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Sell your land in El Paso County for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in El Paso County, including rural parcels that still need a well, a septic permit or a wildfire-mitigation plan before anyone can build on them. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent, licensed title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 Colorado parcel and assessment data · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in El Paso County?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in El Paso County, Colorado, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
- What county-recorded last sale prices are available for vacant lots in El Paso County?
- For 2025, county records list a median last sale price of $250,000 across 117 vacant lots in El Paso County; the middle half of those recorded prices were $120,000 to $425,000.
- How many vacant lots are in El Paso County?
- The 2026 Colorado parcel and assessment data lists 12,613 vacant residential lots in El Paso County; 32% are micro lots, and the median lot is 0.14 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in El Paso County set?
- We start from county-recorded last sale prices for similar lots nearby, including the 2025 records on this page when available, then adjust for water and sewer, road access, flood zone, lot size and any title issues, and for the time and cost of reselling. You get one written number, not a range.
- How do I know a land buyer in El Paso County is legitimate?
- A real buyer closes through an independent, licensed title company and never asks you to pay anything up front. We never charge sellers a fee, deposit or closing-cost advance, and the title company pays you by check or wire at closing.
- What was the median recorded 2025 sale price by lot size in El Paso County?
- The median recorded 2025 sale price for a mini-estate (2-3 acres) in El Paso County was $300,000 across 31 sales.
- Which unit has the most records in El Paso County?
- Unit 2 is the largest published legal-description group in El Paso County, with 82 records.
Local data
What is land in El Paso County worth?
For 2025, county records list a median last sale price of $250,000 across 117 vacant lots in El Paso County; the middle half of those recorded prices were $120,000 to $425,000. [1]
These are the county's recorded last sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
Recorded 2025 sale prices by lot size in El Paso County
| Lot-size class | 2025 sales | County-recorded median last sale price |
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| Mini-estate (2-3 acres)70,000–139,999 sq ft | 31 | $300,000 |
| 5-acre ranchette210,000–279,999 sq ft | 28 | $198,000 |
These are the county's recorded last sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
Units in El Paso County
| Unit | Records | Median size | Median county assessor value | Out-of-state mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filing 3 | 45 | 0.06 acres | $400 | 0% |
| Unit 2 | 82 | 0.12 acres | $1,300 | 17% |
| Unit 3 | 68 | 0.14 acres | $1,300 | 19% |
| Unit 4 | 69 | 0.22 acres | $1,300 | 9% |
| Other units | 58 | — | — | — |
12,291 records had no publishable unit label. Source: El Paso County weekly tab-delimited parcel export; LANDCODE numeric 100, blank/zero IMPCount, tract/outlot legal rows excluded. “Other units” combines labels with 5–24 records; aggregate medians are omitted because unit-level medians cannot be recombined exactly.
