Custer County, ID tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Custer County, ID tax sale, one of 2,650 counties in 32 states. Idaho sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 7, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Custer County, seat of Challis: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Idaho tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Custer County sets no fixed tax deed auction date.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- The county publishes no bidder registration form and no terms of sale document.
- County office
- (208) 879-2978
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How Custer County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Custer County Board of County Commissioners
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Custer County sets no fixed tax deed auction date.
- Registration
- The county publishes no bidder registration form and no terms of sale document.
When it runs
Custer County sets no fixed tax deed auction date. The board of county commissioners schedules a sale only after the county has taken a tax deed, and the county publishes no sale calendar. Commissioners meet the second and fourth Monday of each month, and a sale would be set and noticed from one of those meetings.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Idaho sells no tax lien certificates. Custer County takes a tax deed in its own name, and the board of county commissioners then resells the parcel at public auction to the highest bidder over a minimum bid the board sets to cover taxes, interest and costs. The county publishes no tax-deed property list online and names no online auction platform, so parcels are advertised only in the county's published legal notices and the board conducts the sale itself. Redemption ends once the commissioners enter into a contract of sale, so a winning bidder takes the parcel with no owner redemption period left to run.
Source: Board of County Commissioners, Custer County, Idaho· Verified Sep 7, 2026
Custer County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Custer County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Get the advertised list
Custer County publishes no tax sale list online. The Custer County Board of County Commissioners advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call (208) 879-2978 to ask for the current advertisement.Register to bid
Sale day
Custer County sets no fixed tax deed auction date. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Custer County Board of County Commissioners as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Custer County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
There is no online list to price against. Custer County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on (208) 879-2978 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.Confirm registration and deposit
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Idaho due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Idaho before you price the title work.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- Tax deed sales are rare in Custer County. In May 2026 the county treasurer told the board of commissioners that she works delinquent accounts to collection without resorting to tax deed sales, and the board's 2026 proceedings record no tax deed auction.
- Legal notices, including any tax deed auction notice, run in the Arco Advertiser. The board of county commissioners approved that paper for county public notices on June 8, 2026, after previously using the Challis Messenger.
- The Custer County Treasurer at 801 E. Main Ave. #350, PO Box 350, Challis, ID 83226 and (208) 879-2330 handles delinquent property taxes and is the office that knows which parcels are heading toward a tax deed.
- The treasurer's office takes no online property tax payments. Plan on cash or check at the courthouse counter, a check by mail, or a card by phone or at the counter with 2.5 percent added.
Idaho rules
- Redemption
- The window belongs to the county's holding period, not to the auction. After the tax deed issues to the county, the record owner or a party in interest may redeem by paying the delinquency with late charges, accrued interest and costs including title search and professional fees, plus the taxes that accrued after the deed. That right runs only up to the moment the commissioners enter into a contract of sale or the property is transferred by county deed. Fourteen months after issuance it expires regardless. Since 31-808 requires the auction within those same fourteen months, a buyer at the county auction takes the property with the redemption already extinguished, and the tax deed is presumptive evidence of the regularity of everything before it.
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 Custer County, Idaho sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Idaho sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Board of County Commissioners sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does Custer County hold tax deed sales?
Custer County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Custer County sets no fixed tax deed auction date. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Idaho's redemption rule: None for the buyer. The former owner's right to redeem ends when the county commissioners enter into a contract of sale or transfer the property by county deed, and expires in any case fourteen months after the tax deed was issued to the county. Call the Custer County Board of County Commissioners as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.
Verified Sep 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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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