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Addison County delinquent tax list

Short answer: Addison County has two delinquent tax lists. The official one is published by each town or city municipal tax collector before a scheduled sale, free to download, and it lists parcel numbers and amounts owed with no owner contact. The year-round one is the delinquency record underneath it, where 213 (estimated) owners near Addison County currently carry a distress signal. Vermont is a redeemable deed state, so a winning bid at the sale takes a deed the owner can still buy back.

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Distressed owners near Addison County

213

Within 25 miles of the county centre, refreshed daily. Addison County is a rural county.

Top-deal discount target

~42% under market

Average start bid across the 20 strongest Addison leads right now.

Avg. spread per top deal

$230,000

On a typical $554,000 estimated value.

Map of Addison County, VT showing the area covered by the tax-delinquent property list

Coverage centers on Addison County and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the market runs thin.

Addison County tax sale rules at a glance

The mechanics that decide what you are actually buying, and how long the owner keeps a way out. The full Vermont rules, timelines and deficiency detail sit on the state page, since they apply to every county here.

Addison County tax sale and delinquency reference
CountyAddison County, Vermont.
Who publishes the listTax enforcement in Vermont is run by each town or city rather than the county, so the delinquent roll for an Addison County property comes from that municipality's Municipal Tax Collector.
What the sale transfersVermont is a redeemable deed state. A winning bidder gets a redeemable deed, which is ownership subject to the former owner buying it back inside the redemption window.
Rate and cadenceMunicipal tax sales carry a 1 year redemption at 12%.
Foreclosure pathJudicial, typically 7 to 12 months from filing to sale.

The Vermont delinquency clock

Where a Addison owner sits on this line is what decides whether they will take a low cash offer today.

Bill goes unpaidThe tax bill passesits due date andpenalties startDeed soldA bidder takes adeed at the countysaleRedemption runsThe former owner canbuy it back with apenaltyDeed is finalIf nobody redeems,the buyer keeps theproperty
How a delinquent Addison property moves from an unpaid bill to a redeemable deed sale under Vermont law. Municipal tax sales carry a 1 year redemption at 12%.

The Addison list, ranked hardest-first

Representative profiles from our ranking model for the Addison County area. The live list, with exact locations, photos and owner details, is one free scan away.

  1. #1Foreclosure auction on record. The clock is likely ticking, and owners this close to an auction often take a fast cash offer over losing the home.$263K start bid · ~45% under market
  2. #2Pre-foreclosure for 73 days. Owners in this spot often want out fast, before a foreclosure hits their credit.$290K start bid · ~42% under market
  3. #3Foreclosure auction on record. The clock is likely ticking, and owners this close to an auction often take a fast cash offer over losing the home.$249K start bid · ~45% under market

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What the Addison list is made of

Most distressed owners carry more than one signal, so these bands overlap. Stacked signals rank highest.

Pre-foreclosure202Tax delinquent170Absentee owner138Vacant128High equity128
Estimated distress mix across the 213 flagged properties near Addison County, VT. A property counted under tax delinquency may also appear under vacancy or absentee ownership.

How Addison compares across Vermont

Addison County is the 7th largest of the 14 Vermont counties covered here, and it runs denser in distressed owners than the Vermont average, at 56 flagged properties per 10,000 residents against a state figure of 46.5. It accounts for about 7.1% of every flagged property across the Vermont counties on this site.

Flagged distressed properties by county in Vermont, with density per 10,000 residents
CountySeatFlagged ownersPer 10k residents
Chittenden CountyBurlington84449.9
Washington CountyMontpelier29750.3
Franklin CountyFranklin County23846.6
Windsor CountyWindsor County22338.7
Addison County (this page)Addison County21356
Rutland CountyRutland20434

Density matters more than the raw count when you are choosing where to work. A smaller county with a high per-capita figure often has less competition per lead than the metro next door.

How far under market these close

0%15%30%45%60%Scheduled auction35 to 50%Pre-foreclosure30 to 45%Tax delinquent25 to 40%Vacant20 to 35%Absentee owner15 to 30%
Typical cash close as a discount to estimated value, by lead type. Equity caps every offer: a bid cannot go below what clears the owner's mortgage, which is why deep-equity Addison owners can accept the widest discounts.

The official Addison list vs. this one

Both are worth having. They answer different questions.

