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Windham County, CT tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Windham County, CT tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Connecticut sells redeemable deeds the owner can buy back with a statutory penalty. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Windham County, seat of Willimantic: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Connecticut tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
No countywide date.
Format
In person
Registration
For auctions posted at cttaxsales.com, registration happens at the auction, not before.
County office
860-465-3029
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The tax collector or revenue collector of each town in the county (Windham's Revenue Office also collects for Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland). Many towns here post their auction notices through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley.. In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-09-28.

Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities, general information and bidder terms (source accessed 2026-09-28)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Windham County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

as a certificate sale. Connecticut issues no tax lien certificate at auction. The town or city tax collector sells the real estate itself by collector's deed, subject to a six-month redemption. The only transfer of a tax LIEN to a private party is a municipality's negotiated assignment under 12-195h, made by resolution of its legislative body to an assignee that must sign a contract with the town; it is not an auction open to individual investors.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
The tax collector or revenue collector of each town in the county (Windham's Revenue Office also collects for Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland). Many towns here post their auction notices through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley.
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No countywide date.
Registration
For auctions posted at cttaxsales.com, registration happens at the auction, not before.
Sale list
Upcoming auction list, Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities
When it runs
No countywide date. Each town sets its own auction, and dates spread across the year: recent Windham County auctions include Woodstock on April 21, 2026, Killingly on September 2, 2026 and Thompson on September 16, 2026, and Sterling has one set for November 19, 2026.
Registration and deposit

For auctions posted at cttaxsales.com, registration happens at the auction, not before. Bring a government-issued ID, the exact legal name and SSN or federal ID of the buyer, written authorization if bidding for someone else, and a $5,000 deposit per property (or the amount in the notice) in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee". The balance is due within five calendar days. Towns running their own sale set their own terms in the notice.

Sale format and venue
Sales are live, in-person auctions at each town hall to the highest bidder. The buyer receives a collector's deed that the owner can redeem within six months. Several towns here post each auction's parcel list, with a notice PDF per property, at cttaxsales.com under Upcoming, Postponed and Recently Completed auctions. Towns not posted there publish their list in the levy notice in the local newspaper and at the collector's office. Auctions are often postponed, so check the postponed list before the sale day.
Source: Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities, general information and bidder terms· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Windham County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Windham County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Upcoming auction list, Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    For auctions posted at cttaxsales.com, registration happens at the auction, not before. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No countywide date. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use The tax collector or revenue collector of each town in the county (Windham's Revenue Office also collects for Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland). Many towns here post their auction notices through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Windham County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Upcoming auction list, Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    For auctions posted at cttaxsales.com, registration happens at the auction, not before. Bring a government-issued ID, the exact legal name and SSN or federal ID of the buyer, written authorization if bidding for someone else, and a $5,000 deposit per property (or the amount in the notice) in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee". The balance is due within five calendar days. Towns running their own sale set their own terms in the notice.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Connecticut due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Connecticut before you price the title work.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Windham Revenue Office (Collector of Revenue), serving Windham, Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland

860-465-3029

PO Box 195, Willimantic, CT 06226-0195 (office at 979 Main Street, First Floor, Willimantic)

Official website

County notes

  • Windham County has no county government. Each of its 15 towns runs its own tax deed auction through its own collector, on its own date.
  • Windham (Willimantic), Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland: the Windham Revenue Office states their 2026 tax sale will be held at Windham Town Hall, with the date not yet set. Watch the cttaxsales.com auction list for the notice.
  • Windham targets residential parcels owing more than $5,000 or more than two grand list years behind, and faster for commercial, abandoned or previously sold parcels. Payoff questions go to the town's tax sale attorney, Adam Cohen, at 203-330-2230.
  • Sterling: auction at 10:00 a.m. on November 19, 2026 at Sterling Town Hall, 1183 Plainfield Pike, Oneco, with eight parcels on the cttaxsales.com upcoming auction list.
  • Killingly: the Revenue Collector (172 Main Street, 860-779-5330) conducts its own auctions under Section 12-157. Results of the September 2, 2026 Killingly auction appear on the cttaxsales.com recently completed list.
  • Thompson held an auction on September 16, 2026 and Woodstock on April 21, 2026. Results for both appear on the cttaxsales.com recently completed list.
  • Putnam and Plainfield both link their collector pages to cttaxsales.com, and postponed Putnam, Plainfield, Killingly, Thompson, Ashford, Hampton and Scotland parcels appear on its postponed auction list.
  • Bidders pay a $5,000 certified deposit per property at registration on the auction day, unless the notice sets another amount, and the balance within five calendar days.
  • Brooklyn, Canterbury, Eastford and Pomfret post no sale calendar online. Their notices and parcel lists appear in the local newspaper and at each town's collector's office.
  • The owner can redeem within six months of the auction. If that happens, the buyer receives the purchase price back plus 18 percent a year interest.

Connecticut rules

Redemption
Redemption runs from the published post-sale notice to six months after the sale date. A town may shorten it to 60 days for abandoned property or for property meeting other conditions its legislative body sets by ordinance. Payment goes to the tax collector, who cancels the deed, gives the payer a certificate of satisfaction and within ten days tenders the money, plus the escrowed excess bid, to the buyer. If the window closes unredeemed, the collector's deed is recorded and the buyer owns the parcel without any court action.
Deed deposit
No statewide deposit rule. 12-157(d) lets the collector publish or announce rules for the conduct of the auction and for payment by successful bidders, so each town sets its own deposit, registration and form of payment. Read the terms of sale in each town's notice.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount the sale brings above the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, fees and costs is held in a separate interest-bearing escrow account (interest to the town). If the parcel is redeemed, the excess goes to the buyer within ten days. If it is not redeemed, the collector may first apply the excess to the same taxpayer's other delinquent taxes to the town, including personal property and motor vehicle taxes, and must within ten days after the redemption period ends pay the rest to the clerk of the Superior Court for the judicial district, then notify the former owner and lienholders by certified mail. They have 90 days from that payment to apply to the court, which may appoint a state referee to divide the money by equity; money nobody claims escheats to the state as unclaimed property. This rule dates from P.A. 95-228, long before Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023), and no 2023 to 2026 act amends it. It applies to the collector's tax sale only; a court foreclosure of a tax lien under 12-181 or 12-195h follows the court's own foreclosure rules.
Governing statute
Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-140

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Windham County, Connecticut sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Connecticut sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the tax collector of each town or city sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Windham County hold tax deed sales?

Windham County holds tax deed sales once a year. No countywide date. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Connecticut's redemption rule: 6 months from the date of the sale, or 60 days for abandoned property or property meeting conditions a town sets by ordinance. Call the The tax collector or revenue collector of each town in the county (Windham's Revenue Office also collects for Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland). Many towns here post their auction notices through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley. as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Windham County tax sale list?

Windham County posts its tax sale list at cttaxsales.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Sep 28, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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