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Grant County, NM tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Grant County, NM tax sale, one of 3,105 counties in 49 states. New Mexico sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the state sale office’s official notices on Sep 26, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Grant County, seat of Silver City: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how New Mexico tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
No fixed month.
Format
In person
Registration
Register in person on sale day, from 8:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. auction starts.
County office
575-574-0057
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New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division. In person. when the Property Tax Division schedules one, not every year

Record quality: high. Last verified: 2026-09-26.

Notice of Public Auction Sale of Real Property for Delinquent Property Taxes, Grant County, August 26, 2026 (Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division) (source accessed 2026-09-26)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Grant County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

New Mexico sells no tax lien certificate to investors. The state's lien under NMSA 1978, 7-38-48 stays with the state until the Taxation and Revenue Department either collects the taxes or sells the land itself.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division
Frequency
when the Property Tax Division schedules one, not every year
Typical timing
No fixed month.
Registration
Register in person on sale day, from 8:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. auction starts.
Sale list
Property Tax Division auction page (schedule and Grant County sale notice with parcel list and minimum bids)
When it runs
No fixed month. The two most recent Grant County sales fell in late summer, beginning at 10 a.m. on September 10, 2025 and at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. New Mexico sets no fixed month, so confirm the next date on the division's auction page.
Registration and deposit

Register in person on sale day, from 8:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. auction starts. Bidders give their full name, mailing address and phone number and receive a bidder's number; deeds issue only to registered names, and agents must show proof of agency. Payment in full is due before the auction ends by money order, certified or cashier's check, or a personal or business check with a bank letter guaranteeing payment, payable to the Property Tax Division of the Taxation and Revenue Department.

Sale format and venue
The state, not Grant County, conducts this sale; the Grant County Treasurer refers bidders to the Property Tax Division, (505) 827-0883. The sale list is published by the state as the county sale notice PDF on the division's auction page, giving each item's case, UPC, account, delinquent owner, a simple description, legal description and minimum bid; the 2026 notice offered parcels such as 40 acres of vacant land off Highway 15 at an $11,500 minimum bid. Unsold parcels may be re-offered, possibly below the minimum, at a separate auction immediately after the first sale. The buyer receives a deed from the division, with no right of entry until it is delivered; the state warrants no title, other liens survive, the former owner has two years to challenge the sale in District Court, and a 120-day federal (IRS) redemption period may apply. Do not trespass on or contact occupants of listed properties.
Source: Notice of Public Auction Sale of Real Property for Delinquent Property Taxes, Grant County, August 26, 2026 (Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division)· Verified Sep 26, 2026

Grant County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Grant County tax sale 2026 searches, use the official sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the New Mexico Property Tax Division 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Property Tax Division auction page (schedule and Grant County sale notice with parcel list and minimum bids) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register in person on sale day, from 8:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. auction starts. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No fixed month. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the New Mexico Property Tax Division before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Property Tax Division as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Grant County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Property Tax Division auction page (schedule and Grant County sale notice with parcel list and minimum bids). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the official source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register in person on sale day, from 8:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. auction starts. Bidders give their full name, mailing address and phone number and receive a bidder's number; deeds issue only to registered names, and agents must show proof of agency. Payment in full is due before the auction ends by money order, certified or cashier's check, or a personal or business check with a bank letter guaranteeing payment, payable to the Property Tax Division of the Taxation and Revenue Department.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the New Mexico due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in New Mexico before you price the title work.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Grant County Treasurer's Office

575-574-0057

P.O. Box 89, Silver City, NM 88062 (office at 1400 Highway 180 E, Silver City, NM 88061)

Official website

County notes

  • The Grant County auction is held at 1400 Highway 180 East in Silver City, the same address as the county Treasurer's Office.
  • Grant County sales fell in late summer in both 2025 and 2026 (September 10, 2025 and August 26, 2026), but New Mexico sets no fixed month. The Property Tax Division posts the date and parcel list on its auction page before the sale.
  • Delinquent taxes can be checked or paid through the Treasurer's online account search and payment links before a parcel reaches auction.

New Mexico rules

Redemption
The pre-sale window is long even though there is no post-sale redemption: taxes go delinquent thirty days after each due date, the account transfers to the state after two years, the property cannot be sold until three years after the first delinquency date on the list, and the owner must receive certified-mail notice twenty to thirty days before the sale, as must each recorded lienholder whose address is reasonably ascertainable. Installment agreements run up to thirty-six months at one percent a month and cannot be entered on or after the date of the initial sale. After the sale the only exposure is the former owner's two-year window to challenge the conveyance in district court, and, where a federal tax lien is recorded, the 120-day federal redemption right the Property Tax Division's terms warn about.
Deed deposit
None. The statute sets no bidder deposit and no registration fee. Bidders register in person on the day of the sale, registration opening at 8:00 a.m. and closing when the 10:00 a.m. auction starts, and bid orally in person or through an agent carrying a notarized authorization. A personal or business check is accepted only with a letter of guarantee from the issuing bank presented at registration.
Surplus proceeds
Sale money goes first to the department's costs, then to penalties and interest, then to the delinquent taxes, which are remitted to the county treasurer. Since July 1, 2026, a fourth step comes next: if the former owner is a delinquent taxpayer to the Taxation and Revenue Department on any tax program it administers, the department keeps enough to satisfy that debt. The balance is then paid to the former owner, or to anyone a court orders, after the department may first apply it to other property taxes that person owes, and the department may require proof of former ownership. If no former owner claims the balance within two years of the sale after a reasonable search, it is treated as abandoned property under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
Governing statute
NMSA 1978, Chapter 7, Article 38 (7-38-60 through 7-38-74)

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Grant County, New Mexico sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. New Mexico sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the New Mexico Property Tax Division sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Grant County hold tax deed sales?

Grant County tax deed sale schedule: when the Property Tax Division schedules one, not every year. No fixed month. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the New Mexico Property Tax Division's auction schedule for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, but only before the deadline: paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs by then takes the parcel out of the sale. New Mexico's redemption rule: None after the sale. The owner can stop a sale only by paying all delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs, or signing an installment agreement with the department, by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the sale. Call the New Mexico Property Tax Division as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Grant County tax sale list?

The Grant County tax sale list is posted at tax.newmexico.gov. The New Mexico Property Tax Division runs the sale, so lists go up ahead of each sale and can change until the sale date; confirm every parcel against its published notice before you bid.

Verified Sep 26, 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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