| Source-coded vacant-lot records | 12,613 El Paso County weekly parcel records with numeric primary land-use code 100, zero improvement count, and no legal description starting TR, TRACT or OUTLOT; this is not a physical-vacancy or buildability finding. [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Micro lot (2,000–5,000 sq ft): 32% of vacant lots; next, patio-home lot at 17%. Median lot: 0.14 acre (6,000 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical county assessor value | $9,800 median county assessor value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $2,200 and $19,100 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $250,000 median across 117 vacant lots with a county-recorded last sale price in El Paso County (2025); the middle half of those prices were $120,000–$425,000 [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 23% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Colorado (most often CA, TX, NY) [1] |
| Fort Carson | Fort Carson, the Army post on the south side of Colorado Springs, sits mostly inside El Paso County. Its own 2025 fact sheet lists it as the state's third-largest employer, with about 29,500 active-duty, reserve and civilian personnel on post. [2] |
| Zoning sets the minimum lot | County code sets a 6,000-square-foot minimum lot in the RS-6000 district and 5-acre minimums in the RR-5, A-5 and F-5 rural districts. The county's own vacant-lot data for this scope has a matching 6,000-square-foot median size. [3] |
| What counts as a vacant lot here | The figures use the county's numeric land-use code 100 with a zero improvement count, and drop any legal description starting TR, TRACT or OUTLOT. The Assessor's current vacant-land assessment rate is 26% of actual value. [4],[5] |
| Well permits are not automatic | Colorado's Division of Water Resources reviews new and replacement well permit applications in the order received, and review of a complete application can take up to 49 days before a permit is issued. [6] |
| New septic permit cost | A new OWTS (septic) system permit from El Paso County Public Health costs $961, a fee the Board of Health adopted effective January 1, 2024. As of July 11, 2026, a certified septic inspection before a property sale is voluntary, not required. [7],[8] |
| Wildfire code starts July 2026 | County plats must carry a note that the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code takes effect July 1, 2026 and applies to buildings in the wildland-urban interface. Larger plats may need a wildfire mitigation plan too. [9] |
| Floodplain construction needs a permit | The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department covers floodplain management for unincorporated El Paso County and nearby towns; most mapped-floodplain construction needs a Floodplain Development Permit, backed by FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program. [10],[11] |
| Tax deadlines and the lien sale | The Treasurer lists the first half of taxes due the last day of February, the second half due June 15, or a full payment by April 30; delinquent interest and other charges apply after a missed date. Unpaid real estate taxes are sold at a public lien auction. [12],[13] |
| 2025 sale price by lot size | The median recorded 2025 sale price for a mini-estate (2-3 acres) in El Paso County was $300,000 across 31 sales. [1] |
| Largest named unit | Unit 2 is the largest published legal-description group in El Paso County, with 82 records. [1] |
El Paso County Assessor weekly parcel data; aggregate analysis by Parcel Buyers. Use is subject to the county general disclaimer.
Where we buy
Areas we cover in El Paso County
These pages cover the largest lot markets in El Paso County. We buy land anywhere else in the county too: send the parcel details through the form below.
Selling here
How selling land works in El Paso County
What the El Paso County vacant-lot count actually covers
El Paso County's 12,613 source-coded vacant-lot records use the county's numeric primary land-use code 100, a zero improvement count, and exclude any legal description that starts TR, TRACT or OUTLOT. That is not a legal-lot count, a list of land for sale or a buildability finding. The median parcel runs 0.14 acres (6,000 square feet), and micro lot parcels are the largest single size group, at 32% of the total. The reported $9,800 is the county's market (actual) land value for tax purposes, not a sale price or a Parcel Buyers offer. [4],[5]
Zoning, the wildfire code and floodplain permits before you build
A future home here starts with the zone district, not the parcel's acreage alone. County code sets minimums from 6,000 square feet in the RS-6000 district up to 5 acres in the RR-5, A-5 and F-5 rural districts, each with a roughly 25-foot setback on most sides. Until the county formally adopts the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, plats must carry a note that it takes effect July 1, 2026 and applies to buildings inside the wildland-urban interface; some applications also need a wildland fire and hazard mitigation plan prepared by a qualified professional. Where a parcel sits in a mapped floodplain, the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department's Floodplain Management Office reviews the project separately, and most floodplain construction needs its own Floodplain Development Permit. None of these steps is proven or ruled out by the vacant-lot screen alone. [3],[9],[10],[11]
Water and septic are separate county-level checks
Rural El Paso County land typically depends on a private well, not a utility connection. Colorado's Division of Water Resources reviews new and replacement well permit applications in the order received, and review of a complete application can take up to 49 days before a decision. A future septic system needs its own OWTS permit from El Paso County Public Health; the Board of Health's current fee for a new system permit is $961, effective January 1, 2024. As of July 11, 2026, the county's certified OWTS inspection before a property sale is no longer required; that inspection is now voluntary. Neither step is settled by a lot's size or location alone. [6],[7],[8]
Tax deadlines, deeds and the lien sale
The County Treasurer lists the first half of property taxes due the last day of February, the second half due June 15, or a full payment by April 30; a missed date adds delinquent interest and other charges. Deeds and other recorded documents are kept by the Clerk and Recorder and searchable at its recording website; a copy of a recorded document costs $0.25 a page, or $3.00 a page for a plat map. Delinquent real estate taxes are advertised and sold at a public lien auction, and a Treasurer's deed cannot be issued until at least three years after that sale; current county procedure also requires a second public auction before a deed is issued, rather than an automatic deed to the lien holder. With a seller's consent, liens or back taxes can be paid from sale proceeds at closing. [12],[13],[14]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in El Paso County?
