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Kent County property data
Where Kent County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Grand Rapids.
- 30Cities and towns
- 231,824Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Kent County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Kent County Clerk / Register of Deeds. Recorded documents can be searched online through the Register of Deeds Document Search, and copies carry a processing fee.
Owners and values
Kent County Bureau of Equalization and the City of Grand Rapids Assessor. The county links a Property Search tool, and Grand Rapids assessing, tax and sales records are searchable on BS&A Online by address, name or parcel number.
Tax sales
Kent County Treasurer. The foreclosed property list is posted around July 1 each year on Tax-Sale.info, run by the Treasurer's agent Title Check, LLC.
Foreclosure sales
Kent County Sheriff (mortgage foreclosure sales). Mortgage foreclosure notices for Kent County are published online in legal newspapers such as the Michigan Legal News.
Parcel maps
Kent County Equalization, Property Description and Mapping. A free online Parcel Map viewer shows parcel lines and aerial photos, and printed map copies are sold for a fee.
How property is sold here
Kent County follows Michigan's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Michigan guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Michigan does not sell tax liens; the county forecloses and auctions the property itself. In Kent County, taxes go delinquent on March 1, forfeit a year later, and are foreclosed if unpaid by March 31 of the following year. The Treasurer posts the foreclosed property list around July 1 on Tax-Sale.info, and auction details come out about 30 days before the sale, which has been held in late August.
Foreclosure sales
Most Michigan mortgage foreclosures are by advertisement and end in a public auction at the place where the Kent County Circuit Court sits in Grand Rapids, typically at 10 a.m. Notices run for four weeks in legal newspapers, and owners usually have six months to redeem after the sale.
Assessed values
Each city and township assessor sets values every year, and the Kent County Bureau of Equalization equalizes those values annually; Grand Rapids mails assessment notices each January.
Transfer tax
Michigan charges a state transfer tax of $3.75 per $500 (0.75%) and Kent County adds $0.55 per $500 (0.11%), for $8.60 per $1,000 in Grand Rapids and the rest of the county.
Worth knowing
Kent County dissolved its county land bank after a December 2018 vote, and its remaining properties went to the State Land Bank in 2020.
Worth knowing
Tax foreclosures are rare here: the county auctioned only 13 tax-foreclosed properties in 2023, the lowest count in 21 years.
Worth knowing
The county has 21 townships and nine cities, and each keeps its own assessor, so owner and value records for Grand Rapids come from the City.
Every town in Kent County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Caledonia village
- Casnovia village
- Cedar Springs city
- East Grand Rapids city
- Grand Rapids city
- Grandville city
- Kent City village
- Kentwood city
- Lowell city
- Rockford city
- Sand Lake village
- Sparta village
- Walker city
- Wyoming city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Kent County?
Deeds and mortgages are recorded by the Kent County Clerk / Register of Deeds at 300 Monroe Avenue NW in Grand Rapids. Documents can also be searched online through the Register of Deeds Document Search.
When is the Kent County tax sale?
The Kent County Treasurer forecloses unpaid properties on March 31 and posts the auction list around July 1 on Tax-Sale.info. The auction has been held in late August, with details posted about 30 days ahead.
How do I find who owns a property in Kent County?
Use the county Property Search or the assessor for the city or township where the property sits; Grand Rapids records are on BS&A Online. The tax roll name may not match the current owner, so check the Register of Deeds records too.
Are Kent County property records online?
Yes. Recorded documents, the county Property Search, Grand Rapids assessing data, a parcel map viewer and the tax auction list are all online.
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.
- kentcountymi.gov/849/Deeds-Search
- kentcountymi.gov/m/faq?cat=20
- kentcountymi.gov/861/Auction
- accesskent.com/Departments/Treasurer/timeline.htm
- kentcountymi.gov/209/Equalization
- kentcountymi.gov/229/Property-Description-Mapping
- grandrapidsmi.gov/departments/assessor/
- bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=115
- legalnews.com/Home/PublicNoticesDetails/1319753
- michigan.gov/leo/news/2020/02/28/state-land-bank-finalizes-agreements-with-kent-county-cit
- crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/kent-county-reports-21-year-low-in-tax-foreclosures
Every parcel in Kent County, on one map
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