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Sioux County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Sioux County, ND tax sale, one of 2,606 counties in 31 states. North Dakota 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 4, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Sioux County, seat of Fort Yates: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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

Next sale
Third Tuesday of November, every year.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no online bidder registration and no auction website for Sioux County.
County office
(701) 854-3481
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How Sioux County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

North Dakota sells no tax lien certificate to investors. Under N.D.C.C. 57-28-09 the county auditor issues the tax deed to the county itself once the lien is foreclosed, so the county is the only party ever holding the delinquency.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Sioux County Auditor's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Third Tuesday of November, every year.
Registration
There is no online bidder registration and no auction website for Sioux County.
When it runs
Third Tuesday of November, every year. N.D. Cent. Code 57-28-13 fixes the annual sale of land acquired by tax deed to begin "on the third Tuesday of November of each year" and to be held "at the county auditor's office or the usual place of holding district court in the county." A Sioux County deed sale was listed for November 19, 2024, that year's third Tuesday. The county posts no sale calendar of its own, so call the Auditor at (701) 854-3481 to confirm the current year's start time and place.
Registration and deposit

There is no online bidder registration and no auction website for Sioux County. The sale is held in person, so plan to be in Fort Yates on sale day. Any qualified bidder may bid, but a person who owes delinquent taxes to any North Dakota county is disqualified from being the high bidder under N.D. Cent. Code 57-28-15. A winning bidder pays cash, or one fourth down with the balance in equal annual installments over as much as ten years under a contract for deed, at an interest rate the county commission sets at no more than twelve percent. Call the Auditor at (701) 854-3481 before the sale for the start time, the room, and accepted forms of payment.

Sale format and venue
Sioux County publishes no sale calendar or parcel list online, so the sale notice is the document to track. Under N.D. Cent. Code 57-28-14 the county auditor posts that notice, with a description and a minimum sale price for every parcel, at the auditor's office at least fifteen days before the sale and publishes it once in the county's official newspaper not less than ten days before. North Dakota issues no tax lien certificates. The county auditor forecloses the tax lien, the county takes the tax deed, and the county then resells land it already owns, so a bidder buys the deed itself and there is no interest rate to bid down. Bidding starts at a minimum sale price the board of county commissioners appraises at least thirty days before the sale, and nothing sells below it. Parcels left unsold in November stay available at private sale between annual sales on the same terms.
Source: North Dakota Century Code chapter 57-28, Rights of County When Lands Not Redeemed (North Dakota Legislative Branch)· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Sioux County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Sioux 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Sioux County publishes no tax sale list online. The Sioux County Auditor's Office 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 (701) 854-3481 to ask for the current advertisement.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no online bidder registration and no auction website for Sioux County. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Third Tuesday of November, every year. 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Sioux County Auditor's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Sioux County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Sioux County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on (701) 854-3481 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no online bidder registration and no auction website for Sioux County. The sale is held in person, so plan to be in Fort Yates on sale day. Any qualified bidder may bid, but a person who owes delinquent taxes to any North Dakota county is disqualified from being the high bidder under N.D. Cent. Code 57-28-15. A winning bidder pays cash, or one fourth down with the balance in equal annual installments over as much as ten years under a contract for deed, at an interest rate the county commission sets at no more than twelve percent. Call the Auditor at (701) 854-3481 before the sale for the start time, the room, and accepted forms of payment.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the North Dakota 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 North Dakota before you price the title work.

  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

Any parcel that does not sell at the November auction may be bought from the county auditor at private sale before the next annual sale, for not less than its minimum sale price. Some boards also list unsold parcels through licensed real estate brokers.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what North Dakota calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Sioux County Auditor's Office

(701) 854-3481

PO Box L, 303 2nd Ave, Fort Yates, ND 58538-0529

County notes

  • Reach the Sioux County Auditor, Angela Eagle, at (701) 854-3481 or [email protected]. The Auditor's office runs the annual sale, holds the posted notice, and executes the deed or contract for deed to the buyer.
  • Payment goes to the Sioux County Treasurer, Vernetta Iron Eyes, at (701) 854-3853. A cash buyer pays the treasurer promptly after the sale; an installment buyer pays the first installment there and receives a contract for deed signed by the buyer, the chair of the board of county commissioners, and the county auditor.
  • A Sioux County deed sale posted to Bid4Assets as a courtesy notice showed one deed offered on November 19, 2024 and described the sale as live and in person. Bid4Assets does not conduct North Dakota county sales and accepts no bids for them, so do not expect to bid online. Sioux County sales can be very small, so confirm there is something to bid on before traveling to Fort Yates.
  • Every parcel carries a minimum sale price fixed before the sale under N.D. Cent. Code 57-28-10, set high enough to cover the taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest and costs owed at foreclosure plus estimated current-year taxes. Where fair market value falls below that total the commissioners may set a lower fair price, and taxing districts can object at a public hearing before the sale.
  • The former owner, and the former owner's executor, parent, spouse or child, may repurchase a parcel while tax title stays with the county. A private sale of tax deeded farmland to anyone else cannot be closed until thirty days after the county serves notice on the former owner, so build that wait into any plan for Sioux County farmland.
  • Parcel research for Sioux County runs through the Director of Tax Equalization at 302 2nd Avenue, Fort Yates, open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, phone (701) 854-3481. That office holds real estate records, sales searches, property record cards and GIS mapping. It does not run the sale and takes no bids.

North Dakota rules

Redemption
There are two distinct windows and neither is a redemption against a private buyer. Up to October 1, paying the amount in the foreclosure notice stops the process. After the tax deed vests in the county, the former owner, the former owner's executor or administrator, or a parent, spouse or child of the former owner may repurchase the property so long as the county still holds tax title, for cash or on a contract for deed. A city holding a delinquent special assessment has a prior right to buy at the appraised value, exercisable within 30 days of the auditor's notice. Once the county sells at the annual auction, the purchaser's deed is not subject to any of this.
Deed deposit
None. Chapter 57-28 sets no bidder deposit and no registration fee. Each parcel is sold at auction to the highest qualified bidder for no less than the minimum sale price, and the terms are settled at the sale: the full amount in cash paid promptly to the county treasurer, or one quarter of the purchase price in cash with the balance in equal annual installments over not more than ten years under a contract for deed. A bidder who owes delinquent property taxes in any North Dakota county is disqualified from purchasing.
Governing statute
N.D.C.C. ch. 57-28

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 Sioux County, North Dakota sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. North Dakota sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the County Auditor sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Sioux County hold tax deed sales?

Sioux County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Third Tuesday of November, every year. 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. North Dakota's redemption rule: None after the county's annual sale. Before that, the owner may satisfy the tax lien up to the October 1 foreclosure date, and after the county takes the deed a statutory right of repurchase runs for as long as the tax title remains in the county. Call the Sioux County Auditor's Office 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 4, 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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