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Montgomery County tax delinquent list, MD

822tax-delinquent properties today · refreshed weekly

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

Montgomery County, MD has 822 tax-delinquent properties today, read from Montgomery County Department of Finance, Division of Treasury records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 20815, 20852, 20906. 172 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 Montgomery County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
W University BlvSilver Spring10of 10Owes about $1,600 in tax (27.1% of the value)Taxes 12 years behind
Streamside DrGaithersburg10of 10Taxes 6 years behindTax lien sold on the property
Poplarwood PlGaithersburg10of 10Taxes 13 years behindTax lien sold on the property

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

172Also on the absentee owner list172 Montgomery County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Montgomery County list is made

Montgomery County's tax delinquent list comes from the Montgomery County Department of Finance, Division of Treasury 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.

Montgomery County data dictionaryAn earlier tax year still shows an unpaid balance, or the parcel was in a recent tax lien sale.

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 Montgomery County owners are

Top 5 cities by tax-delinquent properties
CityPropertiesShare
Silver Spring21326%
Rockville12715%
Bethesda11314%
Gaithersburg8510%
Chevy Chase678%

Top ZIP codes: 20815 Chevy Chase (67), 20852 Rockville (67), 20906 Silver Spring (67), 20814 Bethesda (55), 20817 Bethesda (40).

Distribution

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

Years owned
Under 2 years59 9%
2 to 5 years116 18%
5 to 10 years129 20%
10 to 20 years162 25%
20+ years191 29%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k333 41%
$100k to $200k119 14%
$200k to $350k152 18%
$350k to $500k86 10%
$500k+132 16%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tax-delinquent properties in Montgomery County: what stands out

822 tax-delinquent properties in Montgomery County right now, with a median county value of $185,000. 21% 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 $7,553 on average. 29% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Silver Spring holds the most (213, 26%), followed by Rockville (127), Bethesda (113), Gaithersburg (85).

By ZIP code, 20815 (Chevy Chase) has 67, 20852 (Rockville) has 67, 20906 (Silver Spring) has 67: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Montgomery County: owes about $1,600 in tax (27.1% of the value); taxes 12 years behind; taxes 6 years behind; tax lien sold on the property.

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (191 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (333).

The official source

Where the official Montgomery County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Montgomery County Department of Finance, Division of Treasury. 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. Maryland rules and the Maryland 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, MD?

822 on the latest county file, from official Montgomery County records (Montgomery County Department of Finance, Division of Treasury). 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 Montgomery County tax delinquent owner, with the reasons.

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