Eagle County, Colorado

Tax Lien54,330 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 county. Eagle County Treasurer sells liens on unpaid real estate, mobile homes, and special assessments at an annual online auction via RealAuction (eagle.coloradotaxsale.com) — premium-bid format (premiums not refunded and do not earn interest). Historical pattern mid-November (e.g. Nov 13, 2024; registration/deposit ~1 week prior). Interest rate set at 9 points above federal discount rate (2024 cycle: 15% per year). 3-year redemption before public-auction deed path. Vail / Edwards / Eagle / Gypsum mountain resort market.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (premium bid)

Frequency

Annually in November (confirm exact date and registration deadline on Treasurer tax lien sale page)

Platform

RealAuction — Eagle County Colorado Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register on eagle.coloradotaxsale.com (W-9 + user agreement). Deposit at least 10% of planned spend via ACH before the published deadline (e.g. 2024: by Nov 6, 2:00 p.m. MT for Nov 13 sale). Successful bidders pay advertised price (tax + interest + advertising + certificate fee) plus any premium bid. RealAuction training webinars available. County employees/relatives barred. Contact Treasurer 970-328-8860.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Buying a tax lien certificate does not convey the property. After a treasurer's deed issues via the public-auction application path (3 years), most junior private liens are cut off, but federal liens and some governmental assessments can survive. Premiums are not recovered on redemption.

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

Eagle County Treasurer — Tax Lien Sale ↗

970-328-8860

Clerk of court

Eagle County Clerk and Recorder (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Eagle County Assessor — property record search ↗

970-328-8640

GIS / parcel map

Eagle County GIS Viewer ↗

Areas trending up

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

Edwards / Eagle-Vail commercial corridor

Primary year-round residential and retail hub with strongest workforce SF demand

Eagle town / county-seat core

Government services and I-70 access with more attainable inventory than Vail proper

Gypsum / airport industrial fringe

Relative-value housing near Eagle County Airport and I-70 logistics jobs