December 2026 Tax Sales in Minnesota
December in Minnesota, in numbers
Minnesota's December entry is small and specific: 3 tax-forfeited parcels in St. Louis County, sold online through Public Surplus from the county Land & Minerals Department's published booklet. Published opening bids total $47,173 — median $8,938, running from $7,733 to $30,503.
No assessed values are published for these parcels in the data we ingest, so no ceiling estimates are shown for this sale.
- 1 tax sale · 3 parcels · Thursday, December 3, 2026
- St. Louis County — online auction via Public Surplus (county Land & Minerals Department)
- $47,173 combined published opening bids — median $8,938
How Minnesota sales work
Minnesota sells no lien certificates to private investors. A delinquent parcel is bid in for the State at the tax judgment sale, and the owner generally has 3 years to redeem; once that period expires the property forfeits absolutely to the State and the county sells it as tax-forfeited land. There is no redemption after the public tax-forfeited land sale — though a former owner may apply to repurchase before that sale.
With three parcels, the December work is simple: read the county booklet, verify each parcel, and confirm the auction terms on Public Surplus before December 3.
The full St. Louis County list — live
All 3 live parcels for the December 3 tax-forfeited land sale, exactly as St. Louis County published them — plus the one-time full report for this sale, emailed right after checkout.
Questions
Does Minnesota sell tax lien certificates?
No. Delinquent parcels are bid in for the State and, after the redemption period expires, sold by the county as tax-forfeited land.
Can the owner redeem after a Minnesota tax-forfeited land sale?
No. Redemption runs before forfeiture — generally 3 years from the tax judgment sale. Once the period expires the property forfeits to the State, and there is no redemption after the public sale.
Keep learning
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