Pueblo County, Colorado

Tax Lien169,866 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 (CRS Title 39 Art. 11). Pueblo County Treasurer sells delinquent real estate tax liens (not deeds) online via SRI Zeus Auction. 2025 cycle was a two-day online sale Oct 15–16; CCTPTA 2026 statewide schedule lists Pueblo online with SRI Nov 9–10, 2026 — confirm Treasurer page each year. Registration and W-9/compliance forms via zeusauction.com. Redemption period 3 years; interest set annually (9 points above federal discount rate as of Sept 1). Treasurer’s Deed path is rare relative to redemptions; separate Treasurer’s Deed auction rules/fees apply if pursued.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (tax lien certificates)

Frequency

Annually in fall (2025: Oct 15–16; 2026 schedule points to early November online with SRI — verify county notice)

Platform

SRI, Inc. — Zeus Auction (Pueblo County tax liens) ↗

Deposit rules

Register on Zeus/SRI within published window (2025: registration closed Oct 1 4:30 p.m. MDT). Complete Declaration of Statutory Compliance, W-9, and SRI registration. Fund bids per Zeus rules; certificates of purchase issued in W-9 name. Buyer-beware sale — research parcels before bidding. Call Treasurer 719-583-6015 / 583-6689 / 583-6017 / 583-6528 for cycle-specific deposit amounts.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Certificate purchase does not convey title — owner may redeem during the statutory period. After Treasurer’s Deed issues, most junior private liens are cut off; 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

Pueblo County Treasurer — Tax Lien Sale Information ↗

719-583-6015

Clerk of court

Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder ↗

Property appraiser

Pueblo County Assessor ↗

719-583-6000

GIS / parcel map

Pueblo County GIS / Assessor parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Pueblo West

Large unincorporated residential market with relative affordability versus Front Range cores

North Side / University fringe

CSU Pueblo and medical employment supporting selective SF and multifamily demand

Downtown Pueblo / Riverwalk edge

Adaptive-reuse and arts-district liquidity; block-level underwriting required