Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Oct 15, 2026 · in 14 days

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

12 land-only hidden

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Tax deed process aims to clear pre-foreclosure tax and many junior interests, but federal liens, environmental issues, access, and post-deed special assessments can remain. County disclaims warranties and buildability. Run full title search before closing an offer.

Waukesha County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: None once the county forecloses (roughly 2 years of delinquency before that)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer
Governing statute: Wisconsin Statutes Ch. 75
Population: 417,029 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: OTC / written offer (occasional special auction); not a regular retail tax-deed auction calendar
Frequency: Ongoing as parcels are foreclosed and listed; confirm current inventory PDF with Treasurer (262-548-7029)
Platform: Waukesha County Treasurer — County-owned / tax deed property for sale
Deposit rules: Submit written offer with tax key # and proposed buyer name. Offers over $10,000 must include at least 10% earnest money; offers under $10,000 generally require full payment. All sales subject to Tax Deed Committee approval. Recording fee (~$30 historically) and buyer-paid title/soil/permit costs. Quitclaim deed; AS IS.

Title risk

Title companies frequently require quiet title or extended seasoning on Wisconsin tax-deed quitclaims before insuring free-and-clear marketable title.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Waukesha County Treasurer262-548-7029
Clerk of court: Waukesha County Register of Deeds / Clerk of Courts
Property appraiser: Waukesha County tax records / GIS parcel search
GIS / parcel map: Waukesha County tax / GIS parcel viewer

Areas trending up

Pewaukee / Brookfield edge — Milwaukee west-suburban employment and retail corridor with strong SF demand
Waukesha city / I-94 corridor — County seat job base and relative affordability versus inner Milwaukee suburbs
Oconomowoc / lake country west — Lifestyle and school-driven demand with limited inventory supporting resale liquidity

Notes

Wisconsin tax-deed (in rem foreclosure) then county disposition county. After statutory foreclosure, Waukesha County Treasurer lists county-owned tax-deeded parcels for sale (quitclaim) subject to Tax Deed Committee approval — primarily over-the-counter / written-offer process rather than a fixed monthly auction. Separate Sheriff mortgage foreclosure sales run 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (not tax-deed sales). Properties AS IS; no buildability warranty. Offers >$10,000 typically need 10% earnest money.

4 sources

Inherited from Wisconsin rather than researched for Waukesha: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 12 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 12 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — 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. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.