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Carroll County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Carroll County, seat of Carrollton, Vaiden: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Mississippi tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Annual land sale in late August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Register through GovEase ahead of the sale.
County office
662-237-9217
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How Carroll County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Mississippi holds no separate tax deed auction. The land is sold once, at the tax collector's annual land sale. When the two-year redemption period expires without redemption, the chancery clerk executes a deed of conveyance to the tax-sale purchaser on demand.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

GovEase
Run by
Carroll County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual land sale in late August.
Registration
Register through GovEase ahead of the sale.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Annual land sale in late August. The Tax Collector's office states taxpayers have "until the last Friday in August to pay your taxes before they are sold in the tax sale." GovEase lists both Carroll districts under its 2026 Mississippi fall auctions with the note "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)", which falls on the last Monday in August. GovEase auction rules state bidding "will begin at 8:30 am CDT and end once all parcels have been auctioned, OR at 4:30 pm CDT daily", resuming the next morning if parcels remain.
Registration and deposit

Register through GovEase ahead of the sale. Create an account, complete the profile fields, open "Register/Add Auctions" and select the Carroll County districts you want, then electronically sign the pre-populated W-9 plus any county documents listed on the registration page. Carroll County District 1 and District 2 both appear on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties handling deposits and payments online, where a bidder submits "a deposit for 10% of the total amount they want to be approved to spend." Track approval on the "My Registrations" page; bidding opens only after the county marks the registration approved. GovEase notes that Carroll County's approval requirements are posted on the registration page itself.

Sale format and venue
Carroll County has two judicial districts seated at Carrollton and Vaiden, and the sale is split accordingly: GovEase lists them separately as MS - Carroll Dist 1 and MS - Carroll Dist 2, so a bidder wanting both must register for both. Bidding is an overbid format. GovEase instructs Mississippi bidders to "only enter the overbid (or excess bid) for the parcel on which you are bidding", above the face value of taxes, interest, fees and penalties, and the overbid portion earns no interest. The county does not publish a standalone delinquent parcel list on its own website; the parcel list appears on the GovEase portal once registration opens for the district, and the Tax Collector separately advertises the sale as required. Several commercial lien-listing sites carry Carroll County parcels, but none of them conduct this sale; register with GovEase or call the Tax Collector's office to confirm the current sale date and bidder requirements before relying on any third-party listing.
Register on GovEase
Source: Carroll County Tax Collector (official office site)· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Carroll County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Carroll 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    Register through GovEase ahead of the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annual land sale in late August. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Carroll County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Carroll County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register through GovEase ahead of the sale. Create an account, complete the profile fields, open "Register/Add Auctions" and select the Carroll County districts you want, then electronically sign the pre-populated W-9 plus any county documents listed on the registration page. Carroll County District 1 and District 2 both appear on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties handling deposits and payments online, where a bidder submits "a deposit for 10% of the total amount they want to be approved to spend." Track approval on the "My Registrations" page; bidding opens only after the county marks the registration approved. GovEase notes that Carroll County's approval requirements are posted on the registration page itself.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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.

Mississippi Secretary of State tax-forfeited land inventory and application

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Carroll County Tax Collector

662-237-9217

105A East Washington St., Carrollton, MS 38917

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Collector keeps a second office for the Vaiden district at 803 Front St., Vaiden, MS 39176, phone 662-464-8852.
  • Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm excluding state holidays. The Carrollton office closes for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 daily.
  • Property taxes are due by February 1 to avoid penalty; state law allows installment payment if at least half is paid by February 1, with 0.5 percent monthly interest on the balance. Unpaid real property goes to the August land sale.
  • The Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and processes redemption for Carroll County, but no Chancery Clerk page could be verified on an official county domain during this research. The general county website carrollcountyms.net did not resolve over a valid certificate, so confirm Chancery Clerk contact details by phone through the Tax Collector's office.
  • GovEase's Mississippi county contact table lists the Carroll County contact phone as (662) 237-9217, matching the Carrollton Tax Collector office, but the contact name it shows does not match the officeholder named on the county's own site, so treat the county site as authoritative.
  • No county-run delinquent or sale list URL was found. Parcel data becomes available through GovEase once registration opens for the district.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
1.5% floor at redemption
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.
Governing statute
Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Carroll 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 Carroll County tax certificate sale?

Annual land sale in late August. The Tax Collector's office states taxpayers have "until the last Friday in August to pay your taxes before they are sold in the tax sale." GovEase lists both Carroll districts under its 2026 Mississippi fall auctions with the note "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)", which falls on the last Monday in August. GovEase auction rules state bidding "will begin at 8:30 am CDT and end once all parcels have been auctioned, OR at 4:30 pm CDT daily", resuming the next morning if parcels remain. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. 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 Carroll County Tax 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.

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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