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North Dakota Tax Deed & Lien Auctions

North Dakota tax sale properties, straight from county records. Last refreshed Oct 13, 2026. Auction dates and opening bids can change at the county. Check the county link on a listing before you bid.

2 North Dakota counties have deals right now No post-sale redemption How North Dakota sales work

Current auctions in North Dakota

31 properties with a sale coming up

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4874 HWY 85 LOT 335 WILLISTON, ND 58801
Williams County, ND · Land / vacant
Opening bid $1,154 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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108 2nd St NW, Beulah, ND
Mercer County, ND · Multi-family
Opening bid $1,002 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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2201 2nd Ave NW, Beulah, ND
Mercer County, ND · Multi-family
Opening bid $12,560 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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402 E ST GRENORA, ND 58845
Williams County, ND · Single family
Opening bid $3,079 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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411 13TH ST E WILLISTON, ND 58801
Williams County, ND · Multi-family
Opening bid $12,507 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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5480 133RD AVE NW LOT 105 WILLISTON, ND 58801
Williams County, ND · Land / vacant
Opening bid $375 Auction Nov 17, 2026
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How North Dakota tax sales work

Sale Type
Tax Deed
North Dakota sells the actual property deed at auction. The winning bidder receives ownership of the property (subject to certain surviving liens and title clearing requirements).
Redemption Period
No post-sale redemption
North Dakota is a tax-DEED foreclosure state, NOT a lien-certificate state. Since 1999 the state has not permitted the sale of delinquent taxes to private lien-holders. The COUNTY forecloses its own tax lien: after the statutory delinquency period the county auditor serves a foreclosure notice, foreclosure date is October 1, and if unpaid the county takes a tax deed and becomes owner. The county then auctions the property to the public on the third Tuesday of November. No private tax-lien certificates exist; there is no post-deed redemption for the former owner once the county takes title.
Pre-sale redemption only — once the county auction sells the property, the deed is final.
Avg Property Tax Rate
0.98%
Near the national average (1.1%).
Homestead Rules
Special Rules Apply
Homestead credit available.

Words used on this page

Redemption period
A window after the sale when the old owner can pay up and take the property back.
Homestead exemption
A tax break on an owner's main home. It changes what the minimum bid includes.
Tax deed
The county sells the property itself. The winner owns it.

Before you bid in North Dakota

What can survive the sale and become yours

  • IRS federal tax liens

Other things to check

  • County auditors manage tax lien process.
  • Property must be delinquent 3+ years before county can take deed.
  • Oil/mineral rights are significant in western ND — verify what transfers.

How we rate these

Every listing says one of four things. Next to it is how many facts we hold for it, and what that much evidence is good enough for.

Worth a look
We hold the four basics (what is being sold, when, for how much, and what the property is) and nothing we hold argues against it. A claim about our record, not a promise about the property.
Needs review
We hold the basics, but a named finding wants a human first: a possible lien under the owner's name, a flood or environmental record, no mapped public road, a property check that fired, an opening bid at or above the value we hold for the parcel, or a sale the county reports as postponed.
Screened out
We hold positive evidence of a problem: recorded debt or an IRS lien that survives the sale, a lot too small to be a real parcel, a sale the county reports as over, or a sale date already past. The card names it.
Not enough data yet
One of the four basics is missing. This is not a bad rating: missing data can never produce a negative verdict.
N of 12 facts on file
How many of the 12 facts we track for this parcel we actually hold: sale kind, auction date, entry price, property class, value, lot size, living area, legal description, road access, title search, condition, sale terms. The same count on the board, the deal page and in Flexy. Hover the bar on any card to see which are still missing.

One number cannot say both how good a parcel looks and how much we actually know about it, and a low number reads as a verdict. So we do not print one. “Not enough data yet” is not a judgement about the property.

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North Dakota county coverage

2 counties with deals. Tap one to browse.

Williams Mercer

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North Dakota tax sale FAQ

North Dakota is a tax deed state. North Dakota is a tax-DEED foreclosure state, NOT a lien-certificate state. Since 1999 the state has not permitted the sale of delinquent taxes to private lien-holders. The COUNTY forecloses its own tax lien: after the statutory delinquency period the county auditor serves a foreclosure notice, foreclosure date is October 1, and if unpaid the county takes a tax deed and becomes owner. The county then auctions the property to the public on the third Tuesday of November. No private tax-lien certificates exist; there is no post-deed redemption for the former owner once the county takes title.

North Dakota has no redemption after the sale. The owner's chance to pay the taxes ends before the county or State takes the property or the sale starts; once it is sold, the deed is final.

DeedFlex aggregates North Dakota tax sale listings from county auction platforms and gives each property a plain-English verdict: Worth a look, Needs review, Screened out, or Not enough data yet. Next to it is how far the research has got on it. Start with Pro ($59/mo, flat) to browse all available North Dakota properties with full deal analysis.

Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens. County auditors manage tax lien process. Property must be delinquent 3+ years before county can take deed. Oil/mineral rights are significant in western ND — verify what transfers.

Opening bids vary widely by county and property. North Dakota has an average property tax rate of 0.98%, which influences opening bid amounts. DeedFlex shows the opening bid for every listed property. Where we hold a market value we can stand behind, we show it; where we do not, we say so rather than print a number we cannot support.

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