Delinquent tax lists · South Dakota
Butte County delinquent tax list
Short answer: Butte County has two delinquent tax lists. The official one is published by the County Treasurer before each scheduled sale, free to download, and it lists parcel numbers and amounts owed with no owner contact. The year-round one is the delinquency record underneath it, where 61 (estimated) owners near Butte County currently carry a distress signal. South Dakota is a lien state, so a winning bid at the sale takes a certificate rather than the house.
Distressed owners near Butte County
61
Within 25 miles of the county centre, refreshed daily. Butte County is a rural county.
Top-deal discount target
~43% under market
Average start bid across the 20 strongest Butte leads right now.
Avg. spread per top deal
$242,000
On a typical $569,000 estimated value.
Coverage centers on Butte County and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the market runs thin.
Butte County tax sale rules at a glance
The mechanics that decide what you are actually buying, and how long the owner keeps a way out. The full South Dakota rules, timelines and deficiency detail sit on the state page, since they apply to every county here.
| County | Butte County, South Dakota. |
|---|---|
| Who publishes the list | The County Treasurer for Butte County. |
| What the sale transfers | South Dakota is a lien state. A winning bidder gets a tax lien certificate, which pays interest if the owner redeems and can be foreclosed into ownership if they do not. |
| Rate and cadence | Counties hold tax certificates with multi-year redemption before deeds issue. |
| Foreclosure path | Judicial, typically 4 to 9 months from filing to sale. |
The South Dakota delinquency clock
Where a Butte owner sits on this line is what decides whether they will take a low cash offer today.
The Butte list, ranked hardest-first
Representative profiles from our ranking model for the Butte County area. The live list, with exact locations, photos and owner details, is one free scan away.
- #1Foreclosure auction on record. The clock is likely ticking, and owners this close to an auction often take a fast cash offer over losing the home.$284K start bid · ~45% under market
- #2Foreclosure suit pending for 62 days. Owners in this spot often want out fast, before a foreclosure hits their credit.$302K start bid · ~45% under market
- #3Foreclosure suit pending for 182 days. Owners in this spot often want out fast, before a foreclosure hits their credit.$264K start bid · ~45% under market
7 more ranked Butte County deals behind the scan
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What the Butte list is made of
Most distressed owners carry more than one signal, so these bands overlap. Stacked signals rank highest.
How Butte compares across South Dakota
Butte County is the 17th largest of the 66 South Dakota counties covered here, and it runs denser in distressed owners than the South Dakota average, at 56 flagged properties per 10,000 residents against a state figure of 34.3. It accounts for about 2% of every flagged property across the South Dakota counties on this site.
| County | Seat | Flagged owners | Per 10k residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | Sioux Falls | 508 | 25.1 |
| Pennington County | Rapid City | 397 | 35.1 |
| Lincoln County | Canton | 187 | 28.3 |
| Meade County | Meade County | 163 | 52.7 |
| Brookings County | Brookings County | 148 | 40.7 |
| Brown County | Brown County | 111 | 29.6 |
Density matters more than the raw count when you are choosing where to work. A smaller county with a high per-capita figure often has less competition per lead than the metro next door.
How far under market these close
The official Butte list vs. this one
Both are worth having. They answer different questions.
| Butte official sale list | The LowBaller list | |
|---|---|---|
| Who publishes it | The County Treasurer | LowBaller, from county and public records |
| When it exists | Only in the run-up to each scheduled sale | Year round, refreshed daily |
| Format | A PDF or spreadsheet of parcel numbers and amounts owed | A ranked table with a map pin, photo and estimated value on every row |
| Owner contact | Not included | Phone and email on unlock, and no credit is spent when nothing verifies |
| Ranking | Alphabetical or by parcel number | Hardest situation first, by foreclosure stage, years behind and equity |
| Timing advantage | Everyone bidding sees the same list on the same day | Owners appear months before any auction, while a private sale still solves their problem |
Working the Butte list
What actually matters in a county this size, at this level of distress, under South Dakota timelines.
Off the main road
Butte County ranks 17 of 66 covered South Dakota counties and holds about 2% of the state's flagged properties. Most buyers never scroll this far down the state, which is the entire argument for working it.
