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Tax Sale Atlas

Cumberland County, NJ tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Cumberland County, NJ tax sale, one of 3,105 counties in 49 states. New Jersey sells tax lien certificates paying up to 18%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.

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

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

Next sale
Varies by municipality.
Format
RealAuction
Registration
For towns that sell online, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site.
County office
(856) 455-3230
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Look up a sale detail

Each municipal tax collector (Cumberland County's 14 municipalities each hold their own sale; the county does not hold a tax sale). RealAuction. annual

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

Vineland 2026 Tax Lien Sale Bidding Rules (RealAuction) (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 Cumberland County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

New Jersey holds no tax deed auction. A certificate holder who is not redeemed files an action in the Superior Court to foreclose the right of redemption: a private purchaser at any time after two years from the sale, the municipality (or anyone who takes the certificate from it by assignment or transfer) after six months, and any holder at any time if the property meets the statutory definition of abandoned property. Judgment bars redemption and vests title in the holder. Since P.L.2024, c.39 the owner or the owner's heirs may, before final judgment, demand that the foreclosure proceed by a sheriff's sale or a sheriff's Internet auction to preserve equity; that sale is run by the county sheriff and is a foreclosure sale of one parcel, not a tax sale, so a sheriff's sale listing is never the date of a municipality's certificate sale. Separately, a municipality holding its own certificates may foreclose by an in rem action once more than six months have passed since the sale and 21 months of taxes are unpaid.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

RealAuction
Run by
Each municipal tax collector (Cumberland County's 14 municipalities each hold their own sale; the county does not hold a tax sale)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Varies by municipality.
Registration
For towns that sell online, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site.
Sale list
Each town's certificate list (online preview list for online towns; newspaper notice and town hall otherwise)
When it runs
Varies by municipality. New Jersey law requires the sale notice to run once a week for the four weeks before the sale, and the collector may hold the sale in the fifth week. 2026 sales documented here ran from April (Maurice River) through September (Vineland).
Registration and deposit

For towns that sell online, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site. Vineland, Maurice River and Stow Creek require a deposit of 10% of intended winnings (including premiums), minimum $1,000, paid by ACH before the deposit deadline, with the balance due by wire on sale day. Towns that sell in person require a bidder information form before the sale.

Sale format and venue
Tax sale certificates in Cumberland County are sold town by town, not by the county. Bidding starts at 18% interest and goes down in 1% steps to 0%, after which bidders offer a premium (Vineland, Maurice River and Stow Creek bid premiums in $100 increments). At least seven municipalities (Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Maurice River, Stow Creek, Shiloh, Commercial) have RealAuction sale sites, but each town sets its own date and terms. The platform link shown is Vineland's site only; check the site for the town you want.
Register on RealAuction
Source: Vineland 2026 Tax Lien Sale Bidding Rules (RealAuction)· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Cumberland County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Cumberland 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Each town's certificate list (online preview list for online towns; newspaper notice and town hall otherwise) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    For towns that sell online, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Varies by municipality. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Each municipal tax collector (Cumberland County's 14 municipalities each hold their own sale; the county does not hold a tax sale) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Cumberland County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Each town's certificate list (online preview list for online towns; newspaper notice and town hall otherwise). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    For towns that sell online, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site. Vineland, Maurice River and Stow Creek require a deposit of 10% of intended winnings (including premiums), minimum $1,000, paid by ACH before the deposit deadline, with the balance due by wire on sale day. Towns that sell in person require a bidder information form before the sale.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the New Jersey due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  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.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Certificates on parcels that drew no bid are struck off to the municipality at 18 percent. A municipality's governing body may later sell a certificate it holds by assignment or at a separate public sale, at its discretion. Ask the tax collector of the specific municipality.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what New Jersey calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Bridgeton Municipal Tax Collector (county seat; each municipality sells its own certificates)

(856) 455-3230

181 E Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Official website

County notes

  • Cumberland County has 14 municipalities, and each municipal tax collector runs its own tax sale certificate sale. The county does not hold a sale.
  • Vineland held its 2026 tax lien sale online at vineland.newjerseytaxsale.com on September 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET, with deposits due by September 10. Its 2026 list had 764 items and posted results show 471 certificates sold.
  • Vineland Tax Collector: 640 E. Wood Street, P.O. Box 1508, Vineland, NJ 08362-1508, (856) 794-4000 ext. 4023.
  • Maurice River Township held its 2026 tax lien sale online at mauriceriver.newjerseytaxsale.com on April 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. The Tax Collector is at 590 Main Street, Leesburg, NJ 08327, 856-785-1120 ext. 121.
  • Stow Creek Township held its 2026 tax lien sale online at stowcreek.newjerseytaxsale.com on May 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET, with deposits due by May 13.
  • Millville, Bridgeton, Shiloh and Commercial Township each have a RealAuction tax sale site that currently posts no active sale. Watch each town's site and the local newspaper for the next sale notice and list.
  • Millville Tax and Utility Collector: 12 S. High Street, Millville, NJ 08332, 856-825-7000 ext. 7611.
  • Bridgeton Municipal Tax Collector: 181 E Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, (856) 455-3230.
  • Upper Deerfield Township Tax Collector: 1325 Highway 77, 856-451-3148, taxcollector@upperdeerfield.com. The township has no online sale site, so its sale notice and list appear in the local newspaper and at the collector's office.
  • For Deerfield, Downe, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hopewell and Lawrence townships, the sale notice and list appear in the local newspaper and at each township's tax collector's office.
  • In online towns, the list appears on that town's newjerseytaxsale.com site as its preview list. New Jersey collectors also advertise the list in the newspaper for four weeks before the sale.

New Jersey rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, bid down at auction
Minimum return
2 to 6% one-time penalty at redemption, by certificate size, added to the interest
Redemption
The right to redeem lasts until it is cut off by a foreclosure judgment, not for a fixed term. What varies by parcel is how soon the holder may start that action: two years after the sale for a private purchaser, six months for the municipality or its assignee, and any time for abandoned property. Once a foreclosure complaint is filed and notice of it is filed with the tax collector, redemption is made in that court action and carries the court-fixed attorney's fees and costs. All other redemptions must go through the municipal tax collector's office; a lienholder who knowingly takes a redemption outside that office forfeits the certificate.
Surplus proceeds
Surplus arises only from a sheriff's sale or Internet auction demanded by the owner under N.J.S.A. 54:5-87(b). The sheriff deducts the cost of the sale and deposits the surplus with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the owner or heirs claim it by motion under N.J.S.2A:50-37 and the Rules of Court; that is the exclusive route. If the owner does not demand a sale, the holder may foreclose without one and the owner has no claim against the holder for any equity. In an abandoned-property foreclosure the court may bar claims to surplus equity and no sheriff's sale is required.
Governing statute
N.J.S.A. Title 54, Chapter 5

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 Cumberland County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In New Jersey investors buy the lien, not the property; the Municipal tax collector runs the sale.

When is the Cumberland County tax certificate sale?

Varies by municipality. New Jersey law requires the sale notice to run once a week for the four weeks before the sale, and the collector may hold the sale in the fifth week. 2026 sales documented here ran from April (Maurice River) through September (Vineland). Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Municipal tax collector before the sale.

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

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. New Jersey's redemption rule: 2 years from the sale before a private certificate holder can file to foreclose; the owner can redeem until the court's final judgment. Call the Each municipal tax collector (Cumberland County's 14 municipalities each hold their own sale; the county does not hold a tax sale) 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 Cumberland County tax sale list?

Cumberland County posts its tax sale list at vineland.newjerseytaxsale.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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