San Juan County, New Mexico

Tax Deed120,817 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 the state Property Tax Division auctions the property (3-year delinquency threshold)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

New Mexico Statutes Ch. 7, Art. 38

Notes

New Mexico delinquent property tax auctions are run by the State Taxation and Revenue Department Property Tax Division (not a county lien certificate sale). After ~3 years of delinquency, PTD offers parcels at public auction; San Juan sales are typically held at San Juan County Commission Chambers, 100 S. Oliver Drive, Aztec. 2026 schedule listed San Juan County for Aug 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (confirm on tax.newmexico.gov). Registration is in-person the morning of sale; cash/certified funds per PTD terms. County Treasurer and Assessor support parcel research but do not run the deed auction.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (State PTD public auction)

Frequency

As scheduled by PTD when inventory exists (San Juan listed Aug 17, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m. — confirm current calendar)

Platform

NM Taxation & Revenue — Property Tax Division Delinquent Auctions (San Juan venue) ↗

Deposit rules

Register in person morning of sale; pay winning bid with money order, certified/cashier’s check, or personal/business check with bank letter of credit per PTD published terms. No post-sale entry rights until deed issues. Confirm exact payment rules on the current auction advertisement.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

PTD tax deed sale pays/extinguishes the property-tax lien; other liens (including federal) can survive. State warrants no title. Full independent title search required.

Quiet title

Often recommended for insurable title after a New Mexico state tax deed purchase.

Deal maths for New Mexico

Assessment ratio: 0.3333× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

NMSA 1978, § 7-37-3: taxable value is one third (33⅓%) of the net taxable value of the property. New Mexico applies this uniformly statewide rather than by class or county.

Offices and records

Tax collector

San Juan County Treasurer (taxes; PTD runs auction) ↗

505-334-9481

Clerk of court

San Juan County Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

San Juan County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

San Juan County GIS / assessor parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Farmington core / downtown edge

Regional services and energy-sector employment supporting workforce SF demand

Aztec / county-seat corridor

Government and small-business node with more attainable inventory

Bloomfield / US-64 fringe

Relative entry pricing with oil-gas and logistics adjacency