December 2026 Gwinnett County tax sale: 57 parcels analyzed

BidWise analyzed 57 parcels on the Gwinnett County list for the December 1, 2026 tax sale, and 10 of them cleared the strong-deal bar of 75 or higher. The mix is unusual for Gwinnett: 25 land parcels, 20 residential, and 12 commercial, with no multi-family. That analysis was generated November 5, 2026. Counts move as owners settle the delinquency before sale day, so read every figure here as a measurement.

What the analyzed December 1 list holds

The figures below all carry the November 5, 2026 analysis date.

Ten of the 57 scored 75 or higher, which is what a strong deal means on BidWise. Five of those also met the stricter Top Deal bar, an ROI of 100 percent or more backed by comparable sales. Top Deals are a separate, narrower measure and not the same thing as the strong-deal count.

The Gwinnett County tax sales page prints the analysis date next to the parcel count, and both move when the county amends the list and the parcels are analyzed again.

A land-heavy list moves where the scoring work happens

Twenty-five of the 57 parcels are land and 12 are commercial, so 37 of them sit outside the residential pricing model. Those show the county's own figures and a Not scored marker instead of a deal score, because after-repair value and rehab estimates are residential concepts. Read them as a research starting point, not as parcels the model has cleared or rejected.

That leaves 20 residential parcels as the part of the list a score can speak to, and 10 of them cleared 75. For a residential parcel the score is a formula you can audit, not a black box: after-repair value from comparable sales, minus estimated rehab derived from square footage and year built, minus legal and closing costs, carrying costs, and selling costs. The margin that survives maps to a score from 0 to 100, with calculation notes and a confidence indicator showing how much comparable data stood behind the estimate. A house with too few comparable sales is not scored either.

If land is where you plan to bid on December 1, the homework is different from a house: access, zoning, utilities, and what the parcel can legally become. Vacant land tax sale due diligence in Georgia walks through that work.

How December compares with the last three Gwinnett sales

• October 6, 2026: 28 parcels analyzed, 23 of them residential, with 17 clearing the strong-deal bar (analysis generated September 25, 2026). That sale is covered in the October Gwinnett market note.
• August 4, 2026: 70 parcels analyzed, 56 residential, 1 multi-family, 7 commercial, and 6 land, with 43 clearing the bar (analysis generated July 19, 2026).
• May 5, 2026: 11 parcels analyzed, 6 of them clearing the bar (analysis generated May 3, 2026, under an earlier version of the scoring model).

December is the largest Gwinnett list since August and the least residential of the four. Four measured lists are not a trend, and a high score says nothing about what the bidding will do to your margin.

The redemption clock starts on sale day

Whatever you win on December 1, 2026, you are buying a redeemable tax deed: the county sells the property, not the debt. The former owner and other parties holding an interest have a 12-month right of redemption running from the sale date (O.C.G.A. § 48-4-40).

If the property is redeemed, you receive what you paid at the sale plus a redemption premium of 20 percent of that amount for the first year or fraction of a year, and 10 percent for each additional year or fraction (O.C.G.A. § 48-4-42). The premium is flat, not an interest rate: the same 20 percent whether redemption lands in week one or month eleven. Taxes you pay after the sale and certain allowed costs are also recoverable, though the exact items vary case by case. Run the math through the redemption calculator before you settle on a ceiling.

Then one of two things happens. Either the parcel is redeemed and you take your money back plus the premium with no property, or it is not, and you proceed to barment and usually quiet title. Until redemption is barred or title ripens by prescription, what you hold is a defeasible tax deed, not insurable title. During the redemption period the purchaser generally does not have the right to take possession; it stays with the owner or occupant, which is worth a conversation with a Georgia real-estate attorney.

How to prepare before the first Tuesday

• Confirm the sale against the county's official notice. Gwinnett publishes at the Gwinnett Tax Commissioner. Whether the county sells that day, and what is still on the list when it does, is governed by that notice rather than by any analysis.
• Expect the sale in Lawrenceville, in front of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center at 75 Langley Drive per the county's own tax-sale page. Georgia tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse, typically between 10 AM and 4 PM, and are advertised in advance in the county's legal organ for four consecutive weeks.
• Confirm payment terms on that same notice. Certified funds, cash, and sale-day deadlines are set by each county's tax commissioner or sheriff, and getting them wrong on the steps costs you the parcel.
• Do the title work early. A tax sale does not wipe out every interest: some liens and claims survive or carry their own redemption rules, which is why title searches and quiet title actions exist.
• Set your ceiling before you arrive. Bidding opens at the amount needed to cover delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and the costs of the sale, and that opening number says nothing about what the property is worth.

The free masked Gwinnett sample shows street names with the numbers redacted, property type, taxes due, and an estimated-value band. That is enough to see the shape of the December parcels before you decide how much homework each one deserves.

Counts move, so check before you drive

Parcels leave a Georgia tax-sale list when the delinquency is settled ahead of the sale, and the county can amend its list up to sale day. The 57 figure is a November 5, 2026 measurement of the analyzed list, not a forecast of what the auctioneer reads out in Lawrenceville.

BidWise covers seven Georgia counties, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton, Fulton, Richmond, and Muscogee, out of the 159 in the state. The Georgia tax sales by county hub shows each of them with the sale date from its published list and its analyzed-parcel count, and marks a county whose next list has not been posted as pending. Gwinnett is not the only county with a December 1 list, so that hub is the fastest way to see which sales are worth the drive.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Gwinnett County tax sale in December 2026?

Georgia tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month, which in December 2026 is December 1. Whether Gwinnett County holds a sale that day, where it starts, and what remains on its list are governed by the county's official notice from the Gwinnett Tax Commissioner. Sales run at the county courthouse in Lawrenceville, typically between 10 AM and 4 PM, and are advertised in advance in the county legal organ.

How many parcels are on the Gwinnett December 2026 tax sale list?

BidWise analyzed 57 parcels for the December 1, 2026 Gwinnett sale in an analysis generated November 5, 2026: 25 land, 20 residential, and 12 commercial, with no multi-family. Ten of them scored 75 or higher, the strong-deal bar, and five met the stricter Top Deal bar. Counts change as owners settle delinquencies before sale day and as the county amends its list, so confirm the parcel you want against the county notice.

Why do most parcels on the December Gwinnett list carry no deal score?

Thirty-seven of the 57 are land or commercial, and the scoring formula is built on after-repair value from comparable sales and rehab estimated from square footage and year built. Those are residential concepts, so land, commercial, and multi-family parcels show the county's own figures and a Not scored marker instead. A house with too few comparable sales is treated the same way.

What happens if someone redeems a Gwinnett tax deed I buy?

Georgia gives the former owner and other interested parties 12 months from the sale date to redeem. If they do, you receive the amount you paid at the sale plus a flat premium of 20 percent for the first year or fraction of a year, and 10 percent for each additional year or fraction. Certain taxes and costs you paid after the sale are recoverable too, though the specific items vary case by case.

Georgia tax sales convey a redeemable tax deed, not clear title. Every figure in BidWise is an estimate produced from public records and comparable sales — not an appraisal, and not investment, legal, or tax advice. Confirm every parcel against the county's official notice, and talk to a Georgia real-estate attorney before you bid.