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Sedgwick County property data
Where Sedgwick County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Wichita.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Sedgwick County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Sedgwick County Register of Deeds. Deeds from 1945 on and other records from 1969 on are indexed, and online access is paid through a Laredo monthly subscription or Tapestry pay-per-search, while public computers at the Ruffin Building are free with printing at $1 per page.
Owners and values
Sedgwick County Appraiser's Office. Free online search of property appraisals and recent real property sales, plus the Mobile Land Records parcel map.
Tax sales
Sedgwick County Treasurer's Office. Delinquent taxes can be searched free, and the Treasurer posts the delinquent publication list, a tax foreclosure map app and a free map book 30 days before each sale.
Foreclosure sales
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Sales. The Sheriff keeps no online sale list; mortgage foreclosure sales are published in a county paper of record and case files are at the Clerk of the District Court.
Parcel maps
Sedgwick County GIS. The free Mobile Land Records map shows parcel lines and measurements, and the ArcGIS Open Data Hub offers map apps and data downloads.
How property is sold here
Sedgwick County follows Kansas's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Kansas guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Kansas does not sell tax liens; the county forecloses in District Court and auctions the property itself. Sedgwick County's Treasurer holds one tax foreclosure auction a year, recently held online in the fall (the 2025 sale was October 21), and properties go to the highest open bidder with title passing by Sheriff's Deed. Notices run in The Ark Valley News, and the case list, redemption updates and map book are posted on the Treasurer's Foreclosure Auctions page.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosure sheriff sales are held each Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the 3rd floor conference room of the Sedgwick County Historic Courthouse, 510 N. Main, Wichita. Sales are advertised three weeks ahead in a county paper of record, the Sheriff keeps no list, and full payment is due at the sale by cash, certified check or money order.
Assessed values
The Sedgwick County Appraiser revalues all real property every year, using a January 1 appraisal date.
Transfer tax
Kansas has no real estate transfer tax, and the state mortgage registration tax ended January 1, 2019, so buyers pay only recording fees ($21 for the first page of a deed).
Worth knowing
Wichita is the county seat and largest city, one of 20 cities in the county.
Worth knowing
Online deed searches cost money (Laredo or Tapestry subscriptions), but searching in person at the Ruffin Building, 100 N. Broadway, is free.
Worth knowing
In 2025 the county filed a theft report against CivicSource, the vendor that ran its October 2025 online tax foreclosure sale, over $1.28 million in unpaid sale proceeds, so check the Treasurer's page for who runs the next sale.
Every town in Sedgwick County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Andale city
- Bel Aire city
- Bentley city
- Cheney city
- Clearwater city
- Colwich city
- Derby city
- Eastborough city
- Garden Plain city
- Goddard city
- Haysville city
- Kechi city
- Maize city
- Mount Hope city
- Mulvane city
- Park City city
- Sedgwick city
- Valley Center city
- Viola city
- Wichita city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Sedgwick County?
Deeds are recorded by the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds in the Ruffin Building, 100 N. Broadway, Suite 105, Wichita. Records can be searched free there or online through a paid Laredo or Tapestry account.
When is the Sedgwick County tax sale?
Sedgwick County holds one tax foreclosure auction a year, recently in the fall. The 2026 auction has already been held, and details for 2027 will be posted on the Treasurer's Foreclosure Auctions page, where you can sign up for email alerts.
How do I find who owns a property in Sedgwick County?
Use the Sedgwick County Appraiser's free online property appraisal search, or look up the parcel on the Mobile Land Records map.
Are Sedgwick County property records online?
Yes. Appraisal and tax records and parcel maps are free online, and recorded deeds are online through paid subscriptions. Sheriff sale notices are printed in the county paper of record, not posted as an online list.
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.
- sedgwick.gov/treasurer/tax-foreclosure-auctions/
- sedgwick.gov/sheriff/administration-bureau/sheriff-sales/
- sedgwick.gov/register-of-deeds/online-land-record-search/
- sedgwick.gov/register-of-deeds/fees/
- sedgwick.gov/appraiser/
- sedgwick.gov/gis/
- sedgwick.gov/treasurer/delinquent-tax-lists/
- sedgwickcounty.org/media/71112/2026-annual-real-estate-mass-appraisal-report_new_aod.pdf
- sedgwick.gov/media/70496/county-profile.pdf
- sedgwick.gov/communications/news-releases/sedgwick-county-files-128-million-theft-report-w
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