Box Elder County, Utah

Tax Deed64,120 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 county auctions (4-year delinquency threshold before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Utah Code Title 59, Ch. 2, Part 13

Notes

Utah tax-deed county (not a lien certificate sale). Box Elder County Auditor conducts the annual tax sale of parcels conveyed to the county for unpaid general taxes. 2026 Tax Sale held May 21, 2026 online via Public Surplus beginning 10:00 a.m.; bidding starts at total taxes, interest, penalties, and administrative costs. Listings post on county site ~6 weeks prior and in Box Elder News Journal ~4 weeks prior. Auditor 435-734-3388 for eligibility questions (age 18+, no outstanding Box Elder tax debts, ordinance compliance). Brigham City / Tremonton / I-15 north corridor market.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (Public Surplus)

Frequency

Annually mid-May pattern (2026: May 21; confirm next year on boxeldercountyut.gov Tax Sale page)

Platform

Public Surplus — Box Elder County Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register on Public Surplus and meet county eligibility ordinance before bidding. Payment and deposit rules follow Public Surplus and Box Elder Tax Sale ordinance — default can forfeit deposits and ban future participation. Zoning non-compliance notices may be recorded on some parcels — read sale materials carefully. Sold AS IS; redemption ends at sale under Utah practice.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

County tax deed sales typically cut off most private liens that attached before the tax deed, subject to federal liens and sale-specific exceptions. Utah does not sell retail tax lien certificates at this auction.

Quiet title

Title companies often require quiet title or extended seasoning before insuring tax-deed property.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Box Elder County Auditor — Tax Sale / Treasurer (delinquent list) ↗

435-734-3388

Clerk of court

Box Elder County Recorder / Clerk ↗

Property appraiser

Box Elder County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Box Elder County Tax Sale Map (ArcGIS) ↗

Areas trending up

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

Brigham City / downtown–I-15 edge

County-seat and aerospace/manufacturing employment with stronger SF liquidity

Tremonton–Garland north corridor

I-15 logistics and agribusiness jobs supporting workforce housing

Perry–Willard south fringe

Ogden metro spillover with attainable SF inventory