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The TaxLienSimple Index · Erie County, NY · 2026

Erie County, New York — Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in Erie County, scored against New York'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
875
Product mix
873 lien · 2 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-12
State sale type
Tax Deed
Redemption (state)
Default 2 years after lien date (RPTL 1110); a tax district may lengthen it for residential/farm property or shorten it to 1 year for vacant/abandoned residential property

Statutory terms are inherited from New York. unknown — no single statewide investor interest rate. Enforcement is locality-delegated under RPTL Article 11; each tax district sets its own interest/penalty rate (e.g., NYC sells liens at rates like 18% on small parcels), so there is no uniform statewide figure. Most tax districts enforce by in-rem foreclosure (the district takes title, then resells), but some localities (notably NYC and Nassau County) sell tax liens to investors — so the mechanism and any investor rate depend entirely on the locality, not state law.

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
875
Tax liens
873
Foreclosures
2
Competition
High score 70
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
951,232
5-yr population growth
+2.9% growing
Median household income
$68,014
Median age
40.1
Poverty rate
13.8%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$197,400
Median gross rent
$984/mo
Owner-occupied
65.2% 34.8% renter
Vacancy rate
7.3%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$4,392/yr
Effective property-tax rate
2.22% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively High score 97.7/100
Top hazards
Cold Wave, Winter Weather
Unemployment rate
3.5%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
1,054 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
87.7%
Bachelor's degree +
36.4%

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
23 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
2
EPA Brownfield sites
64

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.