Wyoming Tax Deed Sales 2026

How tax sales work in Wyoming

Wyoming county treasurers sell tax liens once a year on properties with delinquent taxes. The buyer pays the taxes, interest and costs and receives a certificate of purchase, which is a lien rather than title. The county then collects any redemption and pays the certificate holder.

Wyoming does not allow bidding down the interest rate or paying a premium. Instead, most counties assign parcels by random drawing or rotation: registered bidders are called in a random order and each takes the next parcel on the list, or a number is drawn for each parcel. Because the price is fixed at face value and the yield is fixed by statute, the sale is more about volume and luck than bidding strategy.

Redemption and interest

The owner or any lienholder can redeem within four years of the sale by paying the certificate amount plus interest at 15 percent per year and a penalty of 3 percent. Subsequent taxes paid by the certificate holder are added to the lien and earn the same rate. Redemption is paid to the treasurer, who remits to the holder.

If the property is not redeemed within four years, the certificate holder may apply to the treasurer for a tax deed. The application triggers notice to the owner, occupants and lienholders and a final period to redeem. After that, the treasurer issues a deed. Certificates that are not acted on within the statutory life after the redemption period expire, so holders must calendar the deadline.

When and where sales happen

Each county treasurer sets a date, and most sales fall in August or September after the list has been published for the required period. Sales are held in person at the treasurer’s office. Bidders register in advance, provide a W-9, and pay in full on the day of sale. There are no online platforms; the market is entirely local.

What to check before you bid

Because you cannot select individual parcels, review the whole list and decide whether the overall mix is acceptable. Note which items are mobile homes, which are bare lots and which have structures. Check for federal liens. Confirm whether the county charges the purchaser for the deed notice process and how it handles certificates that are unsold or later redeemed. Consider the four-year hold against your capital needs.

How DeedScore helps here

DeedScore aggregates the annual sale lists from Wyoming treasurers, scores each parcel from 0 to 100 and flags severed minerals and surviving liens so you can evaluate the list as a whole. The calendar tracks each county’s sale date and the four-year redemption deadline on every certificate you hold.