Shawnee County, Kansas

Sep 23, 2026 · 8 days ago· 09:00

Tax Deedscheduledvia GovEase

Parcels

3 land-only hidden

Opening bids

96 lot(s) have no published opening bid

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Proper judicial tax foreclosure can cut off junior private liens, but federal tax liens and process defects may survive. Always review the foreclosure judgment and title search for each parcel.

Shawnee County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: None once judicial foreclosure completes (roughly 3+ years of delinquency)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer
Governing statute: Kansas Statutes Ch. 79, Art. 23
Population: 177,942 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person / as noticed (confirm current sale format with Counselor)
Frequency: Periodic judicial tax foreclosure auctions after petition (not monthly); watch Counselor tax sale page and local notices
Platform: Shawnee County Counselor — Judicial Tax Foreclosure Sale
Deposit rules: Counselor site notes public auction to highest qualified bidder with per-parcel minimum bids (historically $500 minimum on some cycles). Confirm exact deposit, qualification, and payment deadlines in the current sale order/notice before bidding. Contact taxsales@snco.us.

Title risk

Title insurance often still requires quiet title or extended review after tax foreclosure deed depending on insurer and judgment quality.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Shawnee County Treasurer785-251-4290
Clerk of court: Shawnee County District Court / Register of Deeds
Property appraiser: Shawnee County Appraiser (ARES search)
GIS / parcel map: Shawnee County ARES real estate search

Areas trending up

Southwest Topeka / Wanamaker corridor — Primary retail-employment node with stronger mid-market housing liquidity
Downtown Topeka / NOTO edge — State-government employment and arts-district revitalization supporting urban inventory turns
North Topeka / industrial river corridor — Lower entry prices with logistics employment; higher due-diligence risk on condition

Notes

Kansas judicial tax foreclosure sale administered by Shawnee County Counselor (taxsales@snco.us / 785-251-4042), not a certificate lien auction. County files judicial foreclosure on long-delinquent parcels; properties then sold at public auction to highest qualified bidder (historically significant Topeka inventory). Distinct from weekly mortgage foreclosure sheriff’s sales (Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.). Check snco.gov/counselor/tax_sale.php and prior_tax_sales.php for current petition year and sale date.

5 sources

Inherited from Kansas rather than researched for Shawnee: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 3 land-only parcel(s)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
1083304012002000	300 Se Tefft St, Topeka, KS 66607 · Topeka	—	—	—	pending
1410104003010000	2028 Sw Clay St, Topeka, KS 66604 · Topeka	—	—	—	pending
1092902021002000	1038 Nw Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66608 · Topeka	—	—	—	pending
0952101003001000

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Kansas Constitution art. 11, § 1: real property is assessed uniformly by subclass — residential including multi-family at 11.5%, vacant lots 12%, not-for-profit 12%, commercial and industrial 25%, land devoted to agricultural use 30% of agricultural income value, public utility 33%, and all other urban and rural real property 30%. This entry uses the 11.5% residential rate. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.

Parcel

Address

Opening bid

Assessed

Spread

Status

1083304012002000

300 Se Tefft St, Topeka, KS 66607 · Topeka

—

pending

1410104003010000

2028 Sw Clay St, Topeka, KS 66604 · Topeka

—

pending

1092902021002000

1038 Nw Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66608 · Topeka

—

pending

0952101003001000