From your first message to money in hand, with nothing left out. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
See every detail of the process-
Tell us about your land
Fill out the short form (about 60 seconds) or email us. A land specialist reaches out to confirm the details, usually the same business day.
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Get your cash offer within 24 hours
We review the property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. It is a real number, not a range. Take it or leave it, with no pressure either way.
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Sign electronically
If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.
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We inspect, the title company verifies
Our team inspects the land and an independent title company runs a title search for liens or taxes owed. If the land does not pass inspection, you are never charged anything.
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Close and get paid
The title company prepares the closing documents for notarization and issues your funds by standard check, overnight check, or wire transfer. A typical sale closes in 10 days.
Questions
Selling land in El Paso County: common questions
Does a zero improvement count mean my El Paso County lot has no structure?
No. The figures use a numeric land-use code and a zero improvement count, with legal descriptions starting TR, TRACT or OUTLOT excluded; it is a parcel-data screen, not a physical inspection or a legal-lot count. Parcel Buyers inspects the land itself before making an offer.
What size are most vacant lots in El Paso County?
The median vacant lot in this scope runs 0.14 acres, or 6,000 square feet, close to the county's RS-6000 zoning minimum. micro lot parcels are the largest single size group, at 32% of the total.
Can I count on getting a well permit for rural land here?
Not automatically. Colorado's Division of Water Resources reviews new and replacement well permit applications in the order received, and a complete application can take up to 49 days to review. Special rules can also apply in some groundwater basins.
Do I need a septic inspection to sell an empty lot in El Paso County?
Often no. As of July 11, 2026, El Paso County Public Health no longer requires a certified OWTS inspection before a property sale closes; that inspection is now voluntary. A new septic system for future construction still needs its own $961 permit.
What happens if property taxes on my El Paso County lot go unpaid?
Delinquent real estate taxes are advertised and sold at a public lien auction. A Treasurer's deed cannot be issued until at least three years after that sale, and current county procedure requires a second public auction rather than an automatic deed to the lien holder. With your consent, back taxes can be paid from sale proceeds at closing.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?
Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]
- How to Sell Land in a Flood Zone
Flood-zone land can be sellable and sometimes buildable. A FEMA flood zone describes mapped risk; it is not a building permit. The buyer must verify the current effective Flood Insurance Rate Map and any map changes, then ask the local floodplain administrator what elevation, floodway, coastal, permit, and design rules apply.[1][2][4] Vacant land itself is not covered by an NFIP policy; flood insurance covers qualifying buildings and contents, not land value.[5][6]
- Can You Sell Land With a Lien?
Yes. Land with a lien can often be sold, but signing a deed does not by itself erase a valid claim. The lien may need to be paid, released, discharged, or otherwise resolved under the law that applies. With the seller's consent, an approved payoff can come from sale proceeds at closing. If the balance or lien is wrong, dispute it before closing and require proof of the cure.
Your written offer
Get your cash offer
Four short steps, about 60 seconds. We review your property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. You can take it or leave it.
What happens after you send this
- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
- You get a written cash offer within 24 hours: a real number, not a range.
- You decide. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
You will never be asked to pay us anything. No deposit, no processing fee, no closing-cost advance.
