Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tax Lien191,650 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

1 year from sale

Investor returnstate default

10–15% plus 5–10% penalty depending on timing

Governing statutestate default

Indiana Code Title 6, Art. 1.1

Notes

Indiana tax sale certificate county. Tippecanoe County (Lafayette–West Lafayette / Purdue) Treasurer and Auditor administer annual tax sale under IC 6-1.1-24 after court judgment application. Recent cycles: in-person at County Office Building with possible Zeus/online fallback; lists on sriservices.com. Redemption roughly 1 year with 110%/115% of minimum bid depending on timing. Separate Commissioners’ Certificate Sale for unsolds (e.g. April 2026 cycle listed). Strong student and industrial demand base.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (County Office Building); electronic option if activated (Zeus/SRI)

Frequency

Annually in fall (post-judgment; e.g. late September cycles); Commissioners’ sale for leftovers periodically

Platform

Tippecanoe County Treasurer/Auditor / SRI — Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register once per SRI/county process; bring completed forms and W-9. Minimum bid covers taxes, costs, and attributable county costs. Payment and surplus rules per published Notice of Real Property Tax Sale. Auditor 765-423-9207 for redemption/tax deed questions.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Certificate is not fee title. Mortgages and federal liens can survive until tax deed. Surplus may be claimed by divested owner if overbid.

Quiet title

Often used after tax deed for marketable title.

Deal maths for Indiana

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,500–$5,000 · 4 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Indiana assesses at 100% of true tax value (assessed value has equalled 100% of true tax value since the 2001 assessment year), so the statutory ratio is 1.0.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Tippecanoe County Treasurer ↗

765-423-9273

Clerk of court

Tippecanoe County Auditor (tax deed / redemption) ↗

765-423-9207

Property appraiser

Tippecanoe County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Tippecanoe County GIS / parcel map ↗

Areas trending up

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

West Lafayette / Purdue campus edge

Student and faculty housing demand with high rental liquidity and cycle risk

Downtown Lafayette / Wabash riverfront

Employment core revitalization and multifamily absorption

East Lafayette / Creasy Lane corridor

Suburban retail and SF demand with broader owner-occupant liquidity