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Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Tax Deed168,754 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 county. Kenosha Treasurer administers tax deed foreclosure for severely delinquent (roughly 3+ year) properties under Wis. Stat. ch. 75; county takes title then resells. Specific resale platform/schedule not always published as a standing online storefront — contact Treasurer directly. No tax-lien certificate sales. Chicago–Milwaukee I-94 corridor location can produce occasional industrial/vacant inventory.

Auction logistics

Format

Varies — Treasurer disposition after in-rem foreclosure (confirm current method)

Frequency

Foreclosure triggered after extended delinquency (~3 years); resale timing set as parcels clear — contact Treasurer for list

Deposit rules

Per county sale packet when inventory is offered (sealed bid, OTC, or online). Sold AS IS after county ownership. Confirm deposit and certified-funds rules with Treasurer before bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale
In-rem foreclosure intended to convey clear county title subject to federal liens and exceptions. Special assessments require municipal check.
Quiet title
Foreclosure judgment primary; quiet title optional after county deed.

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.

Downtown Kenosha / harbor district

Lakefront revitalization and Metra access supporting urban residential demand

Pleasant Prairie / I-94 industrial edge

Logistics and manufacturing investment with workforce housing absorption

Somers / UW-Parkside fringe

Relative entry inventory between Kenosha and Racine metros

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