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The TaxLienSimple Index · Story County, IA · 2026

Story County, Iowa — Tax-Sale Inventory

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

58 /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
6
Product mix
6 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-09-01
State sale type
Tax Lien
Redemption (state)
1 year 9 months, then a 90-day notice must expire (~2 years total)

Statutory terms are inherited from Iowa. 2% per month = 24%/yr Iowa sells by bidding down the undivided ownership percentage taken (not interest); the 24%/yr rate is fixed, and any fraction of a month counts as a full month.

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
6
Foreclosures
6
Competition
High score 65.8
Auction format
Online inferred, verify with county

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
98,573
5-yr population growth
+2.8% growing
Median household income
$66,197
Median age
26.5
Poverty rate
19.6%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$229,100
Median gross rent
$991/mo
Owner-occupied
55.7% 44.3% renter
Vacancy rate
7.1%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$3,453/yr
Effective property-tax rate
1.51% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively Low score 68.8/100
Top hazards
Drought, Tornado
Unemployment rate
2.4%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
165 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
77.5%
Bachelor's degree +
52.5%

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
0 none
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
0
EPA Brownfield sites
6

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 Story County parcels

Open the 6 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.