Jefferson County, Colorado

Oct 15, 2026 · in 6 days

Tax Lienscheduledvia County site

Parcels

1,969

1,969 land-only hidden

Opening bids

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no parcel list yet

Redemption

1095 days

13% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Tax lien is not ownership. On later Treasurer's Deed path, federal tax liens and other interests require analysis. County disclaims property condition warranties.

Jefferson County rules

Sale type: Tax Lien
Redemption period: 3 years from sale
Investor return: 9 points above federal discount rate, set annually; premium/bid-down format varies by county
Governing statute: Colorado Revised Statutes Title 39, Art. 11
Population: 578,533 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online
Frequency: Annual (registration for October 2026 cycle referenced on county page; sale typically November)
Platform: Zeus Auction (SRI) — Jefferson County CO Tax Lien Sale
Deposit rules: Register with SRI/Zeus Auction (US taxpayer ID required). Contact SRI 800-800-9588 for registration/deposit mechanics for the current cycle. Only bidders with completed registration may participate. Payoffs for redemptions: cash or certified funds to Jefferson County Treasurer by 5 p.m. last business day of month (offices closed Fridays).

Title risk

After Treasurer's Deed, title insurance often requires quiet title or seasoning before marketable insured title.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Jefferson County Treasurer — Tax Lien Sale303-271-8330
Clerk of court: Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder
Property appraiser: Jefferson County Assessor
GIS / parcel map: Jefferson County Assessor maps / GIS

Areas trending up

Lakewood / Belmar edge — Inner-west Denver metro redevelopment and employment access supporting multifamily demand
Arvada — Strong suburban family demand and light-rail access with resilient resale liquidity
Golden / north Jeffco foothills edge — Lifestyle and employment adjacency with constrained supply supporting values

Notes

Colorado tax-lien county. Jefferson County Treasurer sells tax lien certificates annually (typically November) online via SRI / Zeus Auction — not RealAuction. Lien holder may endorse subsequent unpaid taxes. Property owner has three years to redeem before certificate holder may apply for public auction of a certificate of option for Treasurer's Deed (post-HB24-1056 reforms affect deed issuance statewide). County sells the lien, not the property, at the tax sale.

4 sources

Inherited from Colorado rather than researched for Jefferson: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 1,969 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 1,969 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Colorado assesses residential property at two rates since SB24-233. For school district purposes the 2026 residential rate is 7.05% of actual value; for local government purposes 6.95% is applied to actual value less the lesser of 10% of actual value or $70,000 as adjusted for inflation, an effective rate near 6.26% below $700,000. Commercial and agricultural property is 25% for 2026, down from 27% in 2025. This entry uses the school rate, the higher of the two residential figures. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.