How we made this page
Parcel Buyers is a land-buying company based in Florida. We buy vacant land directly from owners and publish these local pages so owners can see what land in their area is doing before they sell, to us or anyone else. We count the tax-roll figures ourselves from state data, take local rules and fees from the official sources listed below, and use AI tools to help research and draft the text. Every number links to its source, and we update the page when the data changes.
Method and sources
Parcel and assessment figures cover all parcels in El Paso County. Source [1] is our own aggregate count of the State of Colorado Public Parcels county extracts or, for Pueblo, Huerfano and El Paso, the official county source named in the source data. Vacant-lot counts use existing OIT counties retain their documented 0100/0400 or county vacant-class rules. Pueblo uses the county proxy Improvem_1 = 0, LandActual > 0, TaxExempt = no and MobileHome = no; 11 of 120 sampled rows intersected a county building footprint (9.2% error band). Huerfano uses use_code 100/400 with actual_imp = 0. El Paso uses numeric LANDCODE 100 with blank/zero IMPCount (the current export encodes zero as blank) and drops legal descriptions starting TR, TRACT or OUTLOT. These are source-record screens, not physical-vacancy or buildability findings. Lot sizes use existing OIT counties retain the documented acreage, square-foot or geometry method. Pueblo uses county SHAPE.STArea() square feet. Huerfano converts land_size_ according to land_units (SF stays square feet; AC is multiplied by 43,560) and otherwise uses positive master_acr. El Paso converts county Acreage to square feet. All are bucketed with the Parcel Buyers lot sizing chart ([low, high) square feet). Values use county-specific assessor fields: OIT apprValTot for the original counties, Pueblo LandActual, Huerfano total_actu and El Paso MARKETVALUE. These are assessor values, not sale prices, offers or parcel appraisals by Parcel Buyers. Owner locations use owner mailing state of record from each approved source; in_state = Colorado. Mailing state does not prove residence, owner type, motivation or willingness to sell. Owner names were used only in-memory or in a server-side grouped query for the 10% concentration gate and were never stored. Sale figures use existing OIT counties retain their documented calendar-2025 last-sale screen. Pueblo has no sale field. Huerfano has no price field; sale_date supports a 2025 qualifying parcel-row transfer count only, not a price or deed count. El Paso prices require a 2025 last-sale date, $1,000+, and AsrSaleCmnt exactly Vacant Land or Arms-Length Sale; medians publish only at n >= 10. Treat medians as a guide to county records, not as an offer or an appraisal. Page updated November 6, 2026. Lot-size sale rows use the same qualified 2025 sale cohort and canonical square-foot classes; classes with fewer than 10 sales are omitted. Unit rows are aggregates from tax-roll legal or plat fields. Labels with fewer than 5 records are suppressed, rows with 5–24 records are combined as Other units, and the labels are not official boundaries.
El Paso County Assessor weekly parcel data; aggregate analysis by Parcel Buyers. Use is subject to the county general disclaimer.
- [1] El Paso County Assessor (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), El Paso County Assessor weekly parcel data (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] U.S. Army, Fort Carson Public Affairs, Fort Carson (FCCO) Fact Sheet, as of February 2025 (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [3] El Paso County Planning and Community Development, Land Development Code, Table 5-4: density and dimensional standards (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [4] El Paso County Assessor, Agricultural & Vacant Land Real Estate (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [5] El Paso County Assessor, EPC Parcel Data Layout (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [6] Colorado Division of Water Resources, Well Permitting (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [7] El Paso County Public Health, Board of Health 2024 fee schedule, Chapter 3 (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [8] El Paso County Public Health, 2026 OWTS Program Updates (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [9] El Paso County Planning and Community Development, Wildfire mitigation and the Wildfire Resiliency Code, policy letter (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [10] Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, About PPRBD: Regional Floodplain Management (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [11] Federal Emergency Management Agency, Flood Insurance (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [12] El Paso County Treasurer, Important Dates (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [13] El Paso County Treasurer, What is a Tax Lien? (accessed 2026-11-06)
- [14] El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Recording FAQs (accessed 2026-11-06)