Data updated October 12, 2026 · #871 Among California Cities for Tax Delinquency
Empire Tax-Delinquent Properties
As of October 12, 2026, Empire has 31 properties behind on property taxes.
Owners behind on property taxes in Empire, CA — read from the Stanislaus County tax roll and refreshed daily, so properties that pay up come off the list. Every address behind this number carries its owner record, how long the taxes have gone unpaid, the other liens recorded against the same home, open loans and true equity inside Properant.
Search These 31 Tax Delinquent Properties
7-Day Free Trial · No Credit Card Required · One-Click Sign-In With Google
Sample Records
10 Real Tax-Delinquent Properties In Stanislaus County
Empire sits in Stanislaus County. Ten records pulled from the database, picked from the highest AI distress scores in the county. Click a pin or a row to light it up on the map, double-click to open the same property profile subscribers see. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, and contacts are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
Showing: List. Switch to AI Distress Score to see how our AI ranks these ten by urgency.
| Property | Type | Value | Equity | Taxes Owed | Lien Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13700 TULLY RD APT 16 MODESTO · 1 bd / 1 ba · 748 sf | Condo | $138K | $23K17% | $4K Since 2017 | Senior | 77 |
21407 TRINITY WAY TURLOCK · 2 bd / 2 ba · 973 sf | Condo | $315K | $315K100% | $11K Since 2022 | Senior | 67 |
34000 FARA BIUNDO DR APT 57 MODESTO · 2 bd / 2 ba · 912 sf | Condo | $254K | $254K100% | $4K Since 2019 | Senior | 67 |
41434 COFFEE RD MODESTO · 3 bd / 1 ba · 940 sf | Single Family | $385K | $385K100% | $9K Since 2018 | Senior | 66 |
51284 DUCK BLIND CIR NEWMAN · 3 bd / 3 ba · 2,148 sf | Single Family | $468K | $468K100% | $5K Since 2023 | Senior | 61 |
62309 LAVON LN CERES · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,432 sf | Single Family | $464K | $464K100% | $5K Since 2023 | Senior | 60 |
71244 MAXIM DR CERES · 3 bd / 2 ba · 2,009 sf | Single Family | $510K | $510K100% | $5K Since 2021 | Senior | 58 |
81764 E HAWKEYE AVE TURLOCK · 5 bd / 3.5 ba · 3,634 sf | Single Family | $936K | $936K100% | $34K Since 2018 | Senior | 54 |
95806 ALTON CT RIVERBANK · 4 bd / 2.5 ba · 2,784 sf | Single Family | $668K | $668K100% | $11K Since 2022 | Senior | 53 |
108812 SMITH ST PATTERSON · 4 bd / 2 ba · 1,388 sf | Single Family | $441K | $318K72% | $2K Since 2024 | Senior | 53 |
Want all 3,365 tax-delinquent properties in Stanislaus County?
These ten are the sample. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, lenders, trustees, one-click skip tracing, and direct mail are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
The Profile
One click. The whole picture.
The Tax Auction House
The only CA-dedicated tax auction tracker & due diligence platform
With every property attached to a full due diligence profile — owner, liens, equity, comps, and the full recorded history — so you can vet each sale before you bid, not just track it.
Every sale date. Tax auctions and trustee sales statewide, on one calendar.
Every parcel. Auction properties linked to full records, equity, and comps.
Every contact. Trustee names, sale numbers, and phone numbers to verify.
Where Empire's Tax Delinquencies Cluster
The ZIP code below carries 31 of Empire's tax-delinquent properties. The typical delinquent bill in 95319 is about $2,320, running 3 years behind.
| ZIP | Tax-Delinquent | Typical Bill | Years Behind | In Foreclosure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95319 | 31 | $2,320 | 3 | 2 |
Counts by the property's ZIP code from recorded documents and the county tax roll; ZIPs with only a handful of records are folded out.
Empire Distress Pipeline
Empire At A Glance
Empire sits in Stanislaus County, with a population of about 3,867. Across Empire the platform is tracking 31 tax-delinquent and 6 bank-owned. That is 0.9% of every tax-delinquent parcel in Stanislaus County, or roughly one for every 125 residents.
