Scott County, Minnesota

Tax Deed157,206 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

3 years from judgment (5 years for homestead/ag land)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Minnesota Statutes Ch. 280–282

Notes

Minnesota tax-forfeiture deed county (Minn. Stat. Ch. 280–282). After statutory judgment and redemption periods, title forfeits to the State; Scott County Property & Taxation Services manages parcels in trust and classifies non-conservation land for public auction. County page directs subscribers to auction notifications; Public Surplus has hosted Scott County tax-forfeited real estate. Sold AS IS; special assessments canceled at forfeiture may be reassessed by municipalities (Minn. Stat. §429.071). Post-Tyler / statewide tax-forfeiture settlement surplus-claim process applies. Twin Cities south metro (Shakopee, Prior Lake, Savage, Elko New Market).

Auction logistics

Format

Public auction when inventory approved (online Public Surplus common for MN counties; OTC when posted)

Frequency

Irregular — no fixed annual date; subscribe via Scott County Account for Tax Forfeiture Auction notifications; OTC only when county posts available list

Platform

Scott County Tax Forfeited Properties / Public Surplus (when scheduled) ↗

Deposit rules

Follow Public Surplus and county terms when an auction is live: register, bid, and settle by platform deadline. Sold AS IS with no warranty of buildability. Research GIS, zoning, wetlands, and municipal reassessment risk before bidding. Contact Property & Taxation Services 952-496-8115.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Most liens and mortgages (except federal and state tax liens) are canceled at forfeiture per county guidance — purchaser must still verify. Municipal special assessments may be reassessed after sale. Federal liens and access/easement issues remain DD items.

Quiet title

County recommends counsel to make title marketable; title insurers often want additional comfort beyond the forfeiture conveyance on improved residential parcels.

Deal maths for Minnesota

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

Minn. Stat. § 273.11 subd. 1: "all property shall be valued at its market value." Class rates under § 273.13 are applied afterwards to compute tax capacity and do not reduce the assessed value. The estimated market value is also what § 282.005 uses to set the opening price at a tax-forfeited sale.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Scott County Property & Taxation Services — Tax Forfeited Properties ↗

952-496-8115

Clerk of court

Scott County Recorder / Auditor ↗

Property appraiser

Scott County Assessor / Property search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Scott County GIS (sg3 parcel map) ↗

Areas trending up

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

Shakopee / Canterbury–Valleyfair corridor

County-seat jobs, tourism, and Twin Cities south-metro employment supporting SF absorption

Prior Lake / Spring Lake edge

Lake-adjacent demand and school-driven family housing with limited vacant inventory

Savage / Credit River fringe

Commuter access to Minneapolis with relative value versus closer-in south metro cores