Washington County, Colorado: tax lien sale and property records

Tax lien sale

Washington County’s 2026 tax lien sale

2026 sale	The treasurer had not posted the 2026 date when shinnslist checked on October 21, 2026. By law the sale starts by December 14, 2026, the second Monday in December.
Local notes	The Colorado County Treasurers’ and Public Trustees’ Association calendar lists November 4; the county had not posted the date on its own page.
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: Washington County Treasurer, read October 21, 2026; C.R.S. 39-11-109. Not legal or investment advice.

Parcels

What Washington County’s parcel records hold

Parcels	6,331 parcels on file.

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

Washington County’s housing, from the Census

Housing units	2,287, of which 217 (9%) stood vacant; 22 (1%) are seasonal or second homes.
Owner-occupied	74% of occupied homes; the rest are rented.
Median home value	$226,200, as owners reported it.
Median gross rent	$947 a month, utilities included.
Median year built	1958.

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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