Addison official sale listThe LowBaller list
Who publishes itThe town or city tax collectorLowBaller, from county and public records
When it existsOnly in the run-up to each scheduled saleYear round, refreshed daily
FormatA PDF or spreadsheet of parcel numbers and amounts owedA ranked table with a map pin, photo and estimated value on every row
Owner contactNot includedPhone and email on unlock, and no credit is spent when nothing verifies
RankingAlphabetical or by parcel numberHardest situation first, by foreclosure stage, years behind and equity
Timing advantageEveryone bidding sees the same list on the same dayOwners appear months before any auction, while a private sale still solves their problem

Working the Addison list

What actually matters in a county this size, at this level of distress, under Vermont timelines.

Off the main road

Addison County ranks 7 of 14 covered Vermont counties and holds about 7.1% of the state's flagged properties. Most buyers never scroll this far down the state, which is the entire argument for working it.

One of the densest counties in the state

At 56 flagged properties per 10,000 residents against a Vermont figure of 46.5, Addison is in the top quarter for distress density. Stacked-signal owners are common here, and those are where the deepest discounts sit.

All of Addison County

The scan centres on Addison County and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the list runs thin. In a county this size that usually spans several towns, each with its own price level, so read the estimated value on each row rather than the discount alone.

The Vermont clock

Foreclosure here typically runs 7 to 12 months from filing to sale. Tax enforcement is municipal in Vermont, so the tax deadline and the mortgage deadline are two separate clocks on the same house, and an owner can be early on one and late on the other.

Why Addison investors work it before auction day

No bidding war

At the sale you are one of a room full of bidders on the same parcel. Months earlier you are the only person who called.

You can see the house

A private sale means an inspection and a clean title search. Lien auctions in Vermont rarely give you either.

The owner keeps something

An owner with equity who sells early clears the tax debt and walks away with money. At the sale, they usually walk away with nothing.

Addison County delinquent tax list FAQ

How do I get the Addison County delinquent tax list?

Two lists exist and they are not the same. The official one comes from the town or city tax collector, is published as a PDF or spreadsheet before each scheduled sale, and disappears between sales. The year-round one is the delinquency record itself, which is what LowBaller compiles: roughly 213 properties around Addison County currently carry at least one distress signal, ranked by how much pressure the owner is under.

Is there a free Addison delinquent property tax list PDF?

Yes. The town or city tax collector publishes the pre-sale list free of charge, usually as a PDF or a downloadable spreadsheet tied to a specific sale date. It gives you parcel numbers and amounts owed. It does not give you owner contact details, an estimated value, or any indication of which owners would actually take a low cash offer.

When is the Addison County tax sale?

Addison County publishes its own schedule, and it moves. The Vermont pattern is the thing that holds steady: Municipal tax sales carry a 1 year redemption at 12%. Check the county's pre-sale notice close to the date, because the list shrinks daily as owners redeem.

Can I buy Addison tax-delinquent property before the auction?

Yes, and it is usually the better trade. There is no bidding war, the owner clears the debt with a clean sale instead of a forced one, and you are not buying blind. The window is the months between the delinquency appearing in the record and the sale being scheduled, which is exactly the period this list covers.

What does a winning bid actually get you in Vermont?

Vermont is a redeemable deed state, so a winning bidder takes a redeemable deed, which is ownership subject to the former owner buying it back inside the redemption window. Municipal tax sales carry a 1 year redemption at 12%. That difference matters more than the discount: in a lien state you are buying a debt with a yield, and in a deed state you are buying a house.

How far below market do Addison deals close?

The strongest current leads near Addison County support start bids around 42% under estimated value. Across the whole list, hard distress such as a scheduled auction or a stacked tax lien closes 20 to 40% under market, while softer signals like long-distance ownership land closer to 15 to 30% under. Addison runs denser in distress than the Vermont average, so stacked-signal owners, the ones who accept the widest discounts, turn up more often here than in a typical county in this state. Equity sets the ceiling, because an offer cannot go below what clears the owner's mortgage.

How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Addison?

About 213 properties within 25 miles of Addison County currently show at least one motivation signal in public records, and tax delinquency is among the most common. That works out to 56 flagged properties per 10,000 residents, against 46.5 across Vermont as a whole, and makes Addison the number 7 of the 14 Vermont counties covered here by population. That figure moves daily as owners pay, redeem or fall further behind.

Do I need an Addison address to search, or can I search the whole county?

Either. Run the scan on any Addison ZIP and you get the full ranked list for the surrounding area, or check one specific address to see whether that owner carries a distress signal. The scan is free; the full list opens with a 7-day trial, and credits are only spent when an owner's phone number comes back.

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Informational summary, not legal or investment advice. Rates, redemption periods and sale formats are summarized at the Vermont state level and can be changed by statute or applied differently by Addison County. The municipal tax collector and the county's own pre-sale notices control every schedule, deposit and bidding rule. Verify before you bid.