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The TaxLienSimple Index · Butte County, CA · 2026

Butte County, California — Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in Butte County, scored against California's statutory terms. Statutory terms are inherited from the state — verify with the county before bidding.

56 /100
Tier B
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Live parcels
105
Product mix
105 lien
Next auction
2026-08-07
Opening-bid range
$1,588 – $2,447,008
State sale type
Tax Deed
Redemption (state)
none after sale (right to redeem ends at close of business the day before the auction)

Statutory terms are inherited from California. none — property sold outright at public auction Property must be tax-defaulted 5+ years before it can be sold (R&T Code §3691); once the deed sells there is no redemption, making it a clean tax-deed state.

Local Inventory Mix

The tax-sale inventory TaxLienSimple currently tracks in this county, by product family and opening bid, plus our modeled bidder-competition band.

Live parcels tracked
105
Tax liens
105
Opening-bid range
$1,588 – $2,447,008
Competition
High score 61.7
Auction format
Unknown not yet determinable

Source: TaxLienSimple live inventory + TaxLienSimple county-competition model.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors — every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
213,605
5-yr population growth
-5.2% shrinking
Median household income
$66,085
Median age
36.5
Poverty rate
18.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$371,600
Median gross rent
$1,280/mo
Owner-occupied
58.1% 41.9% renter
Vacancy rate
10.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$2,599/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.7% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively Moderate score 93.9/100
Top hazards
Drought, Wildfire
Unemployment rate
5.2%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
929 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
89.8%
Bachelor's degree +
30.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment — school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Risk & opportunity flags

Opportunity Zone tracts
9 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
3
EPA Brownfield sites
27

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

See Butte County parcels

Open the 105 live parcels we track here — addresses, parcel numbers, opening bids and auction dates.

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.