Craighead County, Arkansas

Tax Deed115,852 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 after the sale — the owner's right ends at 4:00 p.m. the last business day before it (A.C.A. § 26-37-202)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Arkansas Code Title 26, Ch. 37 (§§ 26-37-202 sale and conveyance, 26-37-203 contest window)

Notes

Arkansas COSL tax-deed county (Jonesboro region). Craighead County Tax Collector certifies delinquencies to the Commissioner of State Lands; COSL runs the public auction (Craighead listed 8/6/2025 with Mississippi/Poinsett grouping) and online post-auction sales. Limited warranty deed; quiet title is the investor norm for marketable title.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (COSL); online post-auction (auction.cosl.org)

Frequency

Annual COSL public auction (Craighead 8/6/2025 on cosl.org schedule; confirm current year). Unsold parcels → auction.cosl.org after ~30 days.

Platform

Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands — Real Estate Auctions ↗

Deposit rules

COSL Buyers Guide payment rules: no cash at live auction; check, card, cashier’s check, or money order. Online post-auction $100 card charge + balance within 10 days. Minimum bid = taxes due through sale date.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Limited warranty tax deed; municipal/improvement-district liens often survive; notice defects create challenge risk. Federal liens and access require full county research.

Quiet title

Standard path to marketable title after COSL deed; include legal cost in acquisition underwriting.

Deal maths for Arkansas

Assessment ratio: 0.2× of market value
Typical quiet title: $2,500–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $38

Arkansas assesses real property at 20% of true, actual or market value (A.C.A. § 26-26-303(c)); § 26-26-304 fails a county whose ratio study falls outside 18–22% of full fair market value. Measured across 1,669 Arkansas parcels carrying both figures, assessed/market was exactly 0.2000 on every one.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Craighead County Tax Collector’s Office (certifies to COSL) / COSL ↗

501-324-9422

Clerk of court

Craighead County Circuit Clerk ↗

Property appraiser

Craighead County Assessor / parcel records ↗

GIS / parcel map

Craighead County GIS / assessor map resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Jonesboro / A-State and medical corridor

University and regional healthcare employment supporting rental absorption

Southwest Jonesboro / Southwest Drive edge

Retail and suburban SF demand with stronger liquidity than rural tracts

Brookland / north Craighead fringe

Relative affordability and residential growth along US-49