Benton County, MS tax sales
How tax lien sales work in Benton County, seat of Ashland: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Benton County publishes no sale date on its own pages.
- County office
- 662-224-6315
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How Benton County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Benton County Tax Assessor/Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Benton County publishes no sale date on its own pages.
- Next expected
- on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Benton County publishes no sale date on its own pages. Mississippi sets the annual land sale for delinquent taxes by statute at the last Monday in August, so confirm the current year's date and start time directly with the Tax Collector's office at 662-224-6315.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
The Tax Assessor/Collector page states the county tax sale is advertised in the South Reporter newspaper, but it carries no date, no bidder instructions, and no link to a list. The county's Tri-State Consulting Services page is the vendor the county names as holding its tax sale listings, and it does carry a "tax sale listing" item, but that item is not linked to any published list at present, so treat it as the place to check rather than a live list. No online auction platform is confirmed for Benton County. Neither the county website nor either of its tax data vendors names an online bidding platform, so verify with the Tax Collector whether the sale runs at the courthouse in Ashland or online. Ignore third-party auction aggregators that publish courtesy notices for Mississippi land sales; several disclaim conducting the sale and are not the county's platform. The Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and oversees land redemption, so redemption payoffs and post sale title questions go to that office, not the Tax Collector.
Source: Benton County, Mississippi Tax Assessor/Collector office page· Verified Aug 7, 2026
Benton County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Benton 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Benton County appraisal and tax sale listing portal (Tri-State Consulting Services) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Benton County publishes no sale date on its own pages. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Benton County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Benton County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Benton County appraisal and tax sale listing portal (Tri-State Consulting Services). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Mississippi due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Mississippi counties do not keep an over-the-counter list. A tract that draws no bid is struck off to the state, and if it is still unredeemed after two years the chancery clerk certifies it to the Secretary of State. Any person may then apply in writing to the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division to buy the parcel, and the office may also sell state-forfeited land by sealed bid after three weeks of newspaper advertisement, or by online auction.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Benton County Tax Assessor/Collector
P.O. Box 337, Ashland, MS 38603 (courthouse at 190 Ripley Ave., Ashland, MS 38603)
Official websiteCounty notes
- The Tax Assessor/Collector is a combined office. Carol Ormon holds it, and the office collects and settles all ad valorem taxes on real property, personal property, and public utilities.
- Tax Collector line: 662-224-6315 for collections, tags, titles, and county privilege licenses. Tax Assessor line: 662-224-6323 for assessments, homestead exemptions, maps, and 911 addressing. Office fax is 662-224-6328 and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Chancery Clerk Marlene McKenzie is the custodian of Chancery Court records and public land records and, per the county, also oversees land redemption. Reach that office at 662-224-6300, 190 Ripley Ave., Ashland, MS 38603.
- Benton County property taxes are due by February 1 each year, which sets the delinquency clock ahead of the annual land sale.
- Property, personal property, and mobile home tax records are hosted by Delta Computer Systems under county code MS05. Deeds, land records, and Chancery Court records are searchable through the same vendor, which is the practical route for pre bid title work in this county.
- Parcel maps and appraisal data sit with Tri-State Consulting Services, including an ArcGIS parcel viewer, which is useful for locating rural tracts before bidding.
- The county website is a small template site with unusual URL paths. The Tax Assessor/Collector page lives at /copy-of-elections and the Chancery Clerk page at /disaster-recovery, so navigate from the County Officials menu rather than guessing paths.
Mississippi rules
- Redemption
- Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-1 requires the chancery clerk to issue notice to the record owner within 180 days and not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-3 then requires the sheriff or a constable to serve a resident owner, the clerk to mail the notice by registered or certified mail, and the owner's name and the legal description to be published in a county newspaper at least 45 days before the period ends. Recorded lienors get their own notice. If the clerk inadvertently fails to send the notice, the sale is void. The clerk's fees for that work are taxed against the owner on redemption and against the purchaser if the land is not redeemed.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any amount bid above the taxes and costs is reported to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. If the land is redeemed, or the purchaser's title is defeated or set aside, the county keeps the excess. If the land is not redeemed, the former owner may request the excess after the redemption period ends, and the county keeps it if no request comes within two years.
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 Benton County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax lien certificates. In Mississippi investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Tax Collector runs the sale.
When is the Benton County tax certificate sale?
Benton County publishes no sale date on its own pages. Mississippi sets the annual land sale for delinquent taxes by statute at the last Monday in August, so confirm the current year's date and start time directly with the Tax Collector's office at 662-224-6315. Always confirm the exact date with the County Tax Collector before the sale.
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Mississippi's redemption rule: 2 years from the day of the tax sale. Call the Benton County Tax Assessor/Collector 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.
Where can I find the Benton County tax sale list?
Benton County posts its tax sale list at tscmaps.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.
Verified Aug 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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