Gilpin County, Colorado: tax lien sale and property records

Tax lien sale

Gilpin County’s 2026 tax lien sale

2026 sale	November 17 to November 19, 2026, online on www.zeusauction.com. Register by November 16, 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: Gilpin County Treasurer, read October 21, 2026; C.R.S. 39-11-109. Not legal or investment advice.

Parcels

What Gilpin County’s parcel records hold

Parcels	6,686 parcels on file.
Median assessor value	$72,240, from the 6,647 parcels with a value on file.
Recorded sales, 12 months	641 parcels whose last recorded sale fell between April 11, 2025 and April 11, 2026, the latest sale in the county file, median $441,500 (sales of $10,000 or more).
Tax bill mailed out of state	1,417 of the 6,667 with a mailing address on file (21%).

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

Gilpin County’s housing, from the Census

Housing units	3,746, of which 624 (17%) stood vacant; 321 (9%) are seasonal or second homes.
Owner-occupied	88% of occupied homes; the rest are rented.
Median home value	$573,900, as owners reported it.
Median gross rent	$1,658 a month, utilities included.
Median year built	1984.

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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