Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Tax Deed195,390 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None once the county forecloses (roughly 2 years of delinquency before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Wisconsin Statutes Ch. 75

Notes

Wisconsin tax-deed county. Outagamie Treasurer sells parcels acquired through in-rem foreclosure (Wis. Stat. §75.521) online via Wisconsin Surplus Auction Service with staggered end times. Bids below minimum not accepted; sold AS IS with no warranties. As of mid-2026 research the county page stated no properties currently listed — join email list (Gina Widi, 920-832-5067) for next inventory. Not a lien-certificate market.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

As tax-foreclosed parcels become available (no fixed annual date); may have empty inventory between cycles

Platform

Wisconsin Surplus Auction Service — Outagamie County Treasurer land sale ↗

Deposit rules

Per Wisconsin Surplus auction terms for the specific lot (registration, deposit, and payment deadlines on the auction page). Minimum bid enforced. Practice bidding available on the platform. Sold AS IS.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Post in-rem foreclosure county deed is intended to be clear subject to federal liens and exceptions in sale terms. Verify special assessments and access.

Quiet title

Foreclosure judgment primary; quiet title optional for residual defects after purchase from county.

Deal maths for Wisconsin

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Wis. Stat. § 70.32(1) requires real property to be valued at the full value which could ordinarily be obtained at private sale, and § 70.05(5)(b) requires each taxation district to assess at full value at least once in every 5-year period. The Department of Revenue computes the actual assessed-to-full-value ratio for every district annually under § 70.05(5)(c) and notifies districts that drift more than 10% off over four years.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Outagamie County Treasurer — Land For Sale ↗

920-832-5067

Clerk of court

Outagamie County Register of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Outagamie County / municipal assessors — property records ↗

GIS / parcel map

Outagamie County GIS / parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Downtown Appleton / College Ave

Fox Cities employment and entertainment core with liquid SF and condo demand

Grand Chute / north retail corridor

Regional retail density and multifamily absorption along the Fox River metro

Kimberly–Little Chute paper-mill towns

Relative entry pricing with industrial employment and school-driven buyers