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Lincoln County, Missouri

Tax Lien65,888 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 (2 years for some parcels) from sale

Investor returnstate default

10% per annum plus 8% on subsequent taxes paid

Governing statutestate default

Missouri Revised Statutes Ch. 140

Notes

Missouri redeemable-deed county with clear online bidder registration. Lincoln County (Troy / St. Louis exurb north) Collector tax sale: Monday August 24, 2026, 10:00 AM; bidders must verify in Collector’s office by 9:00 AM and complete online “Register as a New Bidder” with documents returned by 4:30 PM the Friday before sale. Missouri residency required for the named purchaser. Held at Lincoln County Courthouse, Troy. Certificate of purchase then statutory redemption and collector’s deed petition. Fast-growing exurban inventory — floodplain along the Mississippi and speculative vacant lots need careful DD.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (online pre-registration; bidding at courthouse)

Frequency

Annually, fourth Monday in August (2026: August 24, 2026, 10:00 AM)

Platform

Lincoln County Collector — Tax Sale Bidders portal ↗

Deposit rules

Missouri resident bidder; complete online registration, print documents, return to Collector by 4:30 PM Friday before sale; verify in person by 9:00 AM sale day with MO ID. Payment method per Collector sale rules (typically cash/certified funds). Certificate of purchase is not fee title.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale
Collector’s deed process after redemption. Most junior private liens may be cut off; federal and some governmental liens can survive.
Quiet title
Petition for collector’s deed is required; quiet title often still used to strengthen insurable title on exurban stock.

Deal maths for Missouri

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

RSMo 137.115(5)(1) assesses real property by subclass as a percentage of true value in money: residential 19%, agricultural and horticultural 12%, and utility, industrial, commercial and all other 32%. This entry uses the residential rate.

Offices and records

Tax collector
Lincoln County Collector — Tax Sale Bidders ↗
Clerk of court
Lincoln County Recorder of Deeds ↗
Property appraiser
Lincoln County Assessor ↗
GIS / parcel map
Lincoln County GIS / parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Troy / downtown–courthouse core

County-seat employment and retail with the most liquid local SF market

Moscow Mills / US-61 corridor

St. Louis exurban growth along the highway spine

Winfield / Mississippi river fringe

Commuter residential demand with floodplain DD requirements

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