Marquette County, Michigan

Aug 18, 2026 · 25 days ago· 10:00am EDT to 7:00pm EDT

Tax Deedscheduledvia Tax Sale Info

Parcels

Opening bids

$280,774

all parcels priced

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$4K

typically required

What survives this sale

Circuit court foreclosure is intended to convey title free of most prior private liens; federal tax liens and some interests may survive. Remote U.P. parcels may have access, mineral, and tax-history complications — full title search mandatory.

Marquette County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: Forfeiture/foreclosure process ends redemption rights before auction (roughly 2 years of delinquency)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer
Governing statute: Michigan Compiled Laws §211.78 et seq.
Population: 67,979 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online
Frequency: Twice annually: August minimum-bid auction; October no-minimum-bid auction (foreclosures effective April 1)
Platform: Tax-Sale.info (Title-Check, LLC) — Marquette County800-259-7470
Deposit rules: Register on tax-sale.info; Title Check pre-registration and deposit/pre-authorization rules apply. Catalogs post ~30 days before each auction. Payment deadlines strict; sold AS IS. Contact Treasurer 906-225-8425 for foreclosure process questions.

Title risk

Judgment of foreclosure is the primary title-clearing step; some insurers still want quiet title or extended review, especially on vacant land.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Marquette County Treasurer — Auctions906-225-8425
Clerk of court: Marquette County Register of Deeds / Circuit Court
Property appraiser: Marquette County Equalization / assessing
GIS / parcel map: Marquette County GIS / parcel resources

Areas trending up

Marquette city / NMU campus edge — University, hospital, and regional services drive the U.P.'s strongest SF and rental absorption
Harvey / US-41 south fringe — Suburban growth corridor with more new inventory than city core
Negaunee / Ishpeming mining-tourism belt — Recreation and legacy industrial employment with attainable housing relative to Marquette city

Notes

Michigan tax-deed (foreclosure) county under MCL 211.78. Marquette County (Upper Peninsula; NMU / mining-tourism economy) Treasurer: properties foreclosed April 1 for non-payment; two annual Title Check auctions — minimum-bid auction in August and no-minimum-bid auction in October. Parcel photos/info on tax-sale.info ~30 days prior. Treasurer Courthouse Annex, 234 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette; 906-225-8425. Surplus proceeds Form 5743 (MCL 211.78t) by July 1 after foreclosure year. Harsh climate, septic, and remote-access DD matter on rural U.P. inventory.

3 sources

Inherited from Michigan rather than researched for Marquette: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (12 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
52-02-305-022-50	The Michigamme River · MARQUETTE	$26,345	$66,900	$40,555	pending
52-51-303-596-00	The Michigamme River · FENTON	$26,345	$41,600	$15,255	pending
52-51-105-009-00	The Michigamme River · OWOSSO	$26,345	$36,000	$9,655	pending
52-13-004-006-15

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Michigan state equalized value is 50% of true cash value by constitution (Mich. Const. art. IX, § 3); taxable value may be lower still. The SEV published with these auction listings is taken from the delinquent tax year that was foreclosed upon, so it is typically several years stale — in a rising market it understates current value, and in a falling one it overstates it. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.