest in Pennsylvania, so assessed values say little about market value.

Worth knowing

Repository properties have no auction date; you submit a bid any time and the county, town and school district must approve it.

Worth knowing

Sheriff sales moved fully online in January 2024, and bidders must register on the auction site first.

Every town in Butler County

The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.

Adams township
Allegheny township
Brady township
Bruin borough
Buffalo township
Butler city
Butler township
Callery borough
Center township
Cherry Valley borough
Cherry township
Chicora borough
Clay township
Clearfield township
Clinton township
Concord township
Connoquenessing borough
Connoquenessing township
Cranberry township
Donegal township
East Butler borough
Eau Claire borough
Evans City borough
Fairview borough
Fairview township
Forward township
Franklin township
Harmony borough
Harrisville borough
Jackson township
Jefferson township
Karns City borough
Lancaster township
Marion township
Mars borough
Mercer township
Middlesex township
Muddy Creek township
Oakland township
Parker township
Penn township
Petrolia borough
Portersville borough
Prospect borough
Saxonburg borough
Seven Fields borough
Slippery Rock borough
Slippery Rock township
Summit township
Valencia borough
Venango township
Washington township
West Liberty borough
West Sunbury borough
Winfield township
Worth township
Zelienople borough

Questions

Where are deeds recorded in Butler County?

At the Butler County Recorder of Deeds in Butler, phone 724-284-5340. The office holds all of the county's land records.

When is the Butler County tax sale?

The upset sale is on the second Monday of September. Judicial sales follow, recently about twice a year, and leftover parcels go on a repository list that takes bids at any time.

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

Use the Assessment Department's online property record search or the county's tax assessment web map.

Are Butler County property records online?

Yes. Assessment records, the tax map and sheriff sale listings are online. Some older record cards are only available at the Assessment Department.

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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