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The TaxLienSimple Index · Iron County, MI · 2026

Iron County, Michigan — Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in Iron 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
11
Product mix
11 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-18
Opening-bid range
$1,085.62 – $17,409.32
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
11
Foreclosures
11
Opening-bid range
$1,086 – $17,409
Competition
Moderate score 37.9
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
11,585
5-yr population growth
+2.6% growing
Median household income
$52,241
Median age
53.4
Poverty rate
14.7%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$95,800
Median gross rent
$627/mo
Owner-occupied
84.1% 15.9% renter
Vacancy rate
42.2%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$1,443/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 55.1/100
Top hazards
Cold Wave, Hail
Unemployment rate
6.5%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
148 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
77.1%
Bachelor's degree +
19.9%

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
0
EPA Brownfield sites
0

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 Iron County parcels

Open the 11 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.