Tooele County, Utah

Tax Deed84,488 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 May tax-sale (tax deed) county. Tooele County Auditor runs the final tax sale of properties more than five years delinquent under Utah Code §59-2-1351.1. 2026 sale conducted entirely online on Public Surplus, May 7, 2026, 10:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Mountain; deposit deadline reported May 5, 2026. Minimum bid is total taxes, tax-notice charges, interest, penalty, and administrative costs. Salt Lake metro west growth corridor (Tooele / Stansbury Park / Grantsville) with industrial and military-adjacent employment. Confirm next-cycle deposit amount and platform rules with Auditor before funding.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Annually in May (2026 sale May 7, 10:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. MT on Public Surplus; confirm next year with Auditor)

Platform

Public Surplus — Tooele County Auditor May tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Online bidder registration and deposit per Auditor/Public Surplus notice — 2026 deposit required by May 5 before the May 7 online window. Cash/cleared funds settlement per platform; bids below total delinquency+costs will not be accepted. Confirm current deposit figure and settlement deadline on Auditor May Tax Sale page and Public Surplus listing.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

May tax sale deed generally extinguishes most private liens that attached before the sale; federal tax liens can survive. Verify special assessments and post-sale tax years on each parcel.

Quiet title

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

Offices and records

Tax collector

Tooele County Treasurer / Auditor (May tax sale administered by Auditor) ↗

Clerk of court

Tooele County Clerk / Recorder (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Tooele County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Tooele 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.

Stansbury Park / Lake Point corridor

Fastest-growing master-planned and SF demand toward Salt Lake employment

Tooele city / Midvalley industrial edge

Local manufacturing and logistics jobs with more inventory depth than lake-side new builds

Grantsville / SR-138 west fringe

Relative value housing for west-desert commuters and industrial workforce