Essex County, Massachusetts

Where to obtain records

Essex County local routing; example: Salem Treasurer — Tax Title accounts

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How to find the information

Identify the city or town where the parcel lies. The municipal example below concerns Salem. For another locality in Essex County, the Office website link opens the state city/town directory; use its municipal department link to locate the Collector and, where separate, the Treasurer/Tax Title office.

For Salem tax-title records, use Treasurer. The page identifies this office as responsible for Tax Title accounts/properties and disposition of foreclosed property. For ordinary tax bills and collection history, the separate Collector’s Office publishes 978-619-5621.

For an existing delinquent real-estate report, account/payment history or current payoff, state the municipality, parcel or map/block/lot identifier if known, tax years, desired as-of date and preferred inspection or electronic-copy format. Ask whether the record covers ordinary unpaid bills, Tax Title accounts or foreclosed property, and confirm any copying, extract or certification charge before ordering.

What to ask for

“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for Essex County for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”

Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.

County-specific notes

The Treasurer number shown here is 978-619-5635. Collector, Treasurer and Assessor functions are different; a payment page or valuation record should not be substituted for a tax-title payoff. Salem is one reviewed example within Essex County, not a countywide collector. Reviewed status concerns source/access guidance, not taxpayer liability. No taxpayer query, payment, account registration or records-request submission was made; no taxpayer rows are included in this import.