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The TaxLienSimple Index / Minnesota

The TaxLienSimple Index · MN · 2026

Minnesota Tax-Lien & Tax-Deed Investing

What Minnesota statute actually pays — return, redemption and bid method — cross-referenced with the live auction inventory we track. Every figure traces to state law or a county source.

49 /100
Tier C National rank #28 of 51
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.
Sale type
Tax Deed
Statutory return / penalty
none — property forfeits to the state (no investor lien)
Redemption period
3 years (standard; 1 year in targeted neighborhoods, 5 weeks for qualifying abandoned/vacant parcels)
Bid method
highest bid (deed)
Sale season
year-round; many spring–fall
What you buy
tax-forfeited deed property

Statutory note. No tax-lien certificate market: after the redemption period the parcel forfeits to the State (Ch. 281/282), which later resells tax-forfeited land at public sale — investors cannot buy a lien.

508live parcels tracked
3counties with inventory
#28of 51 jurisdictions
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.

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
5,695,292
5-yr population growth
+3.7% growing
Median household income
$84,313
Median age
38.5
Poverty rate
9.3%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$286,800
Median gross rent
$1,178/mo
Owner-occupied
72.3% 27.7% renter
Vacancy rate
9.5%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$3,000/yr
Effective property-tax rate
1.05% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

Unemployment rate
3.3%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
25,667 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
89.7%
Bachelor's degree +
38.2%

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
128 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
49
EPA Brownfield sites
1,014

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Counties we track in Minnesota

#CountyTaxLienSimple IndexLive parcels
1 Stearns County C 52 49
2 St. Louis County C 51 347
3 Crow Wing County C 50 112

See the actual parcels in Minnesota

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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.