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The TaxLienSimple Index · Wake County, NC · 2026

Wake County, North Carolina, Tax-Sale Inventory

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

48 /100
Tier C
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
3
Product mix
3 foreclosure
Opening-bid range
$13,474.98 to $21,598.1
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.

Live parcels tracked
3
Foreclosures
3
Opening-bid range
$13,475 to $21,598
Auction format
Unknown not yet determinable

Source: TaxLienSimple live inventory.

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
1,132,103
5-yr population growth
+10.6% growing
Median household income
$96,734
Median age
37
Poverty rate
8.2%

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

Housing market

Median home value
$385,700
Median gross rent
$1,412/mo
Owner-occupied
64.3% 35.7% renter
Vacancy rate
7.8%

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

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$2,894/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.75% of home value

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

Growth & livability signals

Broadband subscription
94.2%
Bachelor's degree +
55.7%

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)

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 Wake County parcels

Open the 3 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.