Polk, FL auction records
Polk County tax deed and foreclosure auction search
Foreclosures dominate in Polk County, 207 of 262 scheduled sales, with 55 tax deeds alongside. 131 fall in the next 30 days, starting Oct 16, 2026.
Search Polk recordsLowest upcoming opening bids in Polk County
- $969 tax deed in Winter Haven, Nov 19, 2026
- $1,016 tax deed in Winter Haven, Nov 19, 2026
- $1,017 tax deed in Winter Haven, Nov 19, 2026
- $1,022 tax deed in Polk City, Nov 19, 2026
- $1,044 tax deed in Polk City, Nov 19, 2026
19 of 55 priced Polk sales open under $5,000.
Next dated Polk County sales
| Auction date | Type | City | Opening bid | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Foreclosure | Davenport | - | $294,484 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Foreclosure | Winter Haven | - | $194,431 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Foreclosure | Lake Wales | - | $56,255 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Foreclosure | Lakeland | - | $184,325 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Foreclosure | Mulberry | - | $262,794 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Foreclosure | Lake Wales | - | $134,902 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Foreclosure | Winter Haven | - | $140,526 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Foreclosure | Lakeland | - | $243,968 |
Parcel IDs, case numbers and street addresses are in the member table. Search all 262 Polk records
How Polk County runs its sales
- Tax deed sales: www.polk.realtaxdeed.com
- Foreclosure sales: polk.realforeclose.com
- Held online
- Start time: Tax deed 9:30 AM ET; foreclosure 10:00 AM ET
- Deposit: Tax deed: greater of 5% of final bid or $200; foreclosure: 5% of anticipated high bid posted before sale, balance due 12:00 PM ET next business day
- Clerk's surplus funds page: www.polkclerkfl.gov
Tax deed sales are held the third Thursday of each month (third Wednesday if Thursday is a holiday).
From the clerk's own pages, October 2026.
Polk County next to its neighbors
For tax deed volume next door, Osceola leads at 100%. Orange runs the largest calendar nearby, 494 sales.
Where and when Polk County sells
Lakeland (39), Winter Haven (30), Davenport (26), Poinciana (15) lead the 15 municipalities on the list.
Opening bids run $969 to $141,130; assessed values average 19.9x the average opening bid.
November is the heaviest month, 172 sales.
Polk County pre-auction title research
79% foreclosure: in Polk, title work is mostly about lien priority.
Polk's 55 tax deed parcels span 15 municipalities, each with its own code enforcement register.
Only 21% of Polk records publish an opening bid ahead of the sale, so most pricing starts from the assessed value.
Average assessed value runs about $212,895 above the average opening bid.
Polk County surplus funds · All counties
Refreshed Oct 15, 2026 from the county's published auction calendars. How this data is collected
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