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Calumet County, Wisconsin

Tax Deed53,602 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 forecloses (roughly 2 years of delinquency before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Wisconsin Statutes Ch. 75

Notes

Wisconsin tax-deed (not investor lien certificate) county. Calumet County Treasurer processes delinquencies through foreclosure and sells tax-delinquent real estate when inventory posts — recent cycles on Wisconsin Surplus Online Auction (bid.wisconsinsurplus.com). Fox Cities / Chilton market with Appleton MSA fringe demand. Confirm each auction window with Treasurer 920-849-1457.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (Wisconsin Surplus) when tax-delinquent parcels are offered

Frequency

As foreclosed inventory is released (multi-week online auctions when posted; e.g., fall 2025 cycle) — not a fixed monthly docket

Deposit rules

Register on Wisconsin Surplus; deposit and payment terms per specific auction listing. Treasurer office hours for questions M–F. Do not assume a retail tax-lien certificate purchase process.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale
In-rem foreclosure is intended to convey clear title subject to federal liens and sale-specific exceptions.
Quiet title
Judgment of foreclosure is the main clearing step; quiet title may still be used for residual defects.

Deal maths for Wisconsin

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

Wis. Stat. § 70.32(1) requires real property to be valued at the full value which could ordinarily be obtained at private sale, and § 70.05(5)(b) requires each taxation district to assess at full value at least once in every 5-year period. The Department of Revenue computes the actual assessed-to-full-value ratio for every district annually under § 70.05(5)(c) and notifies districts that drift more than 10% off over four years.

Offices and records

Areas trending up

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

Harrison / Fox Cities south fringe

Appleton MSA spillover with stronger SF demand than rural townships

Chilton county-seat core

Local government and service employment with entry housing

New Holstein / US-151 corridor

Small-city industrial jobs and relative-value inventory

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