Riley County, Kansas

Tax Deed72,557 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.) — not a lien-certificate investment. Riley County (Manhattan / Fort Riley / K-State) held the 2026 tax foreclosure auction Friday June 26, 2026 in the Riley County Public Works building lower-level training room, 6215 Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Results PDF posted on county Tax Foreclosure Auction page; sign up for Tax Sales Information Notify Me for future cycles. Do not confuse with RCPD Sheriff Sale (mortgage foreclosures only). Judicial foreclosure generally extinguishes junior private liens named in the action; no post-sale owner redemption except federal tax lien 120-day path. Manhattan military/university market — occupancy and off-post housing DD essential.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person

Frequency

Annually when judicial inventory is ready (2026: June 26; future dates via Notify Me)

Platform

Riley County Tax Foreclosure Auction (Public Works Building) ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register per county instructions (historically registration deadlines before sale day — confirm current packet). Payment cash/certified funds per Conditions of Sale same day. County may bid up to taxes due. Sold AS IS after court process; independent title search before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Judicial tax foreclosure is designed to cut off most junior interests named in the action; omitted parties and federal liens create residual risk. Buyer responsible for taxes/assessments not in the judgment for the sale year.

Quiet title

A completed judicial foreclosure often supports marketable title; confirm insurer requirements — some still want quiet title if notice was imperfect.

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

Riley County — Tax Foreclosure Auction / Treasurer ↗

Clerk of court

Riley County District Court Clerk / Register of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Riley County Appraiser ↗

GIS / parcel map

Riley County GIS / parcel mapping resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Manhattan / Aggieville–campus edge

K-State employment and student rental demand with higher turnover than rural townships

Fort Riley / Junction City commute fringe

Military housing demand cycles; underwrite deployment-related vacancy risk

North Manhattan / Tuttle Creek corridor

Suburban SF absorption with lake recreation amenities