Madison County, Idaho

Tax Deed55,549 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 county. Madison County Treasurer/Tax Collector takes tax deed administratively after three years of delinquency (process begins March 1 on third-year delinquents under Idaho Code Title 63, Ch. 10). Owner may redeem until Commissioners sell the parcel (Idaho Code §63-1007). County then auctions tax-deeded land via Board of Commissioners public auction when inventory is ready (historical example: Oct 4, 2021 sealed/open sale in Commissioners' Hearing Room, 159 E Main, Rexburg). No fixed annual online platform found — confirm next sale list with Treasurer 208-359-6200 / 208-359-6264. Rexburg / BYU-Idaho market.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person Commissioners' public auction (when tax-deed inventory posts)

Frequency

As inventory is ready after tax-deed issuance — not a fixed monthly calendar; check Treasurer notices and county news

Platform

Madison County Treasurer / Board of Commissioners — tax-deeded property auction ↗

Deposit rules

Confirm registration, minimum bid, and payment method in the published Notice of Public Auction Sale. Historical pattern: list and minimums available from Treasurer's Office (134 E Main, Rexburg); questions 208-359-6264. Certified funds typical for county land sales. No informal online deposit platform identified — call before funding.

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 sale-specific exceptions. Properties sold AS IS; full title search mandatory before bidding.

Quiet title

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

Offices and records

Tax collector

Madison County Treasurer / Tax Collector ↗

208-359-6200

Clerk of court

Madison County Clerk / Recorder (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Madison County Assessor ↗

208-359-6200

GIS / parcel map

Madison County parcel / mapping resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Rexburg / BYU-Idaho campus edge

University employment and student rental demand drive the most liquid SF and multi-family inventory

Sugar City / US-20 corridor

Highway access and relative-value workforce housing toward Idaho Falls commute fringe

Rexburg south / industrial park fringe

Logistics and light industrial jobs with attainable entry pricing