Old Saybrook
Connecticut · Upcoming sale ·
Property & tax profile
The median homeowner in Old Saybrook pays $5,272 a year in property tax — below the Connecticut median of $6,643 (U.S.: $3,119). That is roughly what a typical home here owes for each year it goes unpaid — the debt that the opening bid at a deed sale is usually built from, plus interest and costs. Homes with a mortgage pay a median of $5,464; homes owned outright, $5,033.
On a home with a mortgage, the lender has its own reason to pay a delinquent tax bill: the tax lien outranks the mortgage, and a tax deed can wipe out the loan. On a home owned outright, nobody but the owner — or the heirs — has that reason. In Old Saybrook, 48.4% of owner-occupied homes are owned outright (Connecticut: 35.4%, U.S.: 39.4%). That is more than the state as a whole, so a larger share of the delinquent bills here have no lender behind them.
21.9% of all housing units in Old Saybrook are vacant. 20.9% of all units are seasonal or vacation homes, empty by design rather than abandoned. The figure that matters for a buyer at the tax sale is the Census “other vacant” category — not for rent, not for sale, not a holiday home, but a catch-all that includes foreclosures, homes held up by legal proceedings or family reasons, homes needing repairs, and abandoned ones. Here it is 0.4% of all units (Connecticut: 2.7%, U.S.: 3.6%). That is below the state rate: fewer empty properties on the list than elsewhere in Connecticut.
Half of the homes in Old Saybrook were built in or before 1967 (Connecticut: in or before 1967). The typical tax bill is 4.6% of the median household income of $114,333 (Connecticut: 6.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Old Saybrook town, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (tables B25077, B25103, B25081, B25002, B25004, B25035, B19013) — see the figures on data.census.gov. Survey estimates with margins of error; anything too uncertain to state is left out.
Listed by the attorney conducting the sale (22/10).
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Quick answers
When is the Old Saybrook tax sale?+
The Old Saybrook, Connecticut tax sale is scheduled for December 10, 2026, hosted via Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2302 Main Street (10am).
How much is the property tax in Old Saybrook?+
The median homeowner in Old Saybrook pays $5,272 a year, about 1.0% of the median home value of $538,200 (Connecticut: 1.8%). Homes with a mortgage pay a median of $5,464, homes owned outright $5,033. These are U.S. Census Bureau survey estimates (American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates); the exact bill for a parcel depends on its assessed value and local rates, and the town tax collector has it.
What type of sale is it?+
Old Saybrook holds a redeemable tax deed sale. Connecticut's statewide system: redeemable deed. What the buyer earns: 18% per year on the purchase price.
What's the redemption period in Old Saybrook?+
Old Saybrook follows Connecticut's statewide redemption period: 6 months.
Other Connecticut sales near this date
Every Connecticut page →- Nov 19, 2026AndoverRedeemable deed
Andover Town Hall, 17 School Road (2pm)
Listed by the attorney conducting the sale (22/10).
Official source: cttaxsales.com ↗checked Oct 22, 2026 - Nov 19, 2026SterlingRedeemable deed
Sterling Town Hall, 1183 Plainfield Pike, Oneco (10am)
Listed by the attorney conducting the sale (22/10).
Official source: cttaxsales.com ↗checked Oct 22, 2026 - Dec 1, 2026TollandRedeemable deed
Tolland Town Hall, 21 Tolland Green (10am)
Listed by the attorney conducting the sale (22/10).
Official source: cttaxsales.com ↗checked Oct 22, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026SuffieldRedeemable deed
Suffield Town Hall, 83 Mountain Road (2pm)
Listed by the attorney conducting the sale (22/10).
Official source: cttaxsales.com ↗checked Oct 22, 2026
Other sales in December 2026
All December 2026 sales →- Dec 9, 2026
Bid4Assets (online)
Tax foreclosed properties auction, per the Bid4Assets calendar (16/10); storefront not open yet.
Official source: bid4assets.com ↗checked Oct 16, 2026 - Dec 9, 2026
Public Surplus (online, Dec 9 8am – Dec 10 3pm PST)
Tentative date; legal publication in November 2026.
Official source: co.jefferson.wa.us ↗checked Oct 16, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026
RealAuction (brevard.realforeclose.com)
Online. On Oct 22, 2026 the clerk's sale list showed Dec 10, 2026 as the next sale after Oct 22. The deposit ($200 or 5%) comes out of your RealAuction account right after the sale; the clerk's FAQ gives noon the next business day for the balance and 3 p.m. as the cut-off before the sale is cancelled.
Official source: brevardclerk.us ↗checked Oct 22, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026
County Tax Claim Bureau (Upset Price Sale, in-person, 10am)
Registration November 16–17, 2026, limited to the first 120 bidders. The sale list becomes available November 2, 2026.
Official source: delcopa.gov ↗checked Oct 16, 2026
Want the full statutory picture for Connecticut, not just Old Saybrook? Read the Connecticut state page for the rate, redemption period, and every other county we've sourced, or compare it with tax lien interest rates in every state. If a past sale left money over, how surplus funds are claimed in Connecticut.
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