Northwest Arctic County, AK tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Northwest Arctic County, AK tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Alaska sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Northwest Arctic County, seat of Kotzebue: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Alaska tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- No sale is scheduled.
- County office
- (907) 442-2500
On this page
How Northwest Arctic County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- None: the Northwest Arctic Borough levies no property tax and holds no tax-foreclosure sale
- Frequency
- varies by borough; often annual
- Typical timing
- No sale is scheduled. The Borough Finance Department states: "The Northwest Arctic Borough does not levy a property tax."
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Northwest Arctic County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Northwest Arctic County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
The Northwest Arctic Borough levies no property tax, so it holds no tax-foreclosure sale and publishes no sale list; its Charter (Section 11.03) requires voter approval for any Borough property tax.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold properties
State law creates no over-the-counter list. Some Alaska municipalities offer tax-foreclosed parcels that did not sell at a competitive sale over the counter afterward, under their own land disposal ordinance. Whether this borough or city has any such inventory must be confirmed with its land management office.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Alaska calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax sale office
Northwest Arctic Borough Finance Department
PO Box 1110, Kotzebue, AK 99752 (office: 163 Lagoon Street, Kotzebue, AK 99752)
Official websiteCounty notes
- The Northwest Arctic Borough levies no property tax, so it holds no tax-foreclosure sale and publishes no sale list; its Charter (Section 11.03) requires voter approval for any Borough property tax.
- The Borough is a home rule borough seated in Kotzebue that includes ten second-class cities (Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Kotzebue, Noorvik, Selawik, Shungnak) and the unincorporated community of Noatak.
- Investors seeking foreclosed property in the region should contact the individual city office, since any city-level tax or land sale is outside the Borough's records.
- Borough offices: (907) 442-2500, or (800) 478-1110 within Alaska; fax (907) 442-2930.
Alaska rules
- Redemption
- Redemption runs against the municipality, before any investor is involved. The judgment transfers the parcel to the municipality, which must hold it for at least one year; during that time anyone with an interest may redeem. At least 30 days before the period ends the clerk publishes an expiration notice once a week for four weeks (or posts it where there is no newspaper) and mails it by certified mail to the record owner and, where the assessed value exceeds $10,000, to mortgage and lien holders; the right of redemption expires 30 days after the first publication. The former owner keeps possession during redemption unless waste is committed. After the clerk's deed, the record owner at foreclosure (or assigns) may still repurchase within 10 years, but only until the municipality sells or contracts to sell the parcel, and the right ends if an ordinance retains it for a public purpose. A buyer at the municipality's sale therefore takes with no redemption or repurchase right outstanding.
- Deed deposit
- Not set by statute. Deposit, bidder registration and payment form are fixed in each sale's terms. Example: the Matanuska-Susitna Borough requires in-person registration before bidding and accepts only money order, cashier's check or cash, with no financing.
- Surplus proceeds
- Sale proceeds, less collection costs, are divided between the borough and the city in proportion to their taxes at foreclosure. If the property was held by the municipality for less than 10 years after the close of the redemption period and was never designated for a public purpose, the former record owner is entitled to the proceeds above unpaid taxes, the taxes that would have accrued after foreclosure, penalty, interest, foreclosure and sale costs, and net carrying costs. The municipality must mail the former owner written notice of any excess and how to claim it, and a claim filed more than six months after the sale date is forever barred. The statute as read on 2026-09-27 still carries the 10-year and public-purpose limits; see _verify_notes.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Northwest Arctic County, Alaska sell tax liens or tax deeds?
How often does Northwest Arctic County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Verified Sep 28, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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