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St. Francois County, Missouri

Tax Lien67,503 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 (certificate of purchase) county. St. Francois County (Farmington / Lead Belt) Collector holds an annual public tax sale — historically fourth Monday in August at the Courthouse Annex, Farmington (2025 sale Aug 25; confirm 2026 date on sfcgov.org). Full payment only (cash, money order, or cashier’s check); partial payments do not remove a parcel from the list. After sale, statutory redemption then petition for collector’s deed. Mining history, sinkhole/karst, and environmental DD matter on Lead Belt inventory.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (County Collector public auction)

Frequency

Annually, typically fourth Monday in August (confirm exact 2026 date with Collector)

Platform

St. Francois County Collector — tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Full payment at sale in cash, money order, or cashier’s check per Collector rules — no partial payoffs to stay on the list. Confirm bidder registration, residency/agent rules, and payment form with the Collector before sale day. Certificate of purchase stage does not convey 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. Mining/mineral reservations need title review.
Quiet title
Petition for collector’s deed is required; quiet title is often still used to strengthen insurable title on Lead Belt 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
St. Francois County Collector — Tax Sale Records ↗
Clerk of court
St. Francois County Recorder of Deeds ↗
Property appraiser
St. Francois County Assessor ↗
GIS / parcel map
St. Francois County GIS / parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Farmington / downtown–hospital core

County-seat medical and government employment with the deepest local SF market

Park Hills / Desloge commercial edge

Lead Belt retail and service jobs with workforce housing absorption

Bonne Terre / US-67 fringe

Highway access and tourism-adjacent demand toward St. Francois State Park edge

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