Rio Grande County, Colorado: tax lien sale and property records

Tax lien sale

Rio Grande County’s 2026 tax lien sale

2026 sale	November 17, 2026, in person.
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: Rio Grande County Treasurer, read October 21, 2026; C.R.S. 39-11-109. Not legal or investment advice.

Parcels

What Rio Grande County’s parcel records hold

Parcels	12,788 parcels on file.
Median assessor value	$111,796, from the 12,470 parcels with a value on file.
Recorded sales, 12 months	172 parcels whose last recorded sale fell between March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, the latest sale in the county file, median $200,000 (sales of $10,000 or more).
Years since the last sale	Median 10.8 years.

Source: county assessor records and Virginia’s VGIN statewide parcel layer, as copied into shinnslist’s parcel store, read October 17, 2026. Each parcel counts once, by its most recent recorded sale. Nothing here predicts that an owner will sell.

Housing

Rio Grande County’s housing, from the Census

Housing units	6,616, of which 1,483 (22%) stood vacant; 1,097 (17%) are seasonal or second homes.
Owner-occupied	67% of occupied homes; the rest are rented.
Median home value	$239,500, as owners reported it.
Median gross rent	$945 a month, utilities included.
Median year built	1978.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25002, B25003, B25004, B25077, B25064, B25035.

Questions

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