← Research tools and reports
Official-source directory · Acren Research

Property Tax Delinquency Research Directory

Find official property-tax account and delinquency research sources across major US markets. Compare jurisdictions, identifiers and verification steps.

Free to use. No email required. Public datasets retain their reporting dates; calculations use your assumptions. Prepared September 12, 2026. Open the tool or report ↓

Find the collector before judging the balance.

This directory covers 13 tax jurisdictions serving major US property markets. It links to official account-research starting points and explains the identifier and verification question for each. A market name helps navigation; the listed county or city defines coverage. Neighboring counties may use different systems.

A tax assessment, delinquent list, tax certificate and foreclosure sale are different records. Start with the collecting office’s current account, identify the exact tax year and preserve the date you checked it. An old list entry does not establish current delinquency.

Download directory (CSV)

13 jurisdictions · source pages reviewed September 12, 2026

New York City

New York City, NY

Start with
Borough, block and lot (BBL)
Available research route
Current and past-due charges; account payments and credits
Before relying on it
Separate property tax from other property-related charges and record the bill period.
Open Department of Finance →

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County, CA

Start with
Assessor identification number (AIN)
Available research route
Payment history and tax-collector self-service routes
Before relying on it
Keep secured real-property tax distinct from unsecured bills; review the applicable fiscal year.
Open County Property Tax Portal →

Chicago

Cook County, IL

Start with
14-digit property index number (PIN)
Available research route
Property tax overview and payment history
Before relying on it
Check each installment and tax year; a payment or tax-sale issue may need a separate record.
Open Cook County Treasurer →

Dallas–Fort Worth

Dallas County, TX

Start with
Tax account number
Available research route
Account lookup, statements and delinquency information
Before relying on it
Confirm which taxing entities the collector covers; the appraisal district is a different function.
Open Dallas County Tax Office →

Dallas–Fort Worth

Tarrant County, TX

Start with
Tax account number or property address
Available research route
Account details with paid/unpaid filters
Before relying on it
The portal announces a September 25–October 1, 2026 outage. Recheck availability and tax-year conversion notices.
Open Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector →

Houston

Harris County, TX

Start with
Property tax account number
Available research route
Tax search, payments and separate tax-sale information
Before relying on it
A listing for a sale may change. Confirm the current account independently of any auction list.
Open Harris County Tax Office →

Miami

Miami-Dade County, FL

Start with
Property folio number
Available research route
Real estate tax payments and certificate-sale information
Before relying on it
Use the tax collector’s linked property-tax service; appraiser values are not current payment evidence.
Open Miami-Dade County Tax Collector →

Atlanta

Fulton County, GA

Start with
Parcel ID, account number or physical address
Available research route
Tax bill search and payment routes
Before relying on it
County, school and city collections can differ. Verify the responsible collector for every charge.
Open Fulton County Tax Commissioner →

Seattle

King County, WA

Start with
Parcel or tax account number
Available research route
Property-tax payment and account routes
Before relying on it
Follow the county’s current portal link and match the real-property account before using a balance.
Open King County Treasury Operations →

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Start with
9-digit OPA number or property address
Available research route
Tax balance lookup and payment agreement information
Before relying on it
Read the linked terms before using records. The city restricts commercial reuse without permission; this directory republishes no account data.
Open Philadelphia Department of Revenue →

Charlotte

Mecklenburg County, NC

Start with
Parcel or tax bill number
Available research route
Delinquent lists with a separate current-bill lookup
Before relying on it
Use the current bill lookup to recheck a historical list entry; publication and account status are different dates.
Open Office of Tax Administration →

Orlando

Orange County, FL

Start with
Property tax account or parcel identifier
Available research route
Official county tax-department directory and collector contact route
Before relying on it
The collector portal may require a browser security check. Use this county directory to confirm the contact route; request or verify the current account balance with the collector.
Open Orange County Tax Collector →

San Diego

San Diego County, CA

Start with
Real-property parcel or bill number
Available research route
Property-tax bill search and payment routes
Before relying on it
Confirm secured real estate rather than an unsecured business, vessel or aircraft bill.
Open San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector →

Three dates to keep separate

  1. Tax period: the year or installment to which a charge belongs.
  2. Publication date: when a list or notice was produced.
  3. Verification date: when you checked the current account and what it showed.

Coverage and reuse

This is a curated directory, not a nationwide delinquent-property database or complete list of US collectors. Reviewed means the official research route was identified; it does not certify every search, payment or download function. Follow each source’s access and reuse terms. No owner names, parcel balances or paid data are republished here.

Keep the findings in a tax verification tracker →

How Acren helps

Identify the property before checking its tax account

Acren helps establish the property and recorded-owner context and surfaces available dated tax evidence. Use the matching jurisdiction and parcel identifier to continue at the official collector listed in this directory.

Verify the current account with the collector. Acren coverage varies, and an older tax record does not establish a present delinquency.