Shasta County, California

Tax Deed181,121 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

Up until 5pm the last business day before the sale (5-year delinquency threshold)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

California Revenue & Taxation Code, Div. 1, Pt. 6

Notes

California tax-deed county. Shasta County Treasurer-Tax Collector holds online property tax auctions on Bid4Assets (bid4assets.com/Shasta). February 27, 2026 primary auction and March 27, 2026 re-offer (~3 parcels) completed; next full public online auction announced for Friday, February 26, 2027, 5:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. PST. Tax-defaulted parcels sold AS IS after 5-year default (3-year nonresidential commercial). Auction GIS web app available for parcel research.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Typically annual winter primary + optional re-offer (e.g. Feb/Mar 2026; next primary Feb 26, 2027)

Platform

Bid4Assets — Shasta County ↗

Deposit rules

Register on Bid4Assets; deposit amount and deadline posted per auction on storefront. Properties sold AS IS; research hazards and access via county auction GIS. Redemption of defaulted taxes near auction requires credit/debit, cash, or cashier's check only within 3 weeks of auction. Contact TTC 1450 Court Street, Room 227, Redding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

A California tax deed conveys free of most liens existing before the sale (R&T Code §3712), but federal tax liens survive (IRS 120-day post-sale redemption), as do taxes/assessments that become payable after the sale. Special assessments, 1915 Act bonds, and Mello-Roos may remain if not satisfied from sale proceeds — verify parcel-by-parcel.

Quiet title

Not a statutory prerequisite, but practically required — most CA title insurers will not insure a tax-deed property without quiet title (commonly 3–6 months, $3,000–$8,000+) or extended waiting after recording; one-year challenge period under R&T Code can delay free-and-clear marketable title.

Deal maths for California

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $3,000–$7,000 · 9 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 401: property is assessed at full cash value, so the statutory ratio is 1.0.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Shasta County Treasurer-Tax Collector — Tax Auction ↗

Clerk of court

Shasta County Clerk-Recorder ↗

Property appraiser

Shasta County Assessor — parcel search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Shasta County Property Tax Auction Web App ↗

Areas trending up

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

Redding / downtown–medical corridor

Regional medical and retail hub for far-north CA with strongest resale liquidity

Anderson / south Redding edge

Relative affordability and I-5 access supporting workforce SF demand

Shasta Lake / north recreation edge

Lifestyle and lake-oriented demand with thinner institutional financing