Data updated October 12, 2026 · Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County Delinquent Tax List (Tax-Delinquent & Tax-Defaulted Properties)
8,356 Santa Clara County properties are behind on their property taxes — #13 of California's 58 counties and 1.9% of the statewide total. Nothing about tax delinquency is public-facing: no filing, no listing, no sign in the yard. But five years of it makes a property eligible for the county tax sale, and owners on this list disproportionately hold real equity with a cash-flow problem a sale would solve. This is the Santa Clara County delinquent property tax list as it stands today — the county's delinquent tax roll with the owner, loan and equity records attached — not the once-a-year tax-defaulted notice.
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10 Real Tax-Delinquent Properties In Santa Clara County
Ten records pulled from the database, picked from the highest AI distress scores in the county. Click a pin or a row to light it up on the map, double-click to open the same property profile subscribers see. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, and contacts are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
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| Property | Type | Value | Equity | Taxes Owed | Lien Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15435 MCKEE RD SAN JOSE · 4 bd / 2 ba · 2,550 sf | Single Family | $1.66M | — | $12K Since 2025 | Senior | 100 |
218204 HALE AVE MORGAN HILL · 3 bd / 1.5 ba · 1,145 sf | Condo | $635K | $635K100% | $33K Since 2020 | Senior | 94 |
3938 CLARK AVE APT 40 MOUNTAIN VIEW · 2 bd / 2 ba · 1,069 sf | Condo | $898K | $898K100% | $58K Since 2019 | Senior | 79 |
411437 CLAYTON RD SAN JOSE · 3 bd / 1 ba · 2,252 sf | Single Family | $1.60M | $1.31M82% | $41K Since 2022 | Senior | 71 |
5819 KINGFISHER TER SUNNYVALE · 2 bd / 2.5 ba · 1,426 sf | Condo | $1.23M | $1.16M94% | $11K Since 2022 | Senior | 71 |
63031 NATTINGER CT SAN JOSE · 3 bd / 2.5 ba · 1,712 sf | Condo | $1.20M | $882K74% | $6K Since 2025 | Senior | 70 |
714515 CLEARVIEW DR LOS GATOS · 4 bd / 3.5 ba · 2,773 sf | Single Family | $4.11M | $2.02M49% | $30K Since 2024 | Senior | 67 |
87285 FOWLER ST GILROY · 4 bd / 3 ba · 1,904 sf | Single Family | $935K | $309K33% | $28K Since 2023 | Senior | 67 |
920545 BEGGS RD LOS GATOS · 5 bd / 4.5 ba · 7,575 sf | Single Family | $3.17M | $3.17M100% | $18K Since 2022 | Senior | 66 |
10303 WILLOW HILL CT LOS GATOS · 4 bd / 2.5 ba · 1,691 sf | Condo | $1.55M | $1.10M71% | $8K Since 2024 | Senior | 65 |
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Santa Clara County At A Glance
Santa Clara County is home to about 1,903,297 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across Santa Clara County the platform is tracking 8,356 tax-delinquent, 372 in pre-foreclosure and 308 under a notice of default.
The pressure is not spread evenly. San Jose, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill and Santa Clara carry 73% of it between them, out of 20 communities in the county.
By ZIP, 95037, 95020, 95127 and 95112 run heaviest. East Side Union High School District and San Jose Unified School District contain the largest shares.
Santa Clara County Tax Sale — Next Auction
52 of these properties have reached the end of the line: the county has scheduled them for its tax-defaulted property sale, October 30, 2026 – November 2, 2026. See the Santa Clara County tax sale — dates, lots and minimum bids →
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What's on Every Property Record
The list carries each property's delinquent amount and first delinquent year, payment activity, the owner's record and mailing address, every recorded loan, and true equity — so "behind on taxes with equity and no mortgage" is a two-filter search in this county.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Santa Clara County?
Properant tracks 8,356 tax-delinquent properties in Santa Clara County as of October 12, 2026 — ranked #13 of California's 58 counties — counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.
Why are tax-delinquent owners in Santa Clara County considered motivated sellers?
Because delinquency compounds: penalties accrue, and after five years the county can sell the property at its tax auction. Owners with equity but no cash flow — heirs, absentee owners, owners in transition — frequently prefer a clean sale over losing the property to the tax sale.
Does Santa Clara County sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. California is a tax-deed state: there are no tax lien sales and no tax lien auctions here, because Santa Clara County never sells lien certificates to investors — so there is no interest rate to bid down and no lien position to hold. After five years of default the county can sell the property itself at a tax deed sale, and the buyer receives a recorded deed. Almost everyone searching for tax lien properties in California is looking for that sale, and the 8,356 properties on this page are the pipeline it is drawn from.
Where can I find the Santa Clara County delinquent tax roll?
The delinquent tax roll is public record, and it changes every time an owner pays. This page carries the current Santa Clara County total, read daily. The address-level list — every tax-delinquent property with the owner of record, how long the taxes have gone unpaid, other recorded liens, open loans and an equity estimate — is inside Properant and starts with a free trial.
Can I download the Santa Clara County list?
Yes. Inside Properant you can filter Santa Clara County by city, equity, owner type, and every other signal, save the list, and export it — or upload your own list for matching and enrichment. The trial is free and requires no credit card.
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Tax-Delinquent Properties By City In Santa Clara County
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San Jose (4,211) · Sunnyvale (503) · Los Gatos (445) · Morgan Hill (431) · Santa Clara (431) · Gilroy (390) · Palo Alto (345) · Mountain View (277) · Milpitas (231) · Cupertino (194) · Campbell (193) · Los Altos (182) · Saratoga (178) · San Martin (80) · Los Altos Hills (62) · Monte Sereno (21) · Stanford (21) · Alviso (17) · Mount Hamilton (4) · Coyote (1)
Number in parentheses = properties behind on property taxes today. Each city page carries its own pre-foreclosure count alongside.