Wilson County, Texas

Redeemable Deed55,415 residentsLive auctions →

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property

Investor returnstate default

25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category

Governing statutestate default

Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34

Notes

Texas redeemable tax-deed county. Wilson County has moved tax sales online (county page: 'going online with TAX SALES') via SheriffSaleAuctions.com (wilson.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com) with delinquent-tax counsel Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP (taxsales.lgbs.com). Traditional first-Tuesday-of-month pattern when parcels are posted after judgment — confirm each cycle on the online portal and county Public Sale of Property page. Floresville / San Antonio southeast growth corridor.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (SheriffSaleAuctions.com)

Frequency

When parcels are posted after judgment (Texas first-Tuesday pattern common) — verify each list on the portal and county page

Platform

SheriffSaleAuctions.com — Wilson County online tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register on the Wilson County SheriffSaleAuctions portal and fund any platform deposit per live auction terms. Present/obtain Tax Assessor-Collector no-delinquent-tax statement for purchaser (Tex. Tax Code §34.015). Payment deadlines and cashier's-check rules are set in the sale notice — confirm with Tax Assessor-Collector 830-393-7313 and Linebarger listings before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

HOA/POA liens can survive if not properly joined; federal tax liens and some municipal assessments may survive. Statutory redemption (180 days typical; 2 years homestead/ag/mineral) applies after deed recording. Full title search mandatory.

Quiet title

Not legally mandatory, but title companies generally require quiet title before insuring a Texas tax-sale deed for resale/refinance.

Deal maths for Texas

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $400

Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01).

Offices and records

Tax collector

Wilson County Tax Assessor-Collector ↗

830-393-7313

Clerk of court

Wilson County Clerk (deed records) ↗

Property appraiser

Wilson County Tax / property search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Wilson County tax property search / maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Floresville / county-seat core

Government services and US-181 access with the most liquid local SF stock

La Vernia / San Antonio east fringe

Strongest metro spillover growth and premium commute demand

Stockdale / US-87 corridor

Relative-value workforce housing with highway access toward SA–Victoria