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Pierce County property data

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

23Cities and towns
350,000Parcels

Hover a town to see its name

Where the records are

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

Deeds and mortgages

Pierce County Auditor, Recorded Documents. Recorded documents can be searched and viewed as redacted images on the Auditor's Recorded Documents site (armsweb.co.pierce.wa.us), and certified copies can be bought online by card.

Owners and values

Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer. Owner, value, tax and sales data can be looked up on the Assessor-Treasurer Information Portal (ATIP).

Tax sales

Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, Foreclosure. The yearly tax foreclosure auction is held online on Bid4Assets, and the foreclosure list is posted on the county website.

Foreclosure sales

Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Civil Unit. Upcoming sheriff's sales are listed on the county's Upcoming Sheriff Sales page; the sales themselves are in person.

Parcel maps

Pierce County Public GIS. Public GIS is the Assessor-Treasurer's interactive parcel map.

How property is sold here

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

Tax sales

Washington does not sell tax liens; the county forecloses and sells the property itself. In Pierce County, property enters foreclosure when it owes more than $100 and is three or more years delinquent, and the Assessor-Treasurer holds one online auction a year on Bid4Assets in the fall (November 9 in 2026). The list is posted on the county website and printed in the county's official newspaper in mid to late summer, payment is by wire only, and buyers get a Treasurer's Deed with no warranty.

Foreclosure sales

Court-ordered sheriff's sales of real property are held Fridays at 10 a.m. at the 2nd floor entry plaza of the County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Ave S in Tacoma. Sales are usually advertised in the Tacoma Daily Index for four weeks, winning bidders pay by 2 p.m. in cash or cashier's check, and owners have eight months to one year to redeem.

Assessed values

The Assessor-Treasurer revalues all real property every year, with a physical inspection at least once every six years.

Transfer tax

Washington charges a graduated state real estate excise tax of 1.1% on the first $525,000 of the price, 1.28% up to $1,525,000, 2.75% up to $3,025,000 and 3% above that, and Tacoma and every other city in Pierce County add a local 0.5%; the state thresholds rise on January 1, 2027.

Land bank

Pierce County's Real Property Division (Facilities Management) sells surplus county property and tax title parcels left unsold after the foreclosure auction.

Worth knowing

In Pierce County the Assessor and Treasurer are one office, the Assessor-Treasurer, which handles values, tax bills and the tax foreclosure auction.

Worth knowing

Pierce County has about 350,000 properties and 23 cities and towns, with Tacoma the largest.

Worth knowing

The Auditor warns that a search by parcel number may not return every recorded document for a property, so search by name too.

Every town in Pierce County

The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.

Auburn city
Bonney Lake city
Buckley city
Carbonado town
DuPont city
Eatonville town
Edgewood city
Fife city
Fircrest city
Gig Harbor city
Lakewood city
Milton city
Orting city
Pacific city
Puyallup city
Roy city
Ruston city
South Prairie town
Steilacoom town
Sumner city
Tacoma city
University Place city
Wilkeson town

Questions

Where are deeds recorded in Pierce County?

Deeds are recorded by the Pierce County Auditor at 2401 S. 35th St., Room 200, Tacoma, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. E-recording is also offered.

When is the Pierce County tax sale?

The Assessor-Treasurer holds one tax foreclosure auction a year, online on Bid4Assets. The 2026 auction is on Monday, November 9.

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

Search the parcel on the Assessor-Treasurer Information Portal (ATIP) or the Public GIS map.

Are Pierce County property records online?

Yes. Recorded documents, owner and value data, parcel maps, the tax foreclosure list and upcoming sheriff's sales 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.

Every parcel in Pierce County, on one map

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