The TaxLienSimple Index / Michigan / Leelanau County

The TaxLienSimple Index · Leelanau County, MI · 2026

Leelanau County, Michigan — Tax-Sale Inventory

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

59 /100

Tier B

Live parcels

Product mix

2 foreclosure

Next auction

2026-08-27

Opening-bid range

$589.48 – $19,090.09

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

Foreclosures

Opening-bid range

$589 – $19,090

Competition

Low score 32.4

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

22,426

5-yr population growth

+4% growing

Median household income

$82,345

Median age

55.2

Poverty rate

6.7%

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

Housing market

Median home value

$371,200

Median gross rent

$1,157/mo

Owner-occupied

89.9% 10.1% renter

Vacancy rate

40.2%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes

$2,636/yr

Effective property-tax rate

0.71% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating

Relatively Low score 48.3/100

Top hazards

Cold Wave, Winter Weather

Unemployment rate

3.9%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits

207 units, 2023

Broadband subscription

90.7%

Bachelor's degree +

48.6%

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

0 none

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.