Johnson County, WY tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Johnson County, WY tax sale, one of 2,957 counties in 40 states. Wyoming sells tax lien certificates paying up to 15%, redeemable for 4 years minimum. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 26, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Johnson County, seat of Buffalo: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Wyoming tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Late August.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Bid in person at the Courthouse sale.
- County office
- (307) 684-7302
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How Johnson County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
Wyoming holds no county tax deed auction. A certificate holder whose certificate is not redeemed may apply to the county treasurer for a tax deed not less than four nor more than six years after the original sale, returning the certificate, paying the 25 dollar deed fee and proving notice. At least three months before applying, the holder must serve written notice on every person in actual possession or occupancy and on the person the property was taxed to, if they can be found in the county; if nobody occupies the property and the taxpayer cannot be found, the holder instead publishes the notice once a week for three weeks in a county newspaper, the first publication not more than five months and the last not less than three months before applying. Either way the holder must also send notice by certified or registered mail to the record owner and any mortgagees whose addresses are known. The notice states when the holder bought, the name the parcel was taxed in, its description, the tax year, when redemption expires, when the deed application will be made, and any special assessments. Where the county itself holds an unredeemed certificate, the treasurer issues and records a tax deed to the county after four years, following at least 60 days' notice from the county clerk to the person assessed and any mortgagees. The published notices of intent to apply are not sales.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Johnson County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Late August.
- Registration
- Bid in person at the Courthouse sale.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Johnson County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Johnson 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Notice of Delinquent Taxes, published in the Buffalo Bulletin for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Late August. 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Johnson County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Johnson County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Notice of Delinquent Taxes, published in the Buffalo Bulletin. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Wyoming due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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 certificates
Parcels that no one buys at the sale are bid in for the county. The board of county commissioners may sell and assign those county-held certificates at public or private sale at any time, and the assignee takes all the rights of an original purchaser. Whether a county offers them over the counter, and at what price, is set by that county; ask the county treasurer.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Wyoming calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- Johnson County sells tax sale certificates in person at the Courthouse in Buffalo each August; the Treasurer conducts the sale.
- The county does not post the delinquent list online. It is published as a Notice of Delinquent Taxes in the Buffalo Bulletin about a month before the sale.
- Current-year taxes: the first installment is due September 1 and the second installment March 1, per the county's published tax calendar.
Wyoming rules
- Redemption
- The legal owner may redeem at any time after the sale until a valid tax deed application has been filed with and accepted by the county treasurer. Because the treasurer cannot accept an application until four years after the sale, every owner has at least four years; after that the window stays open until the holder applies, and the holder must apply by the sixth year or lose the deed route. Redemption money is paid to the county treasurer, who holds it for the certificate holder, issues a certificate of redemption and notifies the holder. Where the county holds the certificate, the treasurer deeds the parcel to the county after four years. Where the holder instead forecloses in district court, anyone with an interest in the property may redeem until the court confirms the sheriff's sale.
- Surplus proceeds
- The treasurer's deed route conveys the parcel to the certificate holder, and nothing in Chapter 13 provides for paying the former owner any value above the certificate. On the judicial route, proceeds go first to the costs of the action and sale, including an attorney's fee allowed by the court, then to the lienholder, and the balance to persons holding prior interests in the property as their interests appear. That balance must be claimed within two years of the court's confirmation of the sale, or within one year after a legal disability ends, and unclaimed money is credited to the county sinking fund. No deficiency judgment may be entered.
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 Johnson County, Wyoming sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Johnson County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Johnson 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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