Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Tax Deed67,323 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 in-rem tax-deed county. Chippewa County (Chippewa Falls) sells county-owned tax deed lands by sealed bid / offer-to-purchase through Planning & Zoning — not a pure live auction floor. Official page: chippewacountywi.gov/379/Tax-Deed-Lands. Sealed bids with Offer to Purchase form and deposit go to Planning & Zoning, Room 009, 711 N Bridge St., Chippewa Falls, by noon the day before a scheduled Planning & Zoning Committee meeting. Contact Douglas Clary / Planning & Zoning at 715-726-7941. Separate from Thursday mortgage-style Sheriff sales. In-rem judgment is the main clearing step before county deed sale.

Auction logistics

Format

Sealed bid / offer-to-purchase (Planning & Zoning Committee)

Frequency

As parcels post and committee meetings schedule sealed-bid openings; confirm current list and deadlines on Tax Deed Lands page

Platform

Chippewa County Planning & Zoning — Tax Deed Lands ↗

Deposit rules

Sealed bids must include the Offer to Purchase form and applicable deposit per the form instructions, received by noon the day before the committee meeting. Follow the published PDF terms; no informal walk-up bid. Confirm earnest money and balance deadlines with Planning & Zoning.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

In-rem foreclosure is intended to convey clear title subject to federal liens and sale-specific exceptions. Special assessments may be handled separately. Full title search still required.

Quiet title

Judgment of foreclosure is the main clearing step; quiet title may still be used for residual defects on occupied inventory.

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

Tax collector

Chippewa County Treasurer (delinquent taxes / tax deed process) ↗

Clerk of court

Chippewa County Register of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Chippewa County Property Information / assessment resources ↗

GIS / parcel map

Chippewa County web mapping (tax deed layer) ↗

Areas trending up

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

Chippewa Falls / downtown–riverfront edge

County-seat manufacturing and tourism employment with more liquid SF than rural townships

Lake Wissota fringe

Recreation-adjacent residential demand east of Chippewa Falls

US-53 corridor / Eau Claire commute edge

Metro Eau Claire workforce housing absorption along the highway spine