Jackson County, CO tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Jackson County, seat of Walden: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Colorado tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Jackson County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Jackson County Treasurer and Public Trustee
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The Treasurer page lists the annual tax lien sale for 2026 with the date not yet set, so no month is published for the certificate sale. The county's separate Treasurer's Deed public auction runs, per the county's own policy, at "1:30 p.m. on the first possible Wednesday auction date unless continued", and the most recent published notice set that auction for September 16, 2026. Call the Treasurer at 970-723-4220 to confirm the certificate sale date before making plans.
- Next expected
- by the second Monday in December, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
The county publishes no online bidder registration portal for its tax lien sale. Bidding is handled through the Treasurer's office at 396 LaFever Street, Walden. The county's published auction policy states the winning bidder "shall remit payment in Certified Funds by 4:30 p.m. of the sale date" and that the county takes cashier's checks only, no personal checks. County employees and officials, their immediate family members and their agents may not acquire a tax lien at the Jackson County tax lien sale, per C.R.S. 39-11-151. Contact the Treasurer's office directly for current bidder requirements and any registration paperwork.
No online auction platform is confirmed for Jackson County, so verify the format with the office. The county's published procedures describe a live auction held in the Treasurer's office at 396 LaFever Street, Walden, CO 80480, and the Treasurer page adds that "At the County Treasurer's discretion, the method of the sale may change." Treat the sale as an in person, courthouse style auction unless the Treasurer's office says otherwise. Notice of application for a public auction of a certificate of option for treasurer's deed, plus any auction continuances, is posted on the county website under Public Notices, with legal publications running three consecutive Thursdays in the Jackson County Star. Third party tax sale data sites list a November sale month for Jackson County, but the county's own pages do not confirm that, so verify with the office before relying on it.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- County Treasurer
- Frequency
- on application
- Typical timing
- There is no fixed calendar. A public auction is scheduled only when a certificate holder applies for one, at least three years after the tax lien sale, and the treasurer must hold it between 110 and 125 calendar days after the known interested party notice is first published or mailed.
Registration and deposit
What sells is a certificate of option for treasurer's deed, not the parcel outright. The treasurer may only accept bids above the combined amount owed to the lawful holder plus the treasurer's fees and costs. County officials, county employees acting in their individual capacity, and their immediate family members may not bid. Payment is by cash, cashier's check, bank check, or electronic funds transfer subject to the treasurer's bidding rules. Any overbid goes to junior lienors who filed a notice of intent to redeem and then to the property owner. Confirm the notice, the bidding rules, and the auction venue with the county treasurer.
This Article 11.5 process replaced direct deed issuance on July 1, 2024. Colorado does not hold a routine calendar tax deed sale, so treat this as an occasional, application-driven auction rather than a recurring event.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Liens that draw no bid are struck off to the county and the treasurer issues the county a certificate of purchase. The county may then assign, sell, or transfer those certificates in the manner, at the times, and on the terms set by resolution of the board of county commissioners, which is how county-held liens are sold between annual auctions. A certificate on property owing more than ten thousand dollars in taxes needs the property tax administrator's approval after published notice. Whether a county maintains a published county-held list, and on what terms, varies. Contact the county treasurer.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Jackson County Treasurer and Public Trustee
396 LaFever Street, Walden, CO 80480 (county mailing address: PO Box 1019, Walden, CO 80480)
Official websiteNotes for Jackson County
- The Treasurer and Public Trustee is Ekho Wyatt; Cheryl Corkle is Deputy Treasurer. Both are reached at 970-723-4220.
- The Treasurer's Deed public auction is held live in the Treasurer's office at 396 LaFever Street, Walden, at 1:30 p.m. on the first possible Wednesday auction date unless continued.
- Payment terms are strict: certified funds by 4:30 p.m. on the sale date, cashier's checks only, no personal checks.
- The Treasurer page carries a buyer beware warning. Bidders are responsible for researching the property they bid on, all successful bids are final at the close of the auction, and no purchased lien can be changed or cancelled after the sale.
- The county advertises Treasurer's Deed sales in the Jackson County Star for three consecutive Thursdays. The September 16, 2026 notice cited C.R.S. 39-11.5-104 and listed individual parcels with total amounts due.
- Jackson County's website has only two tax sale pages, the Treasurer page and the Tax Lien Public Auction Procedures and Policies page, and neither names an auction vendor or an online bidding site.
- Property tax deadlines published by the county: first half due February 29, second half due June 15, full payment due April 30.
- Account status and amounts due are searchable through the county's EagleWeb treasurer portal linked from the Treasurer page.
Colorado statewide rules
- Redemption
- Redemption may be made at any time before a treasurer's deed is executed, so the practical window runs well past the three-year mark and through the Article 11.5 auction process. The treasurer must hold that public auction between 110 and 125 calendar days after the known interested party notice is first published or mailed, which gives owners and junior lienors a further defined period to pay. A separate rule lets an owner who was under a legal disability when the deed was executed redeem within nine years of the deed being recorded, at 15 percent per year plus the present value of any improvements.
- Deed deposit
- The treasurer may require the applying lawful holder to post a deposit covering the recording fee plus the actual and reasonable cost of administering the auction, and all Article 11.5 fees and costs are chargeable as additional amounts owing under the tax lien. For bidders, the treasurer accepts cash, cashier's check, bank check, or electronic funds transfer subject to the treasurer's bidding rules. The statute sets no fixed bidder deposit percentage, so the deposit terms come from county bidding rules.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any overbid goes first to junior lienors in order of recording priority, measured as of the recording date of the application for public auction, who filed a notice of intent to redeem and whose liens are unredeemed, up to each lien's unpaid amount plus fees and costs. Whatever remains is paid to the property owner. The treasurer must post a public notice about these funds and mail the owner a notice within thirty calendar days of the auction. Unclaimed remaining overbids sit in escrow for six months without interest, then transfer to the state administrator under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. An agreement to pay someone to recover an owner's overbid is unenforceable, and inducing one is a class 2 misdemeanor.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Jackson County, Colorado sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Jackson County follows Colorado's tax lien state system.
When is the Jackson County tax certificate sale?
- The Treasurer page lists the annual tax lien sale for 2026 with the date not yet set, so no month is published for the certificate sale. The county's separate Treasurer's Deed public auction runs, per the county's own policy, at "1:30 p.m. on the first possible Wednesday auction date unless continued", and the most recent published notice set that auction for September 16, 2026. Call the Treasurer at 970-723-4220 to confirm the certificate sale date before making plans.. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
How often does Jackson County hold tax deed sales?
- on application. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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