The TaxLienSimple Index / Michigan / Branch County

The TaxLienSimple Index · Branch County, MI · 2026

Branch County, Michigan — Tax-Sale Inventory

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

61 /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
24
Product mix
12 lien · 12 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-28
Opening-bid range
$524.8 – $11,556.54
State sale type
Tax Deed
Redemption (state)
none (right to redeem ends ~March 31 of the foreclosure year; foreclosure is final)

Statutory terms are inherited from Michigan. none — sold outright at auction Under PA 123 of 1999 (MCL 211.78) property is forfeited, then judicially foreclosed after ~3 yrs delinquency and sold at public auction with NO post-foreclosure redemption — a pure deed state, not a lien 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
24
Tax liens
12
Foreclosures
12
Opening-bid range
$525 – $11,557
Competition
Moderate score 48.4
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
44,795
5-yr population growth
+2.9% growing
Median household income
$60,600
Median age
40.9
Poverty rate
15%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$140,200
Median gross rent
$899/mo
Owner-occupied
77.4% 22.6% renter
Vacancy rate
19.3%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$1,751/yr
Effective property-tax rate
1.25% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively Low score 51.8/100
Top hazards
Hail, Tornado
Unemployment rate
3.8%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
41 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
83%
Bachelor's degree +
16.1%

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
1 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
1
EPA Brownfield sites
22

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 Branch County parcels

Open the 24 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.