Broomfield County, Colorado

Tax Lien78,323 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Tax Lien

Redemption periodstate default

3 years from sale

Investor returnstate default

9 points above federal discount rate, set annually; premium/bid-down format varies by county

Governing statutestate default

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 39, Art. 11

Notes

Colorado tax-lien certificate jurisdiction. City and County of Broomfield (consolidated city-county) holds an in-person live premium-bid tax lien sale annually in November — NOT an online auction (ignore third-party Bid4Assets noise unless county confirms a format change). 2025 sale: November 12, 2025, 9:00 a.m., City Council Chambers, One DesCombes Drive. Bidders must register day-of with W-9; you or an authorized agent must be physically present. Certificate is a lien only (typically 3-year redemption); few liens go to deed. Unsold liens may be purchased over the counter from Treasurer after sale.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person live auction (premium bid)

Frequency

Annually in November (2025: Nov 12, 2025, 9:00 a.m.; confirm 2026 date on broomfield.org)

Platform

Broomfield Treasurer — Tax Lien Sale (City Council Chambers) ↗

Deposit rules

Register on sale day with Treasurer indicating certificate name; W-9 with SSN/EIN required. Physical presence required to bid. Premium bids in $1 increments under $1,000 tax amount and $5 increments above — premiums are not refunded on redemption. Payment method per Treasurer instructions at sale. Rate of return: 9 points above Federal Reserve discount rate as of Sept 1 (2024 certificates at 15%).

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Buying a tax lien certificate does not convey the property. After a treasurer's deed issues (rare), most junior private liens are cut off, but federal liens and some governmental assessments can survive.

Quiet title

Treasurer's deeds frequently need quiet title (or equivalent) before title companies will insure for resale.

Deal maths for Colorado

Assessment ratio: 0.0705× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

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.

Offices and records

Tax collector

City and County of Broomfield Treasurer — Tax Lien Sale ↗

Clerk of court

Broomfield Clerk and Recorder (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Broomfield Assessor — Parcel / Floodplain / Tax Inquiry ↗

GIS / parcel map

Broomfield Parcel / Floodplain and Tax Inquiry ↗

Areas trending up

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

Interlocken / Flatiron Crossing employment edge

Corporate campus and retail employment with tight northwest metro inventory

Anthem / north Broomfield master-planned fringe

Family SF demand and relative value vs. Boulder County cores

Original Broomfield / Midway commercial corridor

Infill redevelopment and transit-adjacent rental demand toward Denver northwest