Inventory last read from county and state sources November 9, 2026
Apache County, AZ State-Held Tax Lien List (2026): 6,855 Certificates
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Quick answer: These are 6,855 tax lien certificates the State of Arizona holds because nobody bid on them at the February tax sale (A.R.S. 42-18113). The county treasurer assigns one to anyone who pays the whole amount due on it, including interest, penalties and charges, plus the later taxes and a fee of up to $10. There is no auction (42-18122). You are buying the unpaid tax debt, not the property.
6,855 of 6,855 listings in Apache County were on the county or state source's list when we re-read it in the last 30 days. Newest read: Nov 9, 2026. Confirm any parcel with the office that holds it before you pay. Recent rows from the source list (amount = amount on the state's certificate):
- Land · $649 · read Nov 9, 2026 · ecs-cluster-bucket-wsos-prod-two.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
- Land · $113 · read Nov 9, 2026 · ecs-cluster-bucket-wsos-prod-two.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
- Land · $1,283 · read Nov 9, 2026 · ecs-cluster-bucket-wsos-prod-two.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
- Land · $7,075 · read Nov 9, 2026 · ecs-cluster-bucket-wsos-prod-two.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
- Land · $402 · read Nov 9, 2026 · ecs-cluster-bucket-wsos-prod-two.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
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Apache County OTC inventory snapshot
Of the 6,855 county-held listings DeedFlex tracks in Apache County, 6,855 show a listed amount. They run from $20 to $223,668, with a median of $980; 3,496 are under $1,000 and 6,245 under $5,000.
What is on the list: 6,839 land parcels, 16 not yet classified.
By listed amount: 2,283 under $500; 1,213 $500 to $999; 2,749 $1,000 to $4,999; 599 $5,000 to $24,999; 11 $25,000 or more.
Median listed amount by type: land parcels $980 (6,839 listed); not yet classified $843 (16 listed).
Lowest listed amounts right now:
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Source: the county-held list as published by the county or its collection office, last checked 2026-11-09. Counts and prices are from the listings on this page and change as the county sells or adds parcels. How we check our sources.
Why the age matters. A certificate the State holds dates from the February sale where nobody bid on it (A.R.S. 42-18113). Its three years run from that sale, not from the day you buy it: “at any time beginning three years after the sale of a tax lien but not later than ten years after” the lien was acquired, the holder may bring an action to foreclose the right to redeem (A.R.S. 42-18201(A)), after a notice of intent sent at least thirty and not more than 180 days before filing (42-18202). So a certificate that is already three years old can go to foreclosure right away.
The full Arizona rules for county-held property, with the statute citations, are on the Arizona over-the-counter page. See also this county's tax-sale overview.
How to buy Arizona State-held certificates
The Arizona buying steps, with the official source and the statute, are on the Arizona over-the-counter page. For Apache County, start with the source office listed above and confirm the parcel is still listed.
How current this list is
Newest read of the Arizona list from county and state sources: November 9, 2026. 100% of the list was re-read in the last 30 days. 100% of these listings link to their official source page and 99% carry a price or amount owed. Counties sell and redeem parcels between our reads, so confirm each one with the office that holds it before you pay anything.
Frequently asked questions
What do county-held properties cost in Apache County?
DeedFlex tracks 6,855 county-held listings in Apache County; their listed amounts run $20 to $223,668 (median $980).
What does over-the-counter mean in Apache County?
When a Apache County tax-lien certificate gets no bid at the tax sale, the county keeps it and later sells or assigns it to a buyer who applies, with no auction. You buy the certificate, not the property, and the owner can still redeem; the price rules differ by state.