What are the tax-sale terms in Union County?

Union County inherits North Carolina state terms: 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.; redemption 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; bid method highest bid (deed). Verify with the county before bidding.

The TaxLienSimple Index / North Carolina / Union County

The TaxLienSimple Index · Union County, NC · 2026

Union County, North Carolina — Tax-Sale Inventory

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

47 /100

Tier C

Live parcels

Product mix

1 foreclosure

Opening-bid range

3,500

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

Foreclosures

Opening-bid range

$3,500

Competition

Low score 30.8

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

240,109

5-yr population growth

+8.1% growing

Median household income

$95,533

Median age

38.9

Poverty rate

6.8%

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

Housing market

Median home value

$336,600

Median gross rent

$1,274/mo

Owner-occupied

82.5% 17.5% renter

Vacancy rate

5.3%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes

$2,195/yr

Effective property-tax rate

0.65% of home value

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

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating

Relatively Moderate score 89.1/100

Top hazards

Ice Storm, Tornado

Unemployment rate

3.1%

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

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits

2,309 units, 2023

Broadband subscription

93%

Bachelor's degree +

38.4%

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

2 tax-advantaged

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.