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The TaxLienSimple Index · Mecklenburg County, NC · 2026

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — Tax-Sale Inventory

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

56 /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
644
Product mix
644 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-11
Opening-bid range
$9,000 – $18,000
State sale type
Tax Deed
Redemption (state)
Owner may redeem any time until the foreclosure sale is confirmed by the court; a 10-day upset-bid period follows each sale bid before confirmation

Statutory terms are inherited from North Carolina. 0% to investors — North Carolina does not sell tax lien certificates. Delinquent taxes accrue interest (2% for the first month, then 0.75% per month) payable to the taxing unit, not to any purchaser. The county forecloses the tax lien in court either mortgage-style (G.S. 105-374) or in rem (G.S. 105-375) and sells the property to the highest bidder subject to upset bids; there is no investor certificate to buy.

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
644
Foreclosures
644
Opening-bid range
$9,000 – $18,000
Competition
Moderate score 53.9
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
1,115,403
5-yr population growth
+7.8% growing
Median household income
$79,265
Median age
35.4
Poverty rate
10.5%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$334,700
Median gross rent
$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied
55.9% 44.1% renter
Vacancy rate
7.2%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$2,663/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.8% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively High score 97.1/100
Top hazards
Riverine Flooding, Tornado
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
14,435 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
92.4%
Bachelor's degree +
47.8%

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
17 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
2
EPA Brownfield sites
33

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 Mecklenburg County parcels

Open the 644 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.