Wisconsin tax sales
deed state
Wisconsin counties take tax deeds to real estate with delinquent property taxes and then sell the tax-deeded land themselves. Before a county sells, it must advertise the sale and the appraised value by publishing a class 3 legal notice. At the first attempt to sell a property, every bid below the appraised value must be rejected, and the county may accept the bid most advantageous to it. A county may sell by open or closed bid.
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We track 13 counties in Wisconsin. 1 of them has a dated sale posted; the next is in Manitowoc County on Mon, Nov 2, 2026.
Information only, not investment or legal advice. Sale dates, terms and deadlines change; always confirm with the county before you register or bid.
Upcoming dated sales in Wisconsin
| Date | County | Sale | Type | Where | Deposit / register by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 2, 2026 Sealed bids due by 9:00 a.m. |
Manitowoc | Class One sealed-bid sale, 2nd round (bid deadline) | deed | In person | 10% good faith deposit by certified check, cashier's check or money order Register: None stated; sealed bids must be received by the deadline |
manitowoccountywi.gov Checked Oct 28, 2026 |
Counties
| County | Type | Format | Next sale | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | deed | In person | No upcoming sale date is posted. The bid deadline for each sale is set in the county's Notice of Sale, which is published in the Portage Daily Register and on the County Treasurer's website. The office keeps an email list for sale notices. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Dane | deed | In person | Auctions are regularly in October/November. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Eau Claire | deed | Unknown | No upcoming sale posted. The county's Tax Delinquent Property page lists In Rem auctions from 2024 (bidding closed) and says the next batch is in the works. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Fond du Lac | deed | In person | No bid due date is posted on the Treasurer's tax foreclosure sales page; bids are due by the date and time in the Legal Notice of Sale, which was not on the page we read. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Manitowoc | deed | In person | Mon, Nov 2, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Marathon | deed | Online Wisconsin Surplus |
No dated sale is posted on the county's Tax Deed Property page. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Milwaukee | deed | Unknown | No dated sale is posted. Tax-deeded properties are listed one by one on the county's Foreclosed Properties pages with bid deadlines per listing; one listing read 'Bids Due by February 10th' with no year, and the commercial section showed none available. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Oconto | deed | Online Wisconsin Surplus |
The county page says there are no land sales at this time. Land sale notices are listed on the county's land sales page and published in the Oconto County Reporter for 3 consecutive weeks. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Portage | deed | Online Wisconsin Surplus |
The 2026 online sale of tax-deeded parcels ran from September 17 to October 8, 2026 and has closed; no later sale is posted. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Racine | deed | In person | No dated sale found. The county's In-Rem Sale Terms of Sale (sealed bid) give no sale date or bid-opening date; we found no county page listing a current or upcoming sale. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| St. Croix | deed | In person | The county page says there are currently no tax deeded properties open for bids. The tax-deed property page lists two parcels with no bid deadline (minimum bids $1,200 and $175). | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Waupaca | deed | In person | No sale date posted. Each sale of in rem tax foreclosure property is announced by a Class 3 notice published for three consecutive weeks in the county's official newspaper; that notice gives the bid deadline and the date, time and place of the bid opening. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Winnebago | deed | Online Wisconsin Surplus |
No 2026 or later sale found. The most recent county notice we found was the online Public Land Sale that began April 14, 2025 and closed May 12, 2025. | Oct 27, 2026 |
Wisconsin tax sale questions
Does Wisconsin sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Wisconsin counties take tax deeds to real estate with delinquent property taxes and then sell the tax-deeded land themselves. Before a county sells, it must advertise the sale and the appraised value by publishing a class 3 legal notice. At the first attempt to sell a property, every bid below the appraised value must be rejected, and the county may accept the bid most advantageous to it. A county may sell by open or closed bid.
When is the next tax sale in Wisconsin?
The next dated sale we have is in Manitowoc County on Mon, Nov 2, 2026: Class One sealed-bid sale, 2nd round (bid deadline). Counties add and cancel sales often, so confirm on the county's page before you plan around it.
Are Wisconsin tax sales online or in person?
Of the 13 places we track, 4 sell online, 7 in person and 2 haven't said. Each county page shows the format and the auction site, if there is one.
Where do these dates come from?
Each date is read from the county's own page or a legal notice the county must publish. We link that page next to the sale and show the day we last checked it.
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