Upcoming tax sales
Quick answerUS counties sell tax deeds and tax lien certificates on their own calendars — Florida deed sales run several times a month, most certificate sales are annual (Florida's start in May), and Texas sells on the first Tuesday of the month. The table below lists sales verified from county and platform publications on 2026-10-30; members get alerted the moment new properties are listed.
| County | Sale type | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County, CA | Tax deed | Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2026 | Bid4Assets county tax-sale calendar |
| Suwannee County, FL | Tax deed | Nov 5, 2026 | County Clerk published sale schedule (RealTaxDeed sale; sample lot: base bid $2,886.08) |
| El Dorado County, CA | Tax deed | Nov 6, 2026 | Bid4Assets county tax-sale calendar |
| Pierce County, WA | Tax deed | Nov 9–10, 2026 | Bid4Assets county tax-sale calendar |
| Kern County, CA | Tax deed (re-offer) | Live at last check, Oct 30, 2026 | GovEase live auction list (~58 parcels with starting bids) |
This public calendar grows as county-list ingestion comes online, state by state. It shows only sales we have verified from a published source — never scraped guesses.
Sale rhythm by state
| State | What is sold | When sales happen |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Liens + tax deeds (hybrid) | Annual spring sales, varying by county — many lien-auction counties sell on the first Monday in May; sale-of-land counties set their own spring dates |
| Alaska | Tax deeds | No statewide schedule — each borough / city sets its own sale schedule after foreclosure and deed to the municipality (AS 29.45.460) |
| Arizona | Tax lien certificates | Annual county treasurer tax lien sales in February |
| Arkansas | Tax deeds | Commissioner of State Lands regional public auctions held throughout the year, grouped by county (primarily spring/summer); a sale may not be held until at least 2 years after certification to the state, and parcels are certified after taxes are delinquent 1 year |
| California | Tax deeds | County auctions vary by county, most in spring (many May-June) with reoffers within 90 days; some counties hold fall sales |
| Colorado | Tax lien certificates | Annual county treasurer tax lien sales in the fall, typically October-November (most counties in November) |
| Connecticut | Redeemable tax deeds | Set by each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities, year-round — no county or statewide sale; each town tax collector runs its own sale |
| Delaware | Redeemable tax deeds | Year-round as scheduled by county — New Castle County monition (sheriff) sales are held monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month; Kent and Sussex sales are scheduled by the county tax collecting authority and returned to Superior Court for approval |
| District of Columbia | Tax lien certificates | Annual real property tax sale, typically in July (the 2026 sale was postponed from July 15 to Aug. 19, 2026) |
| Florida | Liens + tax deeds (hybrid) | Tax certificate sales on or before June 1 annually (typically late May-early June); tax deed sales held by Clerks of Court several times per month, year-round, varying by county |
| Georgia | Redeemable tax deeds | Sheriff / tax commissioner sales on the first Tuesday of the month, in months when a county advertises a sale |
| Hawaii | Redeemable tax deeds | Each of the four counties holds its own sale, typically annually in spring — e.g. Honolulu and Maui sales in May, Hawaii County sales in January and June in some years |
| Idaho | Tax deeds | Tax deed hearings typically in May; county commissioners must auction tax-deeded property no later than 14 months after the deed (§31-808) — county auctions commonly in summer/fall and vary by county |
| Illinois | Tax lien certificates | Annual tax sale held by each county collector, typically in the fall (roughly October-December; Cook County's annual sale for tax year 2023 was scheduled December 15, 2026). A separate biennial scavenger sale covers parcels delinquent over multiple years in Cook County. |
| Indiana | Tax lien certificates | Annual county tax sales in the fall, mostly September-October; unsold certificates later go to a commissioners' (county executive) certificate sale, typically in the following winter/spring. |
| Iowa | Tax lien certificates | Annual tax sale on the third Monday in June in every county (Iowa Code ch. 446), with adjourned sales for unsold parcels thereafter. |
| Kansas | Tax deeds | No statewide sale date; counties file judicial tax foreclosure actions periodically (commonly one sale cycle per year per county) and the sheriff sells after judgment, on a court-set date, with notice published for three consecutive weeks and the sale at least 30 days after first publication (K.S.A. 79-2804). |
| Kentucky | Tax lien certificates | Annual county clerk sales of certificates of delinquency each summer — sales run mid-July through October, with most counties selling mid-July through late August |
| Louisiana | Tax lien certificates | Tax collector must advertise the tax lien auction on or before May 1 of the year following the assessment year (R.S. 47:2154); actual dates vary by parish — historically typically spring, often May-June |
| Maine | Tax deeds | No statewide investor sale and no county tax deed auction; municipalities sell tax-acquired property after foreclosure, as needed year-round |
| Maryland | Tax lien certificates | Annual sale in each of the 23 counties and Baltimore City, mostly in May–June (2026 State schedule runs March–August, with Baltimore County in late August) |
| Massachusetts | Redeemable tax deeds | Set by each city/town treasurer/collector, year-round as needed — no statewide sale date |
| Michigan | Tax deeds | Taxes are returned delinquent March 1, forfeited to the county treasurer the following March 1, and foreclosed in the third year; county treasurer auctions of foreclosed property are held roughly July through November, with a first sale at a minimum bid and later sales at reduced or no minimum bid. |
