Pulaski County, Missouri

Tax Lien53,964 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 collector tax-sale (certificate) county. Pulaski County Collector of Revenue sells delinquent real-estate tax certificates beginning the fourth Monday in August statewide pattern (confirm exact 2026 list on pulaskicollector.com). Purchaser later petitions for collector's deed after redemption period. Fort Leonard Wood military market (Waynesville / St. Robert / Richland).

Auction logistics

Format

In-person annual collector sale (confirm current format with Collector)

Frequency

Annually beginning fourth Monday in August (Missouri statutory pattern) — confirm Collector notice

Platform

Pulaski County Collector of Revenue — Delinquent Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register as required by Collector; payment method set by office (often cash or certified funds). Review delinquent tax sale section on pulaskicollector.com before sale week. Subsequent collector's deed petition has separate court costs.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Certificate stage is not ownership. Collector's deed process after redemption may cut off most junior private liens; federal and some governmental assessments can survive.

Quiet title

Petition for collector's deed is required; quiet title is often still used to strengthen insurable title.

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

Pulaski County Collector of Revenue ↗

573-774-4711

Clerk of court

Pulaski County Circuit Clerk (collector's deed petitions) ↗

Property appraiser

Pulaski County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Pulaski County GIS / assessor maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

St. Robert / Fort Leonard Wood gate corridor

Military installation supports rental and workforce SF demand

Waynesville city core

County services and retail with more turnover than rural townships

Richland / western Pulaski fringe

Relative-value housing with regional highway access