What this page is: a persistent profile of how Johnson County, Iowa runs its tax sale, independent of any single year's date. For the specific upcoming sale with a confirmable date, see the event page linked below.
Johnson County, Iowa Delinquent Tax List and Tax Sale Hub
1,294 parcels are on the Johnson County delinquent tax list. Johnson County, Iowa runs a lien sale via In-person live auction, Johnson County Administration Building, 913 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, Room 110 (Betty Sass Conference Room). Held on an annual cycle; the specific date is set and published by the county each year rather than falling on a fixed statutory day.
Johnson County delinquent list: 1,294 parcels published
Source: Johnson County IA Treasurer Delinquent Tax List 2026, retrieved 2026-07-31A sample of what the county has published for this sale. The full list, with map, filters, CSV export and a property report on any parcel, is in the member research view.
Years tracked: 2026 (1 list). 2026: 1,294 parcels. Each year's Johnson County list is kept as published, so a parcel that appears again next year can be traced back.
| Parcel | Type | Opening bid | Sale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1101129001 | Real Estate | $70,253 | 2026-06-15 |
| 0729481022 | Real Estate | $65,959 | 2026-06-15 |
| 0706426007 | Real Estate | $44,799 | 2026-06-15 |
| 1015382005 | Real Estate | $39,796 | 2026-06-15 |
| ITEM-377 | Real Estate | $37,099 | 2026-06-15 |
| 1008204001 | Real Estate | $36,737 | 2026-06-15 |
| 0633379004 | Real Estate | $35,539 | 2026-06-15 |
| 1112105001 | Real Estate | $31,713 | 2026-06-15 |
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Legal structure & statutory basis
Iowa Code Ch. 446/447
Annual tax sale statutorily set for the third Monday in June; bidders compete on the smallest percentage of the parcel they'll accept a lien against, not on interest rate -- the 2%/month (24%/year) rate is fixed by statute.
County contact / official source
In-person live auction, Johnson County Administration Building, 913 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, Room 110 (Betty Sass Conference Room) is the office/platform of record for this sale.
https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/treasurer/tax-sale-informationSale history
We currently track one active cycle for Johnson County at a time and don't yet maintain a distinct archive of past sale events for this county -- when a cycle closes, the record here reflects the newest tracked cycle rather than an appended history. This is a known gap in the dataset, not a claim that Johnson County has held only one sale.
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