| Minnesota | Tax deeds | County public auctions of newly forfeited land are typically held within about six months after forfeiture and recur year-round by county; parcels are first offered at an initial price based on estimated market value, and unsold parcels are re-offered at a minimum-bid price based on the taxes, penalties, interest and costs. |
| Mississippi | Tax lien certificates | County sales on the last Monday in August annually (municipal sales may be held the first Monday in April); sales commonly run several days until all parcels are offered |
| Missouri | Tax lien certificates | Annual county collector's sale on the fourth Monday in August (RSMo 140.170). Jackson County and the City of St. Louis instead use judicial delinquent land tax sales under RSMo ch. 141 on court-set schedules. |
| Montana | Tax lien certificates | No conventional auction in most counties: the county attaches the lien no later than the first working day in August (notice by the last Monday in June) and holds it; investors acquire it thereafter by assignment from the county treasurer (MCA 15-17-323) |
| Nebraska | Tax lien certificates | Annual public tax lien sale beginning on the first Monday in March in each county (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-1801 et seq.); unsold certificates may later be sold at a private tax sale by the county treasurer. |
| Nevada | Tax deeds | County sales vary; at least annually in most large counties, typically spring — Clark County usually spring with a possible fall sale, Washoe County usually April |
| New Hampshire | Tax deeds | No statewide investor sale date; towns/cities sell tax-deeded property after deeding, as authorized, as needed year-round. The older tax-sale procedure (RSA 80:19–80:42) is still on the books in some municipalities |
| New Jersey | Tax lien certificates | Each of New Jersey's 564 municipalities must hold a tax sale at least annually if it has delinquencies; dates are set municipality by municipality, year-round, with many sales in the fall |
| New Mexico | Tax deeds | State-run public auctions scheduled throughout the year, county by county, as delinquent lists are prepared — the Property Tax Division must generally offer a sale at least annually in each county unless postponed by agreement |
| New York | Tax deeds | County (or self-enforcing city/village) deed auctions after in rem foreclosure, scheduled by each tax district year-round; New York City's separate lien sale is held annually when authorized (the 2025 sale was June 3, 2025) |
| North Carolina | Tax deeds | No fixed annual sale date; individual foreclosure sales are scheduled case-by-case as actions conclude, year-round |
| North Dakota | Tax deeds | Annual sale of tax-deeded land on the third Tuesday in November at the county auditor's office (NDCC 57-28-13) |
| Ohio | Liens + tax deeds (hybrid) | Lien certificate sales are annual in eligible large counties, typically in the fall (October-November in the major metros); tax foreclosure sheriff sales and county auditor forfeited-land sales occur year-round on county schedules (some sheriff sales are weekly). |
| Oklahoma | Tax deeds | Annual county treasurer June Resale beginning the second Monday in June each year, continuing day-to-day until all parcels are offered (68 O.S. §3125) |
| Oregon | Tax deeds | No statewide sale date: foreclosure is an annual county process, and counties sell tax-foreclosed surplus property periodically / year-round as inventory allows |
| Pennsylvania | Tax deeds | Upset sale annually in the statutory September window (no earlier than the second Monday in September, 72 P.S. § 5860.601; e.g. Erie County Sept. 28, 2026), followed by judicial sales and repository sales later in the year |
| Rhode Island | Redeemable tax deeds | Set by each city/town collector, year-round; many municipalities hold an annual sale, commonly in spring (e.g. Providence's 2026 sale was May 21) |
| South Carolina | Redeemable tax deeds | Annual county delinquent tax sales in the fall, varying by county (commonly October-December) |
| South Dakota | Tax lien certificates | Annual tax certificate sale on the third Monday in December, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the county courthouse (SDCL 10-23-7), where the county holds a sale |
| Tennessee | Redeemable tax deeds | No fixed statewide date; sales follow a delinquent-tax suit in Chancery Court and are scheduled by each county / Clerk and Master, roughly annually and often in the fall |
| Texas | Redeemable tax deeds | Sheriff/constable sales on the first Tuesday of every month |
| Utah | Tax deeds | Annual county tax sale in May or June (Utah Code §59-2-1351); many counties use the third Thursday in May |
| Vermont | Redeemable tax deeds | Set by each town/city collector as needed, year-round — there is no county or statewide sale date; a sale may be held only after the tax is delinquent for more than 1 year and at least $1,500 is owed (§ 5252) |
| Virginia | Tax deeds | No fixed statewide annual date; judicial and nonjudicial sales are scheduled as needed, year-round, by locality / special commissioner |
| Washington | Tax deeds | Annual county judicial foreclosure sales, typically in fall/winter — many counties in November-December |
| West Virginia | Tax lien certificates | One State Auditor-conducted sale per county annually, in spring (April-June; all sales before July 1), replacing the former separate sheriff and Auditor sales |
| Wisconsin | Tax deeds | No single annual sale date; counties take tax deeds / in-rem judgments on a rolling basis and sell tax-deeded land year-round as inventory is cleared, after advertising under Wis. Stat. 75.69. |
| Wyoming | Tax lien certificates | Annual county sales, typically July-September; exact date set by each county (e.g. Laramie County the Thursday after Cheyenne Frontier Days in late July, Platte County in July) |
Every state has its own calendar page — pick yours from the state law index or the investing guides.