Bay, FL auction records
Bay County tax deed and foreclosure auction search
Bay County's 81 scheduled sales split 50 tax deed to 31 foreclosure, one of the more even mixes in Florida. 52 fall in the next 30 days, starting Oct 15, 2026.
Search Bay recordsLowest upcoming opening bids in Bay County
- $1,340 tax deed, Nov 3, 2026
- $1,442 tax deed in Panama City, Nov 17, 2026
- $1,498 tax deed in Southport, Oct 20, 2026
- $1,543 tax deed in Fountain, Nov 17, 2026
- $1,545 tax deed in Fountain, Nov 3, 2026
More than half of Bay's priced sales open under $5,000 (34 of 50).
Next dated Bay County sales
| Auction date | Type | City | Opening bid | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2026 11:00 AM CT | Foreclosure | Panama City | - | $296,389 |
| 10/19/2026 11:00 AM CT | Foreclosure | Southport | - | $40,342 |
| 10/20/2026 10:00 AM CT | Tax deed | Fountain | $1,968 | $18,580 |
| 10/20/2026 10:00 AM CT | Tax deed | Fountain | $3,287 | $7,562 |
| 10/20/2026 10:00 AM CT | Tax deed | Fountain | $2,300 | $28,732 |
| 10/20/2026 10:00 AM CT | Tax deed | Fountain | $10,602 | $12,770 |
| 10/20/2026 10:00 AM CT | Tax deed | Fountain | $1,732 | $15,479 |
| 10/20/2026 10:00 AM CT | Tax deed | Fountain | $1,841 | $21,250 |
Parcel IDs, case numbers and street addresses are in the member table. Search all 81 Bay records
How Bay County runs its sales
- Tax deed sales: bay.realtaxdeed.com
- Foreclosure sales: bay.realforeclose.com
- Held online
- Clerk's surplus funds page: www.baycoclerk.com
Foreclosure balance is due by 11:00 AM the following business day; a weekly foreclosure report is posted each Friday.
From the clerk's own pages, October 2026.
Bay County next to its neighbors
For tax deed volume next door, Washington leads at 97%. Bay carries the biggest calendar among them.
| County | Scheduled sales | Tax deed share |
|---|---|---|
| Bay | 81 | 62% |
| Washington | 64 | 97% |
| Jackson | 43 | 74% |
| Walton | 12 | 42% |
Where and when Bay County sells
Panama City (40), Fountain (19), Lynn Haven (6), Youngstown (5) lead the 6 municipalities on the list, 86% of the calendar between them.
Opening bids run $1,340 to $63,968; assessed values average 16.3x the average opening bid.
November is the heaviest month, 46 sales.
Bay County pre-auction title research
62% tax deed: in Bay, title work is mostly about what survives under § 197.552.
Bay's 50 tax deed parcels span 6 municipalities, each with its own code enforcement register.
About 62% of Bay records publish an opening bid in advance; the rest are priced from assessed value until the clerk posts a figure.
Average assessed value runs about $88,649 above the average opening bid.
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Refreshed Oct 15, 2026 from the county's published auction calendars. How this data is collected
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