County tax auction calendar

County tax auctions are the public sales a county, a city or the tax office acting for it holds to collect unpaid property tax. What they sell depends on the state: the property itself at a tax deed auction, a claim on the unpaid tax at a tax lien auction, and a deed the former owner can still buy back at a redeemable-deed auction.

On this calendar: 198 auctions announced across 24 states and read nightly, the most in North Dakota (48), New Jersey (41), Colorado (17). The next is on November 11, 2026. Each sale links to its own listing, and the county's terms there govern the deposit, registration and payment.

A tax deed auction sells the property. A tax lien auction sells the county's claim for the unpaid tax: the buyer earns interest or a penalty when the owner pays, and reaches the property only if the owner never does and a later deed process succeeds. 65 of the upcoming sales here are lien sales.

A sale that transfers the property by deed but lets the former owner buy it back within a redemption period, for the price plus a premium. Texas and Georgia sell this way. 22 upcoming sales on this calendar are redeemable-deed sales.

Because the announcement comes first. A county's online auction is announced weeks ahead with a date and an item count, and its parcel list is posted on the auction platform closer to the sale. The link on each sale goes to that listing.