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Tax Sale Atlas

Stutsman County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Stutsman 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 Stutsman County, seat of Jamestown: 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.

Announcements
The county publishes no separate sale calendar, so confirm the hour and the location with the Auditor's Office at (701) 252-9035.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no online bidder registration.
County office
(701) 252-9035
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How Stutsman 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
Stutsman County Auditor's Office
Frequency
annual
Registration
There is no online bidder registration.
Sale list
Statewide public notice search, Stutsman County sale notices
When it runs
The annual sale of county-owned tax deed property is held on the third Tuesday of November, the date fixed statewide by North Dakota law. The county publishes no separate sale calendar, so confirm the hour and the location with the Auditor's Office at (701) 252-9035.
Registration and deposit

There is no online bidder registration. Register in person with the Auditor's Office on the day of the sale, and call (701) 252-9035 beforehand to confirm the sale location, any deposit, and the accepted forms of payment.

Sale format and venue
North Dakota sells no tax lien certificates. Stutsman County forecloses the tax lien, takes the tax deed itself, and then resells the land it owns at the annual November auction under N.D. Cent. Code ch. 57-28. The county publishes no delinquent property list and no sale list online, and it names no online auction platform. The notice of sale and the parcel list appear instead as a published legal notice in the county's official newspaper and in the statewide public notice database at ndpublicnotices.com, which can be filtered to Stutsman County. Bidding opens at an appraised minimum sale price, and a buyer pays cash or one quarter down with the balance spread over as much as ten years. Parcels that draw no bid in November may be bought at private sale from the Auditor before the next annual auction. Call the Auditor's Office at (701) 252-9035 for the current list and terms.
Source: Stutsman County Auditor's Office· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Stutsman County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Stutsman 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

    Use Statewide public notice search, Stutsman County sale notices for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no online bidder registration. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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 Stutsman County Auditor's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Stutsman County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Statewide public notice search, Stutsman County sale notices. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no online bidder registration. Register in person with the Auditor's Office on the day of the sale, and call (701) 252-9035 beforehand to confirm the sale location, any deposit, and the 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

Stutsman County Auditor's Office

(701) 252-9035

511 2nd Ave SE, Suite 102, Jamestown, ND 58401

Official website

County notes

  • The Auditor's Office is the office to call about tax deed parcels. The Treasurer collects the property taxes and mails the delinquent notices but does not conduct the sale; reach the Treasurer at (701) 252-9036 for a payoff figure on a specific parcel.
  • The county website carries public notices for elections and board vacancies rather than sale notices, so watch the statewide public notice database and the county's official newspaper for the November sale list.
  • The courthouse is at 511 2nd Ave SE in Jamestown, and the Auditor's Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central.
  • Parcels left unsold at the November auction may be purchased at private sale from the Auditor before the following year's auction.
  • Stutsman County is a rural county of roughly 21,600 residents, so expect a short parcel list in most years and verify access, zoning, and condition before bidding.

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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County hold tax deed sales?

Stutsman County holds its tax deed sale once a 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 Stutsman 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.

Where can I find the Stutsman County tax sale list?

Stutsman County posts its tax sale list at ndpublicnotices.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 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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