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Wood County, Wisconsin

Tax Deed73,943 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. Wood County takes tax deeds on long-delinquent parcels and sells tax-deeded property through the County Board Executive Committee — sealed/over-the-counter offers rather than a large retail online auction. Instructions and sale forms on Treasurer Tax Deed Property Sales page; $30 recording fee at sale; cash, cashier’s check, or money order. Committee may accept or reject any offer; delinquent Wood County taxpayers may be barred. Marshfield / Wisconsin Rapids market.

Auction logistics

Format

Over-the-counter / sealed offer (tax-deeded property sales)

Frequency

Ongoing when inventory is listed; closed-bid rounds then over-the-counter leftovers

Deposit rules

Read Sale Instructions PDF; submit required offer form to Treasurer. Payment: cash, cashier’s check, or money order; $30 recording fee due at all sales. Offers may be rejected if any owner/member of bidding entity owes Wood County real estate taxes. Confirm current minimum bids and form version on website before submitting.

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.
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.

Marshfield / medical and industrial core

Marshfield Clinic health system and manufacturing employment supporting SF absorption

Wisconsin Rapids / paper and river industrial edge

Industrial employment with more attainable inventory than Marshfield medical premiums

Port Edwards / south Wood village fringe

Relative entry pricing along Wisconsin River corridor

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