One of the densest counties in the state
At 56 flagged properties per 10,000 residents against a South Dakota figure of 34.3, Butte is in the top quarter for distress density. Stacked-signal owners are common here, and those are where the deepest discounts sit.
All of Butte County
The scan centres on Butte County and reaches 25 miles out, widening to 50 when the list runs thin. In a county this size that usually spans several towns, each with its own price level, so read the estimated value on each row rather than the discount alone.
The South Dakota clock
Foreclosure here typically runs 4 to 9 months from filing to sale. The tax clock and the mortgage clock run independently, so check both before you decide how hard a deadline an owner is actually facing.
Why Butte investors work it before auction day
No bidding war
At the sale you are one of a room full of bidders on the same parcel. Months earlier you are the only person who called.
You can see the house
A private sale means an inspection and a clean title search. Lien auctions in South Dakota rarely give you either.
The owner keeps something
An owner with equity who sells early clears the tax debt and walks away with money. At the sale, they usually walk away with nothing.
Butte County delinquent tax list FAQ
How do I get the Butte County delinquent tax list?
Two lists exist and they are not the same. The official one comes from the County Treasurer, is published as a PDF or spreadsheet before each scheduled sale, and disappears between sales. The year-round one is the delinquency record itself, which is what LowBaller compiles: roughly 61 properties around Butte County currently carry at least one distress signal, ranked by how much pressure the owner is under.
Is there a free Butte delinquent property tax list PDF?
Yes. The County Treasurer publishes the pre-sale list free of charge, usually as a PDF or a downloadable spreadsheet tied to a specific sale date. It gives you parcel numbers and amounts owed. It does not give you owner contact details, an estimated value, or any indication of which owners would actually take a low cash offer.
When is the Butte County tax sale?
Butte County publishes its own schedule, and it moves. The South Dakota pattern is the thing that holds steady: Counties hold tax certificates with multi-year redemption before deeds issue. Check the county's pre-sale notice close to the date, because the list shrinks daily as owners redeem.
Can I buy Butte tax-delinquent property before the auction?
Yes, and it is usually the better trade. There is no bidding war, the owner clears the debt with a clean sale instead of a forced one, and you are not buying blind. The window is the months between the delinquency appearing in the record and the sale being scheduled, which is exactly the period this list covers.
What does a winning bid actually get you in South Dakota?
South Dakota is a lien state, so a winning bidder takes a tax lien certificate, which pays interest if the owner redeems and can be foreclosed into ownership if they do not. Counties hold tax certificates with multi-year redemption before deeds issue. That difference matters more than the discount: in a lien state you are buying a debt with a yield, and in a deed state you are buying a house.
How far below market do Butte deals close?
The strongest current leads near Butte County support start bids around 43% under estimated value. Across the whole list, hard distress such as a scheduled auction or a stacked tax lien closes 20 to 40% under market, while softer signals like long-distance ownership land closer to 15 to 30% under. Butte runs denser in distress than the South Dakota average, so stacked-signal owners, the ones who accept the widest discounts, turn up more often here than in a typical county in this state. Equity sets the ceiling, because an offer cannot go below what clears the owner's mortgage.
How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Butte?
About 61 properties within 25 miles of Butte County currently show at least one motivation signal in public records, and tax delinquency is among the most common. That works out to 56 flagged properties per 10,000 residents, against 34.3 across South Dakota as a whole, and makes Butte the number 17 of the 66 South Dakota counties covered here by population. That figure moves daily as owners pay, redeem or fall further behind.
Do I need a Butte address to search, or can I search the whole county?
Either. Run the scan on any Butte ZIP and you get the full ranked list for the surrounding area, or check one specific address to see whether that owner carries a distress signal. The scan is free; the full list opens with a 7-day trial, and credits are only spent when an owner's phone number comes back.
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Scan Butte freeInformational summary, not legal or investment advice. Rates, redemption periods and sale formats are summarized at the South Dakota state level and can be changed by statute or applied differently by Butte County. The County Treasurer and the county's own pre-sale notices control every schedule, deposit and bidding rule. Verify before you bid.