Bonner County, Idaho

Tax Deed53,955 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 once county takes title (occurs 3 years after delinquency, before public auction)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Idaho Code Title 63, Ch. 10

Notes

Idaho tax-deed (not lien certificate) county. Bonner County Treasurer takes tax deed after three years of delinquency following statutory notice/hearing calendar (Idaho Code Title 63 Ch. 10). Tax Deed Hearing typically May; auction usually July via Public Surplus online when inventory exists. 2025 saw no tax deeding/sale for the first time in recent history — always re-check Treasurer notices. Sandpoint / Lake Pend Oreille north-Idaho market.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (Public Surplus) after tax deed issues — when inventory posts

Frequency

Tax deed hearing annually in May; public auction of deeded parcels typically within 14 months (often July) when inventory posts — some years have zero inventory

Platform

Bonner County Treasurer — tax deed sale (Public Surplus when offered) ↗

Deposit rules

Sale deposit and payment method set in the specific Public Surplus / auction notice. Pre-deed, only full payment of delinquencies stops the process (partial payments do not stop tax deed after hearing). Call Treasurer 208-265-1433.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

County tax deed sales typically cut off most private liens that attached before the tax deed, subject to federal liens and interests preserved by statute or sale terms.

Quiet title

Title companies often require quiet title or extended seasoning before insuring tax-deed property.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Bonner County Treasurer ↗

208-265-1433

Clerk of court

Bonner County Clerk/Recorder ↗

Property appraiser

Bonner County Assessor / public property search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Bonner County public GIS / property search ↗

Areas trending up

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

Sandpoint city / downtown–waterfront

Tourism, remote-work in-migration, and lake amenities drive strongest values

Ponderay / US-95 retail corridor

Commercial employment and relatively attainable SF near Sandpoint

Priest River / west county fringe

Entry-priced housing with regional service access