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Richland County property data
Where Richland County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Columbia.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Richland County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Richland County Register of Deeds. Recorded deeds and mortgages can be searched online only through a paid subscription by the day, week, month or year.
Owners and values
Richland County Assessor. Owner, value and parcel data are free in the county property search by tax map number, address or owner, and in the Spatialest property data viewer.
Tax sales
Richland County Treasurer. The Treasurer posts the tax sale list as Excel files updated weekly, plus a free interactive map of delinquent properties, and bidders must register online for a $50 fee.
Foreclosure sales
Richland County Master in Equity. The Master in Equity page gives the monthly sale rules, and bidders are told to review the docket before sale day.
Parcel maps
Richland County GIS. The Assessor's Spatialest viewer shows parcels and property data free, and the county also runs GIS maps and a delinquent tax property map at richlandmaps.com.
How property is sold here
Richland County follows South Carolina's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the South Carolina guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
South Carolina sells the property at the tax sale, and the owner keeps a right to redeem for a period set by state law before a tax deed is issued. The Richland County Treasurer holds one in-person tax sale a year; the 2026 sale is November 2 and 3, 2026 at the Township Auditorium, 1703 Taylor St., Columbia. Bidding starts at the taxes, costs and current-year taxes, winning bids are paid in full on sale day, and the list is posted as weekly-updated Excel files on the Treasurer's Tax Sale page.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosures in Richland County are Master in Equity sales held on the first Monday of each month at 12:00 PM in Courtroom 1 of the Central Courthouse, 2500 Decker Blvd., Columbia. Winning bidders other than the lender must deposit 5% of the bid in certified funds by 3:00 PM that day.
Assessed values
The Richland County Assessor conducts a countywide reassessment every five years, as South Carolina requires.
Transfer tax
South Carolina charges a deed recording fee (its transfer tax) of $3.70 per $1,000 of value, made up of a $2.60 state share and a $1.10 county share, with no added city fee in Columbia.
Worth knowing
The Richland County Forfeited Land Commission opens the bidding at the tax sale and holds properties that get no bid, which the Treasurer later offers by sealed bid.
Worth knowing
Tax sale bidders must register online by about a week before the sale; there is no in-person registration.
Worth knowing
Columbia is the state capital and home to the University of South Carolina.
Every town in Richland County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Arcadia Lakes town
- Blythewood town
- Cayce city
- Columbia city
- Eastover town
- Forest Acres city
- Irmo town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Richland County?
Deeds are recorded by the Richland County Register of Deeds in Columbia. Online access to recorded documents requires a paid subscription.
When is the Richland County tax sale?
The Richland County Treasurer holds one tax sale a year in early November at the Township Auditorium in Columbia. The 2026 sale is November 2 and 3, 2026, and bidders must register online and pay a $50 fee beforehand.
How do I find who owns a property in Richland County?
Use the county's free property search by owner, address or tax map number, or the Assessor's Spatialest property viewer. The deed is at the Register of Deeds.
Are Richland County property records online?
Mostly. Assessor data, parcel maps and tax sale lists are free online, but deed images need a paid Register of Deeds subscription.
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.
- richlandcountysc.gov/Property-Business/Taxes/Delinquent-Taxes/Tax-Sale
- richlandcountysc.gov/Government/Departments/Business-Operations/Register-of-Deeds
- richlandcountysc.gov/Courts-Safety/Civil-Court/Master-in-Equity/Foreclosure-Sales
- richlandcountysc.gov/Government/Departments/Taxes/Assessor
- richlandmaps.com/apps/delinquent
- property.spatialest.com/sc/richland
Every parcel in Richland County, on one map
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