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Tax Sale Atlas

Traill County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Traill 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 the county’s own official pages on Sep 4, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Traill County, seat of Hillsboro: 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
Annually on the third Tuesday in November.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no online registration and no published deposit or pre-qualification.
County office
701-636-4458
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How Traill 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
Traill County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annually on the third Tuesday in November.
Registration
There is no online registration and no published deposit or pre-qualification.
Sale list
Tax Foreclosure Properties list
When it runs
Annually on the third Tuesday in November. The Auditor "conducts a sale of property on the third Tuesday in November," and the 2025 sale opened at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18 and was set to continue from day to day until every parcel sold. Parcels left over are sold at private sale through the rest of the year.
Registration and deposit

There is no online registration and no published deposit or pre-qualification. The sale notice directs that "all persons desiring to purchase any such property must appear in person and bid, have identification and pay in cash or check." Bring photo identification and be ready to pay the day of the sale.

Sale format and venue
Traill County holds an in-person tax deed sale, not an online auction. After three years of unpaid taxes the Auditor serves a foreclosure notice, the county takes title, and the county then resells the land it owns under N.D. Cent. Code ch. 57-28. Bidding runs in the Community Room of the Traill County Courthouse at 114 West Caledonia in Hillsboro, starting at 1:00 p.m. and continuing day to day until the parcels sell. Each description is sold separately to the highest bid at or above a minimum sales price fixed in advance by the Board of County Commissioners. The 2025 sale offered five parcels in Mayville, Hatton and Lindaas Township with minimums from $3,922.28 to $23,334.86. Terms are cash or check, or on time with deferred payments if the Board of County Commissioners approves. Former owners and their successors in interest hold a right to repurchase listed real estate. The county publishes the sale list on the Auditor's Tax Foreclosures page as a dated Tax Foreclosure Properties notice, and there is no separate bidder portal.
Source: Tax Foreclosures, Traill County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Traill County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Traill 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 Tax Foreclosure Properties list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no online registration and no published deposit or pre-qualification. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annually on the third Tuesday in November. 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 Traill County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Traill County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax Foreclosure Properties list. 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 registration and no published deposit or pre-qualification. The sale notice directs that "all persons desiring to purchase any such property must appear in person and bid, have identification and pay in cash or check." Bring photo identification and be ready to pay the day of the sale.

  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

Traill County Auditor

701-636-4458

114 West Caledonia, Hillsboro, ND 58045 (mailing: PO Box 429, Hillsboro, ND 58045)

Official website

County notes

  • Bidding is in person at the Traill County Courthouse in Hillsboro. No online platform, proxy bid or absentee bid is published, so plan to attend or send a representative.
  • Every parcel carries a minimum sales price set by the Board of County Commissioners before the sale, and the county does not accept a bid below it. The 2025 minimums ran from about $3,900 to about $23,300.
  • Parcels that draw no bid in November are sold by the Auditor at private sale during the rest of the year, so ask the office what remains before waiting for the next auction.
  • Former owners and their successors in interest keep a right to repurchase, so a listed parcel can leave the sale list before the auction date. Confirm the current list with the Auditor shortly before you bid.

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 Traill 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 Traill County hold tax deed sales?

Traill County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Annually on the third Tuesday in November. 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 Traill County Auditor 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 Traill County tax sale list?

Traill County posts its tax sale list at traillcountynd.gov. 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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