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The TaxLienSimple Index · Crawford County, MI · 2026

Crawford County, Michigan — Tax-Sale Inventory

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

62 /100

Tier B

Live parcels

Product mix

26 lien · 26 foreclosure

Next auction

2026-08-19

Opening-bid range

$410.21 – $25,353.12

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

Tax liens

Foreclosures

Opening-bid range

$410 – $25,353

Competition

Moderate score 51.4

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

13,197

5-yr population growth

-4.5% shrinking

Median household income

$57,998

Median age

51.4

Poverty rate

13.8%

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

Housing market

Median home value

$135,400

Median gross rent

$834/mo

Owner-occupied

82.1% 17.9% renter

Vacancy rate

43.1%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes

$1,500/yr

Effective property-tax rate

1.11% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating

Very Low score 18/100

Top hazards

Winter Weather, Wildfire

Unemployment rate

5.7%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits

33 units, 2023

Broadband subscription

88.5%

Bachelor's degree +

19.6%

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

EPA Brownfield sites

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.

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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.