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The TaxLienSimple Index · Oceana County, MI · 2026

Oceana County, Michigan — Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in Oceana 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
9
Product mix
9 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-26
Opening-bid range
$977.4 – $5,922.94
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
9
Foreclosures
9
Opening-bid range
$977 – $5,923
Competition
Moderate score 37.2
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
26,707
5-yr population growth
+1.5% growing
Median household income
$60,691
Median age
43.8
Poverty rate
13.9%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$151,700
Median gross rent
$796/mo
Owner-occupied
84.7% 15.3% renter
Vacancy rate
36.4%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$1,848/yr
Effective property-tax rate
1.22% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Very Low score 33.7/100
Top hazards
Strong Wind, Winter Weather
Unemployment rate
6%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
145 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
78.7%
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
0
EPA Brownfield sites
5

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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Open the 9 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.