Butler County, Kansas

Tax Deed69,158 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 judicial foreclosure completes (roughly 3+ years of delinquency)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Kansas Statutes Ch. 79, Art. 23

Notes

Kansas judicial tax-foreclosure deed county (K.S.A. 79-2801 et seq.). Butler County (El Dorado / Andover; east Wichita metro) holds periodic public tax foreclosure auctions — 2026 sale was scheduled May 14, 2026 (registration from ~9:00 a.m., sale 10:00 a.m.; county page also documents day-of registration from 8:30 a.m.). No advance mail-in registration — register the morning of sale. Payment on sale day by CASH or CERTIFIED CHECK payable to Butler County Clerk of the District Court within one hour of close of sale. Recording fees collected at payment ($21 first page + $17 each additional). No post-sale owner redemption except federal tax lien 120-day path. Story Map of parcels via Butler County GIS. Notify Me list for next sale. Buyer responsible for calendar-year taxes not in the judgment. 12-month challenge window on procedures after deed recording.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person

Frequency

Periodically / roughly annual when judicial inventory is ready (2026: May 14; future dates via Notify Me)

Platform

Butler County Tax Foreclosure Sale (public auction) ↗

Deposit rules

Day-of registration only (from 8:30 a.m. morning of sale). No person may register if they own Butler County real estate with delinquent taxes/specials (K.S.A. 79-2812). Payment: CASH or CERTIFIED CHECK to Clerk of the District Court within 1 hour of close of sale. Affidavit required that purchase is not for barred related parties. Sold AS IS; independent title search mandatory.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

All other liens of record are extinguished upon confirmation of sale; covenants, restrictions, and easements of record are NOT extinguished. Federal tax liens: 120-day redemption; deed held until period expires. Buyer responsible for taxes/assessments not included in the judgment, including full sale-year taxes.

Quiet title

County makes no assurance of title insurance availability. Contact a local title company; quiet title often used if notice or chain issues appear.

Deal maths for Kansas

Assessment ratio: 0.115× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Kansas Constitution art. 11, § 1: real property is assessed uniformly by subclass — residential including multi-family at 11.5%, vacant lots 12%, not-for-profit 12%, commercial and industrial 25%, land devoted to agricultural use 30% of agricultural income value, public utility 33%, and all other urban and rural real property 30%. This entry uses the 11.5% residential rate.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Butler County Treasurer — Tax Foreclosure Sale Information ↗

Clerk of court

Butler County Clerk of the District Court / Register of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Butler County Appraiser ↗

GIS / parcel map

Butler County GIS Tax Sale Story Map ↗

Areas trending up

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

Andover / west county Wichita edge

Strong school-driven suburban SF demand with Wichita metro job access

El Dorado / downtown–lake fringe

County-seat employment and El Dorado Lake amenities with selective SF absorption

Augusta–Rose Hill south corridor

Commuter demand toward Wichita with more attainable pricing than Andover cores