Other Stanislaus County communities with their own delinquent rolls include Modesto, Patterson, Turlock and Ceres. Each is tracked separately, because a county-level list hides which town the pressure is actually in.
Every one of them sits in ZIP 95319. E, Santa Fe, Yosemite and Church carry more of them than any other street in Empire. All of it falls inside Modesto City High School District.
Unpaid Property Taxes in Empire
31 Empire properties are behind on property taxes per the Stanislaus County tax roll. Nothing about it is visible from the street — no sign, no filing against the owner — which is why it is the quietest distress signal there is and the one most lists miss. County-wide: Stanislaus County tax-delinquent properties.
Tax-Defaulted Property Auctions
After five years of default on a home, the county tax collector can sell it at a public tax-deed auction. Properant tracks every California county's sale and attaches each lot to a full property profile. California tax auctions.
Tax Delinquency Plus Liens
Unpaid taxes rarely travel alone. The same owners often carry mechanics liens, utility liens, HOA liens or judgments recorded against the property. Properant stacks all of them on one profile, so you can see how deep it goes before you knock. County lien lists: mechanics, utility and HOA.
Pre-Foreclosure Homes in Empire
0 Empire homes are in pre-foreclosure. A property carrying unpaid taxes and a notice of default is the strongest distress signal on the board — both filings point the same direction. Empire foreclosure listings.
Empire Tax Delinquency — Questions
How many tax-delinquent properties are there in Empire, California?
As of October 12, 2026, Properant tracks 31 tax-delinquent properties in Empire — owners who are behind on their property taxes according to the Stanislaus County tax roll. Empire ranks #871 among California cities for tax delinquency. The roll is read daily, so properties that pay up drop off.
What happens when property taxes go unpaid in California?
Unpaid property taxes become "tax-defaulted" after the fiscal year closes. The county adds penalties every month, and after five years of default on a home the tax collector can sell the property at a public tax-deed auction. The owner can redeem it at any point before the sale by paying what is owed. Five years is a long runway, which is why tax delinquency is an early distress signal rather than a deadline.
Are these tax lien properties for sale in Empire?
Not lien certificates — California is a tax-deed state. There is no tax lien sale and no tax lien auction in Stanislaus County, because the county never sells liens to investors. After five years of default it can sell the property itself at a tax deed sale, and the buyer receives a recorded deed rather than a lien position. Most people searching for tax lien properties in Empire are looking for that sale, and the 31 homes counted here are the pipeline it is drawn from — years earlier, while the owner can still sell or redeem.
Is a tax-delinquent list the same as a foreclosure list?
No. A foreclosure comes from a lender and starts with a notice of default recorded against the loan. Tax delinquency comes from the county and never touches the lender. They often overlap — an owner who has stopped paying the mortgage has usually stopped paying taxes too — and a property carrying both is the strongest distress signal on the board. Empire currently has 0 homes in pre-foreclosure alongside its 31 tax-delinquent properties.
How do I find tax-delinquent properties in Empire?
The count on this page is free and updates daily. The address-level list — every tax-delinquent property in Empire with the owner of record, how long the taxes have gone unpaid, other liens on the same home, open loans and an equity estimate — is inside Properant, which starts with a free trial. Delinquency status is public record at the Stanislaus County tax collector; Properant simply reads it for every parcel in California and links it to everything else recorded against the property.
Are tax-delinquent property records public in California?
Yes. The tax roll and the recorded liens behind it are public record. What is hard is reading them at scale across 58 counties and joining them to the owner, the loans and the liens on the same parcel — that is the part Properant does, refreshed daily.
More California Tax-Delinquent Property Lists
County and city lists people are reading right now, each one counted from recorded documents and refreshed daily.
Every Tax-Delinquent Property In Empire, With The Liens And Owner Behind It
This page is one slice of it. Properant connects every parcel in California to its owner, open loans, liens and foreclosure stage — then scores and skip-traces the ones worth calling.
Want to search these 31 tax delinquent properties?
Explore the live Empire tax-delinquent database in Properant.
See the Live List→7-Day Free Trial · No Credit Card Required