Iron County, Utah

Tax Deed65,936 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 with a strong online May sale. Iron County (Cedar City) Auditor runs the annual tax sale exclusively on Public Surplus — 2026 sale Thursday May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM MT (same-day item closes). Per-property credit-card deposits: $50 if tax value ≤ $10,000; $100 if higher. Winning bidders wire full payment within 5 business days (2026: by June 4). Property list, terms, disclaimer, and GIS map on ironcountyut.gov/auditor/tax-sale. No post-sale redemption once auctioned (4-year delinquency threshold before sale). SUU/university and I-15 growth shape Cedar City demand; rural west desert tracts are a different risk profile.

Auction logistics

Format

Online-only (Public Surplus)

Frequency

Annually, late May (2026: Thursday May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM MT)

Platform

PublicSurplus.com — Iron County Utah tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register on Public Surplus. Credit-card deposit required per property on first bid ($50 tier ≤$10k tax value; $100 tier above). Deposits not applied to purchase; released if you lose. Winners wire full payment within 5 business days via platform instructions. Tax deeds recorded/mailed in ~4–6 weeks.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

May tax sale deed generally extinguishes most private liens; federal liens can survive. County disclaims usability/title warranties — full title search mandatory.

Quiet title

Often required by title companies before insuring Utah tax-deed property for resale.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Iron County Auditor — Tax Sale ↗

Clerk of court

Iron County Recorder (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Iron County Assessor / property resources ↗

GIS / parcel map

Iron County tax sale property map ↗

Areas trending up

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

Cedar City / downtown–SUU edge

University, tourism, and county-seat employment with the deepest SF market in Iron County

Cross Hollows / south Cedar growth edge

Newer suburban development absorbing I-15 corridor demand

Enoch / north residential fringe

Bedroom-community growth with relatively affordable SF versus core Cedar City