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El Paso County property data
Where El Paso County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Colorado Springs.
- 8Cities and towns
- 283,492Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in El Paso County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Recording Department. The recorded documents index can be searched free at publicrecordsearch.elpasoco.com; viewing and printing document images from 1996 on takes a paid remote access account ($50 a year plus $0.25 a page), and single copies can be ordered by email.
Owners and values
El Paso County Assessor. Owner, value and sale details for each parcel can be searched free in the Assessor's parcel search at property.spatialest.com/co/elpaso, and parcel and sale data downloads are posted on the Assessor's site.
Tax sales
El Paso County Treasurer. The annual tax lien sale is held online through RealAuction at elpaso.coloradotaxsale.com, where bidders register, place deposits and see the list of liens for sale.
Foreclosure sales
El Paso County Public Trustee. Foreclosure files can be searched free on the Public Trustee's site, and sales are held as weekly online auctions at elpasoco.realforeclose.com.
Parcel maps
El Paso County Assessor GIS map. A free online parcel map is linked from the Assessor's site, and county GIS layers can be downloaded free from the El Paso County GIS Open Data Portal.
How property is sold here
El Paso County follows Colorado's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Colorado guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Colorado sells tax liens, not the property: the buyer pays the unpaid taxes and gets a certificate of purchase that earns interest, set for 2026 at 13% a year. El Paso County holds its annual tax lien sale online through RealAuction each fall; the 2026 sale was on October 28, after the delinquent list ran in The Gazette in September. After 3 years and up to 15 years, a lien holder can ask the Treasurer to sell the property at a public auction, with any overbid going to the owner.
Foreclosure sales
Most El Paso County foreclosures are public trustee foreclosure sales on deeds of trust, run by the Public Trustee as online auctions on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time at elpasoco.realforeclose.com. Case details, sale lists and overbid reports are on the Public Trustee's website.
Assessed values
Colorado reappraises all real property in odd-numbered years, so the El Paso County Assessor sets new values every two years and mails Notices of Valuation in May of those years; the last reappraisal was in 2025.
Transfer tax
Colorado charges a state documentary fee of $0.01 per $100 of the sale price (about $10 per $100,000) when the price is over $500, paid to the Clerk and Recorder when the deed is recorded; recording itself costs a flat $43 per document.
Worth knowing
The Treasurer also serves as the Public Trustee, so the tax lien sale and foreclosure sales are run out of the same office at the Citizens Service Center, 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs.
Worth knowing
Since July 1, 2025, every recorded document costs a flat $43 no matter how many pages it has.
Worth knowing
The Treasurer notes that fewer than 1% of El Paso County tax liens ever turn into a deed, and points buyers who want property toward Public Trustee foreclosure sales.
Every town in El Paso County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Calhan town
- Colorado Springs city
- Fountain city
- Green Mountain Falls town
- Manitou Springs city
- Monument town
- Palmer Lake town
- Ramah town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in El Paso County?
Deeds are recorded by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Recording Department in Colorado Springs, in person, by mail or by eRecording. Each document costs a flat $43, plus the state documentary fee on sales.
When is the El Paso County tax lien sale?
The Treasurer holds one online tax lien sale each fall through RealAuction. In 2026 it was held October 28, with registration opening September 30 and the delinquent list printed in The Gazette in September.
How do I find who owns a property in El Paso County?
Search the El Paso County Assessor's free parcel search by address, owner or parcel number. Recorded deeds can be found by name in the Clerk and Recorder's free records index.
Are El Paso County property records online?
Yes. The deed index, Assessor values, tax bills, parcel maps and foreclosure files are free online. Deed images need a paid remote access account or a copy request.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com/recording/
- clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com/recording/remote-access/
- clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com/recording/recording-fees/
- publicrecordsearch.elpasoco.com/
- assessor.elpasoco.com/
- assessor.elpasoco.com/appeals-process-notice-valuation/
- assessor.elpasoco.com/tax-entity-maps/incorporated-cities-towns/
- assessor.elpasoco.com/gis-legal-descriptions-parcel-numbering/
- treasurer.elpasoco.com/
- treasurer.elpasoco.com/tax-lien-sale/
- epc-assets.elpasoco.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/Treasurers-Deed-Brochure-1.pdf
- elpasoco.com/el-paso-county-public-trustee/
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