Dane County (Madison), WI: motivated seller leads, with the reason on every owner

LeadCounty reads 9 official record sources for all 219,404 properties here, refreshed weekly. The biggest seller lists are tired landlord (2,255), tax delinquent (111) and in foreclosure (37).

National files go to anyone who pays. We cap this county at 10 investors, so the owners you find here are not on a stack of other desks. Stack the lists below and mail the top of the pile.

2.4×in Dane County, the top-scored tenth sold this many times as often as average

In a test on real sales, 9.7% of the top-scored tenth sold within 12 months, against 4.0% of all properties.

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111Tax delinquentOwner has not paid the property tax 42,920Absentee ownerOwner lives at a different address 6,025Out-of-state ownerOwner lives in another state 8,268Owned 15+ yearsSame owner for 15 years or more

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37In foreclosureLender has started foreclosure 32Sheriff / foreclosure saleHouse is headed to a sheriff or foreclosure sale 10Estate / heirs ownerOwned by an estate or heirs 2,255Tired landlordLandlord who owns rentals and may be ready to stop 7,593High equity (est.)Likely owes little on the house50,803Portfolio owner (5+)Owner holds five or more properties25,758LLC / corporate ownerOwned by a company, not a person 27,928Vacant landEmpty lot with no building 64,845SoldRecent sales, for pricing7,404 in 12 months

111 owners are behind on tax here today. See who, and why.

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What's in Dane County, and what isn't

In Dane County we hold tax delinquent, in foreclosure, sheriff / foreclosure sale, estate / heirs owner, absentee owner and out-of-state owner. Every owner you do see has the reason next to the name.

Dane County this week

New records against the usual week

Recorded in the latest full week of Dane County's deed file, compared with the four weeks before.
List	Latest week	4-week average	Change
Inheritance deed	1	0.8	+25% up
Sold	91	180	-50% down

Where they are

Top ZIP codes in Dane County

Most tax-delinquent properties

53575 Oregon50 delinquent
53572 Perry21 delinquent
53508 Belleville20 delinquent
53521 Brooklyn5 delinquent
53589 Stoughton4 delinquent

Good first stacks

Owners with more than one reason to sell

A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once. These are the stacks investors start with in Dane County, with live counts.

8owners nowTax delinquent + absentee owner + owned 15+ yearsOwners behind on tax who do not live in the house and have held it a long time: usually equity and little attachment.
1,996owners nowPortfolio owner (5+) + owned 15+ yearsLong-time landlords with several properties: one conversation can cover more than one house.

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Perfect Storm stacks

Named stacks of signals in Dane County

A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once, all true for the same property. The number is how many properties in Dane County match every one today.

4Landlord radar. Owners of three or more properties in Dane County where at least two show a problem today: tax late, an open city code case or an eviction. One alert for the owner, all their houses together.

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Top scores this week

Three Dane County properties our score ranks highest

Three of this week's highest-scoring Dane County properties
Street and city	Score (1 to 10)	Why it may sell
Merlham DrMadison	10of 10	In foreclosure (county record)Last transfer was $0 (family / trust)
Spruce StMadison	10of 10	Inherited (death-related deed)3 transfers in 5 years
Ponwood CirMadison	10of 10	Inherited (death-related deed)Last transfer was $0 (family / trust)

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••• Maple Ave (house number hidden in Explore)Anytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

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Tax owed: $4,812

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1482 Maple AveAnytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

Owner: Pat Example
Mailing address: PO Box 118, Sample City
Tax owed: $4,812

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Dane County in numbers

What the Dane County records say

Dane County has 219,404 properties on file. 111 of them (0.1%) are behind on property tax. 42,920 (19.6%) belong to an owner who gets the tax bill at another address, 6,025 of them in another state.

In the latest full week of the county's deed file, it recorded 1 inheritance deed (4-week average 1) and 91 sales (average 180). 37 properties have an open foreclosure case.

Unpaid tax is most concentrated in ZIP 53575 (Oregon) with 50 delinquent properties, followed by 53572 (Perry) and 53508 (Belleville).

Stacking lists narrows the county to owners with more than one reason to sell. "Portfolio owner (5+) + owned 15+ years" gives 1,996 owners right now: small enough to mail every month.

Dane County on file: tax history 2025, sales and transfers 1945–2026, 269 columns with data; tax liens and foreclosure filings included. The records come from Dane County, Dane County Land Information Office; Wisconsin DOA / State Cartographer's Office, City of Madison Assessor's Office / Information Technology and City of Madison Assessor's Office, collected every week.

Sources

Where the Dane County data comes from

Collected from 9 official government offices, live and refreshed weekly.

Dane Countyowners, values and building facts
Dane County Land Information Office; Wisconsin DOA / State Cartographer's Officeowners, values and building facts
City of Madison Assessor's Office / Information Technologyowners, values and building facts, tax bills, payments and delinquency, parcel maps
City of Madison Assessor's Officeowners, values and building facts, deeds and sales, foreclosure and sheriff-sale records
Dane County Treasurerowners, values and building facts, deeds and sales, foreclosure and sheriff-sale records
Wisconsin Department of Revenuetax bills, payments and delinquency
Dane County Sheriff's Officedeeds and sales, foreclosure and sheriff-sale records
Wisconsin Circuit Court Accessforeclosure and sheriff-sale records
City of Madison Building Inspectioncode cases and vacant buildings

Dane County on file: tax history 2025, sales and transfers 1945–2026, 269 columns with data; tax liens and foreclosure filings included.

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Wisconsin rules

How unpaid tax and foreclosure work in Wisconsin

After two years the county can take the property by tax deed or in-rem foreclosure and then sell it; Milwaukee runs its own in-rem process. The owner can pay until the county takes title; 2024 changes after Tyler v. Hennepin County let former owners claim surplus proceeds.

Mortgage foreclosures: judicial. Foreclosures go through circuit court; the owner has a redemption period before the sheriff sale, often 3 to 12 months.

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Dane County questions

How many tax-delinquent properties are in Dane County, WI?

111 properties on the latest county file, from the City of Madison Assessor's Office / Information Technology's tax records. The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the Dane County data come from?

From official public records: Dane County, Dane County Land Information Office; Wisconsin DOA / State Cartographer's Office, City of Madison Assessor's Office / Information Technology, City of Madison Assessor's Office and Dane County Treasurer. We collect them every week, match them to each parcel and score every property.

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Does Dane County publish foreclosure filings?

Yes: 37 properties have an open foreclosure case on the latest county file.

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