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Delaware County tax delinquent list, PA

6,641tax-delinquent properties today · refreshed weekly

6,641 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Delaware County, PA has 6,641 tax-delinquent properties today, read from Delaware County Board of Assessment / Treasurer records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 19013, 19023, 19050. 2,962 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when tax is past due or the parcel is certified delinquent.

Three Delaware County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Meetinghouse RdAston10of 10Taxes 2 years behind and growingTax lien sold on the property
Greenway AveDarby10of 10Taxes 2 years behind and growingTax lien sold on the property
Lagrange AveEssington10of 10Owes about $6,100 in tax (3.4% of the value)Taxes 2 years behind and growing

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

2,962Also on the absentee owner list2,962 Delaware County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Delaware County list is made

Delaware County's tax delinquent list comes from the Delaware County Board of Assessment / Treasurer tax records: we read the delinquent-tax flag and the amount still owed on each tax bill for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: tax is past due or the parcel is certified delinquent.

Delaware County data dictionaryPast-due balance or certified delinquent year.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Delaware County owners are

Top 5 cities by tax-delinquent properties
CityPropertiesShare
Chester1,54523%
Darby66310%
Upper Darby3816%
Lansdowne3575%
Sharon Hill2984%

Top ZIP codes: 19013 Chester (1,613), 19023 Darby (894), 19050 Lansdowne (538), 19082 Upper Darby (383), 19079 Sharon Hill (322).

Distribution

Tax-delinquent properties in Delaware County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years691 10%
2 to 5 years1,067 16%
5 to 10 years1,352 20%
10 to 20 years1,348 20%
20+ years2,146 32%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k3,447 52%
$100k to $200k1,923 29%
$200k to $350k796 12%
$350k to $500k240 4%
$500k+235 4%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tax-delinquent properties in Delaware County: what stands out

6,641 tax-delinquent properties in Delaware County right now, with a median county value of $95,570. 45% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 11 years. Those behind on tax owe $4,419 on average. 79% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Chester holds the most (1,545, 23%), followed by Darby (663), Upper Darby (381), Lansdowne (357).

By ZIP code, 19013 (Chester) has 1,613, 19023 (Darby) has 894, 19050 (Lansdowne) has 538: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Delaware County: taxes 2 years behind and growing; tax lien sold on the property; owes about $6,100 in tax (3.4% of the value).

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (2,146 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (3,447).

The official source

Where the official Delaware County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Delaware County Board of Assessment / Treasurer. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with absentee owner. Pennsylvania rules and the Pennsylvania guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Unpaid property tax is a dated, money-based signal: the owner may be short of cash, may have inherited the house, or may no longer want it. Every year unpaid brings the county closer to a tax sale or tax foreclosure.

How to work the Delaware County list

  • Stack it with absentee owner or owned 15+ years to find owners who are least attached to the property.
  • Sort by amount owed: larger balances usually mean a longer delay and more urgency.
  • Check the tax-payment history on the property page: a first missed payment is different from three years behind.
  • Lead with help: many owners do not know how close a tax sale is.
The letter to send: tax delinquent ownersFor tax delinquent owners

Dear [first name],

The county records show unpaid property tax on [property address]. If the tax bill has become a burden, you have options, and selling before penalties grow is one of them.

I buy houses as-is and can pay off the back taxes at closing, so you walk away with cash instead of a growing bill.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many tax-delinquent properties are in Delaware County, PA?

6,641 on the latest county file, from official Delaware County records (Delaware County Board of Assessment / Treasurer). The count is refreshed every week.

How often is the tax-delinquent list updated?

Every week, from the county's own tax records, so the list is live and current.

Does tax delinquent mean the property is for sale?

No. It means tax is past due. Many owners pay or set up a payment plan; some prefer to sell.

Every Delaware County tax delinquent owner, with the reasons.

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