Manatee, FL auction records
Manatee County tax deed and foreclosure auction search
Manatee County's 96 scheduled sales split 52 tax deed to 44 foreclosure, one of the more even mixes in Florida. 36 fall in the next 30 days, starting Oct 21, 2026.
Search Manatee recordsLowest upcoming opening bids in Manatee County
- $880 tax deed in Bradenton, Dec 7, 2026
- $1,603 tax deed in Bradenton, Dec 21, 2026
- $1,880 tax deed in Sarasota, Dec 7, 2026
- $2,099 tax deed in Bradenton, Dec 7, 2026
- $2,774 tax deed in Palmetto, Nov 23, 2026
17 of 52 priced Manatee sales open under $5,000.
Next dated Manatee County sales
| Auction date | Type | City | Opening bid | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Foreclosure | Palmetto | - | $330,389 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Foreclosure | Bradenton | - | $177,161 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Tax deed | Bradenton | $12,008 | $199,750 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Tax deed | Bradenton | $19,395 | $321,648 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Tax deed | Bradenton | $13,052 | $220,067 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Tax deed | Bradenton | $16,381 | $29,204 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Tax deed | Bradenton | $10,534 | $69,069 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Tax deed | Bradenton | $5,812 | $104,550 |
Parcel IDs, case numbers and street addresses are in the member table. Search all 96 Manatee records
How Manatee County runs its sales
- Tax deed sales: www.manatee.realforeclose.com
- Foreclosure sales: www.manatee.realforeclose.com
- Online for some sale types, in person for others
- Start time: 11:00 AM (foreclosure)
- Deposit: Tax deed: $200 or 5% per sale; walk-in deposits at least one hour before the sale, ACH deposits 4-5 business days before.
Tax deed and foreclosure sales share manatee.realforeclose.com; some judicial sales are in person at the Manatee County Judicial Center.
From the clerk's own pages, October 2026.
Manatee County next to its neighbors
For tax deed volume next door, Sarasota leads at 55%. Hillsborough runs the largest calendar nearby, 314 sales.
| County | Scheduled sales | Tax deed share |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 314 | 26% |
| Polk | 262 | 21% |
| Manatee | 96 | 54% |
| Sarasota | 83 | 55% |
Where and when Manatee County sells
Bradenton (56), Palmetto (19), Sarasota (4), Parrish (4) lead the 10 municipalities on the list, 86% of the calendar between them.
Opening bids run $880 to $119,413; assessed values average 10.1x the average opening bid.
November is the heaviest month, 42 sales.
Manatee County pre-auction title research
Manatee runs both tracks in near equal measure, so check which one a parcel is on before assuming what the sale wipes out.
Manatee's 52 tax deed parcels span 10 municipalities, each with its own code enforcement register.
About 54% of Manatee records publish an opening bid in advance; the rest are priced from assessed value until the clerk posts a figure.
Average assessed value runs about $182,521 above the average opening bid.
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Refreshed Oct 15, 2026 from the county's published auction calendars. How this data is collected
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