Benton County, OR tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Benton County, OR tax sale, one of 2,957 counties in 40 states. Oregon 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 26, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Benton County, seat of Corvallis: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Oregon tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- No fixed resale month.
- County office
- (541) 766-6808
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How Benton County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Benton County, after the Benton County Tax Collector (Financial Services, Tax Department) deeds the unredeemed parcel to the county; any resale of county-owned foreclosed land is ordered by the county and conducted as a sheriff's sale
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed resale month.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
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. 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Oregon Sheriffs' Sales, Benton County listings 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
No fixed resale month. 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, after the Benton County Tax Collector (Financial Services, Tax Department) deeds the unredeemed parcel to the county; any resale of county-owned foreclosed land is ordered by the county and conducted as a sheriff's sale 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 Oregon Sheriffs' Sales, Benton County listings. 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 Oregon 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 Oregon before you price the title work.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 properties
Oregon counties keep no statewide over-the-counter list. Land left unsold after the sheriff's sale may be sold privately under ORS 275.200 at not less than the highest bid received or, with no bid, at a price the county considers reasonable but at least 15 percent of the sale minimum. Whether this county holds any such inventory must be confirmed with the county office that manages tax-foreclosed property.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Oregon calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax sale office
Benton County Tax Department, Financial Services
4500 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333 (mailing: P.O. Box 964, Corvallis, OR 97339)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Benton County publishes its annual foreclosure list in the local newspaper in mid to late August. The list starts the county's foreclosure lawsuit and is not an investor sale. Property can be foreclosed 3 years after the first date of delinquency, and the owner then has a 2-year redemption period.
- When the redemption period ends, the Tax Collector deeds the property to Benton County and all taxes, interest and penalties are cancelled. The county may then sell it at public auction to the highest bidder, but it publishes no standing resale program or list of county-owned parcels for sale.
- Sheriff's sales are handled by the Benton County Sheriff's Office Civil Division, 180 NW 5th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330, 541-766-6814. Sale notices for Benton County appear on the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association sales site, and a sale can be postponed or canceled at any time before it is held.
Oregon rules
- Redemption
- Redemption in Oregon runs before the public ever buys. After judgment the parcels are held by the county for two years from the date of the judgment of foreclosure, unless redeemed sooner, and the former owner keeps possession during that period unless waste is committed. At least one year before the period ends the tax collector mails a notice of expiration of redemption, and 10 to 30 days before it ends the tax collector publishes a general notice. Unredeemed parcels are then deeded to the county, and all rights of redemption terminate when the deed to the county is executed. A buyer at the county's later sale therefore takes property that is no longer subject to any redemption right. ORS 275.180 separately lets the county governing body sell a parcel back to the record owner or contract purchaser of record at any time, without notice, for the taxes and interest charged when the county acquired it plus six percent a year; that is a discretionary repurchase, not a redemption right.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit amount. ORS 275.110 leaves the conditions and terms of sale to the county governing body's order, and the notice of sale states them. Deposits, bidder registration, and accepted forms of payment therefore vary by county; read the county's notice of sale before the auction.
- Surplus proceeds
- Oregon now returns equity to the former owner. Under ORS 312.530 the surplus is the value of the property, which is the sale price at a broker or auction sale, less the county's allowable costs: the judgment and post-judgment interest, taxes that would have accrued through the sale, county maintenance and title costs, local improvement liens filed with the county, nuisance abatement costs, and reasonable foreclosure and disposition fees including legal, appraisal, commission, and auction fees. The county holds the gross proceeds in a separate interest-bearing account, determines the surplus within 60 days, gives the former owner an itemized accounting, and delivers the surplus to the State Treasurer as unclaimed property within 30 days of determining it. The former owner, or heirs and certain successors, claim it from the State Treasurer; a creditor with a valid lien or debt may also claim against it. These rules apply to claims where the owner received the ORS 312.125 notice on or after May 25, 2023.
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, Oregon sell tax liens or tax deeds?
How often does Benton County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Benton County tax sale list?
Verified Sep 26, 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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