White County, Arkansas

Tax Deed79,091 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 tax-deed path is STATE-run. White County Tax Collector certifies delinquencies but does not auction land — the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (COSL) holds public auctions and online post-auction sales (auction.cosl.org, typically 30 days after live sale). Searcy / Bald Knob / southern White County is Little Rock–north and Memphis–west corridor inventory. Confirm current COSL sale calendar and bidder rules before funding.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person / online (state COSL — not county-run)

Frequency

Annually or as scheduled by COSL (often regional multi-county events); unsold parcels to post-auction online sale

Platform

Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands — real estate auctions ↗

Deposit rules

COSL statewide bidder registration, deposit, and payment rules apply — confirm current terms at cosl.org / auction.cosl.org before each sale. County Collector does not take auction deposits.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

A COSL tax deed generally extinguishes most private liens that attached before the sale, subject to federal tax liens and interests preserved by statute or sale terms. Verify parcel-specific exceptions.

Quiet title

Often required in practice for insurable title after a state land tax deed; many title companies will not insure without a quiet title judgment.

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

White County Tax Collector (certifies delinquencies; does not run sale) ↗

Clerk of court

White County Circuit Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

White County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

White County / COSL parcel research (county + state resources) ↗

Areas trending up

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

Searcy / Harding University and medical edge

University and healthcare employment supporting SF and rental demand

US-67 / Beebe–Bald Knob corridor

Little Rock north-commute and highway retail with relative entry pricing

Pangburn / north White rural fringe

More attainable land and SF with recreation-adjacent demand