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Off-market property records in Adams County, CO
Bottom line: shinnslist holds 168,851 parcels in Adams County, Colorado, from the county’s public records; 33% send the tax bill to another address. 2 of its 9 open trades reach here (Cash investor, Family compound). It is a free beta and nothing is for sale.
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By the numbers
What Adams County’s records hold
| Parcels in the hunt | 168,851 parcels the county files as homes or residential land in Adams County. |
|---|---|
| Tax bill mailed elsewhere | 53,589 of the 163,123 with a mailing address on file (33%) send the tax bill to an address other than the property. |
| Mailed out of state | 8,332 (5%) send it outside Colorado. |
| Years since the last sale | Median 6.4 years, from 146,955 parcels with a recorded sale: under 5 years 53,988, 5 to 9 45,609, 10 to 19 29,294, 20 or more 18,064. |
| Property types | As the county labels them: Residential 168,851. |
Source: shinnslist (county records), read October 16, 2026. How the counts are made and graded: How we grade. Nothing here predicts that an owner will sell. These are counts of public county records.
Tax lien sale
Adams County’s 2026 tax lien sale
| 2026 sale | October 26 to November 6, 2026, online on adams.coloradotaxsale.com. Register by October 30, 2026. |
|---|---|
| Interest | A Colorado lien earns 13% a year in 2026 until the owner pays it off: the federal discount rate on September 1 plus nine points. |
| What a lien buys | The right to be repaid with interest, not the property. If the taxes stay unpaid for three years, the lien holder can apply for a treasurer’s deed. |
Source: Adams County Treasurer, read October 21, 2026; C.R.S. 39-11-109. Not legal or investment advice.
Housing
Adams County’s housing, from the Census
| Housing units | 195,793, of which 7,063 (4%) stood vacant; 775 (0%) are seasonal or second homes. |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69% of occupied homes; the rest are rented. |
| Median home value | $484,200, as owners reported it. |
| Median gross rent | $1,781 a month, utilities included. |
| Median year built | 1991. |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25002, B25003, B25004, B25077, B25064, B25035.
Trades
Matches for each trade in Adams County
| Wholesaler | none here yet owners whose mail goes elsewhere, held 10+ years, bought for under half of today’s value. Open the Wholesaler list |
|---|---|
| STR investor | none here yet mountain-town homes whose owner’s mail goes elsewhere. Open the STR investor list |
| Realtor | fewer than 10 long-held homes on the county’s tax lien sale list, with an estate on title or a recent estate record, a county code violation, or a stalled building permit. Open the Realtor list |
| Flipper | none here yet dated homes where updated ones nearby sold for 30%+ more per square foot. Open the Flipper list |
| Developer | none here yet lots where the county says the land is 70%+ of the value. Open the Developer list |
| Cash investor | 7,191 homes where a year of the area’s median rent is 8% to 15% of the county’s value. Open the Cash investor list |
| Fix and rent | none here yet dated homes, ranked by the area’s median rent against the county’s value. Open the Fix and rent list |
| Land | none here yet empty residential lots and acreage, with no house on the county’s record. Open the Land list |
| Family compound | 16,945 room for two families without building new: two homes, a duplex to fourplex, a garage, barn or shop to convert, a walk-out basement. Open the Family compound list |
Recorded sales
The last twelve months of recorded sales
| October 2025 | 1,554 recorded sales, median $2,610,000 |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 921 recorded sales, median $650,000 |
| December 2025 | 1,295 recorded sales, median $1,139,000 |
| January 2026 | 950 recorded sales, median $910,000 |
| February 2026 | 1,036 recorded sales, median $620,000 |
| March 2026 | 1,385 recorded sales, median $778,000 |
| April 2026 | 431 recorded sales, median $522,000 |
| May 2026 | not in the county file shinnslist holds yet |
| June 2026 | not in the county file shinnslist holds yet |
| July 2026 | not in the county file shinnslist holds yet |
| August 2026 | not in the county file shinnslist holds yet |
| September 2026 | not in the county file shinnslist holds yet |
Each parcel counts once, in the month of its most recent recorded sale. Medians use sales of $10,000 or more, and only where 10 or more sales back them.
Guides
Do it yourself in Adams County
Questions
Adams County, answered from the records
How many parcels does shinnslist hold in Adams County?
168,851 parcels the county files as homes or residential land, read October 16, 2026.
Which trades can I search in Adams County?
Cash investor (7,191), Family compound (16,945). The others need records shinnslist has not read for this county yet.
Does a count mean an owner wants to sell?
No. Every count is a fact from the county record, such as where the tax bill is mailed or when the home last sold. It never predicts a sale.
Is it free?
Yes. shinnslist is free while in beta, nothing is for sale, and the hunt needs no account.