Alachua County, Florida
Sell your land in Hawthorne for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Hawthorne for cash, including lots inside the city limits on the municipal water and sewer system and lots in the surrounding Alachua County part of the 32640 mailing area that rely on a well and septic. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 Florida property tax roll · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Hawthorne?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Hawthorne, Alachua County, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
- How many vacant lots are in Hawthorne?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 740 vacant residential lots in Hawthorne; 13% are patio-home lots, and the median lot is 0.91 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Hawthorne set?
- We start from recent sales of similar lots nearby, like the 2025 prices on this page, 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 Hawthorne 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.
- Are vacant lots in Hawthorne in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 13.7% of vacant lots in Hawthorne have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated June 16, 2006 to November 2, 2018). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Hawthorne got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 8 vacant lots in Hawthorne changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Hawthorne land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover Hawthorne and the Alachua County part of its mailing area — Hawthorne is an Alachua County city; the existing Hawthorne page covers the Putnam County part of the same mailing area in Alachua County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 740 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Patio-home lot (5,000–7,000 sq ft): 13% of vacant lots; next, mini-estate (2-3 acres) at 10%. Median lot: 0.91 acre (39,640 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $18,700 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $10,000 and $33,300 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Hawthorne [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 12% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often GA, NY, MI) [1] |
| An Alachua County city | Hawthorne was incorporated as the City of Hawthorn on June 23, 1881; the spelling changed to Hawthorne in 1950. It sits in Alachua County at the junction of US 301 and State Road 20, about 17 miles east of Gainesville. [2] |
| City or county depends on the parcel | Inside city limits, Hawthorne's Planning Department and Planning and Zoning Board handle zoning review. Outside the city, Alachua County's Growth Management Building Division issues permits for the rest of the 32640 mailing area. [3],[6] |
| The city runs its own water and sewer | Hawthorne's Public Works Department operates the city's potable water system and sanitary sewer system and bills for both through Utility Billing. A new residential account needs a $300 deposit. [4],[5] |
| Septic stays with the county health department | Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, not the state DEP, still permits and inspects septic systems here; Alachua is not one of the counties where DEP took over that work. [9] |
| County building fee, effective October 2026 | Alachua County's Building Division fee schedule, effective October 1, 2026, sets a $150 minimum permit fee plus $4.40 per $1,000 of value up to $100,000, for construction permits in unincorporated land such as this mailing area. [7] |
| Two different flood map dates | FEMA lists the City of Hawthorne (community 120682) on a map effective June 16, 2006, and unincorporated Alachua County (community 120001) on a separate map effective September 24, 2021. The parcel's side of the city line decides which map and date apply. [10] |
| County code governs unincorporated land | Alachua County's Unified Land Development Code governs unincorporated parcels, and the county's Zoning Administrator interprets it and decides whether a proposed use is allowed. Map Genius shows a parcel's zoning district. [8] |
| Lochloosa Lake | Lochloosa Lake, a 5,700-acre Fish Management Area, lies about 5 miles south of Hawthorne. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says most of its shoreline is bordered by old-growth cypress, reached by two public ramps on U.S. 301. [11] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 8 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Sep) | County-level for Alachua County: 105 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $100,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 13.7% of vacant lots in Hawthorne have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated June 16, 2006 to November 2, 2018). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 54.8% of located vacant lots in Hawthorne are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Hawthorne worth?
These are open-market 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.
See what similar lots sold for
What moves the price in Hawthorne
City limits decide the permit office and the utility bill
The city line, not the mailing address, decides which government reviews a Hawthorne-area lot. Inside the incorporated city, Hawthorne's own Planning Department and Planning and Zoning Board handle zoning, and the city's Public Works Department runs the potable water and sanitary sewer systems billed through Utility Billing, with a $300 deposit for a new residential account. Outside the city, in the rest of this 32640 mailing area, Alachua County's Growth Management Building Division issues the permit instead, and the county's own fee schedule applies. A buyer needs the parcel's side of that line before assuming either a city utility tap or a county review path. [3],[4],[5],[6]
Outside the city, a well and septic are the starting assumption
A lot outside the incorporated city has no stated path to the city's named water and sewer plant, so a buyer should plan for a private well and a septic system instead. Florida Department of Health in Alachua County still permits and inspects septic systems here; Alachua was never moved to the state DEP's direct-permitting list the way 17 Panhandle and Marion County offices were. A new system needs its own site evaluation and construction permit before installation, on top of whatever Alachua County's Building Division requires for the structure itself. Those two separate approvals belong in a builder's budget, not in the price of the bare lot. [9],[6]
The county's own permit fee is now on the books
Alachua County's Building Division fee schedule, effective October 1, 2026, sets a $150 minimum building-permit fee for unincorporated land, adding $4.40 per $1,000 of construction value up to $100,000 and smaller per-thousand rates above that, plus a plan-review charge equal to 20% of the permit fee. That schedule applies to a future house on an unincorporated lot in this scope; it is a construction cost, not a charge for selling vacant land as it sits. We buy the lot before any of those permit steps start, and our land inspection is the only contingency; a failed inspection costs the seller nothing. [7]
Lot size here runs wide, and the 2025 sale sample is too thin to trend
This mailing-area scope mixes a patio-home lot, at 13% of the 740 vacant residential parcels, with larger ranchette-sized tracts, and the median parcel runs 0.91 acres (39,640 square feet). Only a handful of qualifying arm's-length vacant-lot sales closed here in 2025, too few to support a price trend either up or down. The roll's median just value of $18,700 is a tax-assessment figure, not a sale price or a Parcel Buyers offer. Zoning district, well and septic feasibility, flood-map placement and access still set the real price for an individual parcel, which is why we inspect before we offer. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Hawthorne in these situations
You were told the lot is 'in Hawthorne' but are not sure if that means the city
Check the parcel record before assuming either way. Hawthorne has been an incorporated city since 1881, but this page's tax-roll scope follows the 32640 mailing address, which reaches well beyond the drawn city boundary into unincorporated Alachua County. FEMA even keeps two separate flood-map community numbers, 120682 for the city and 120001 for unincorporated Alachua County, each on a different effective date. Alachua County's Map Genius tool and the Property Appraiser's parcel search settle which rules, which utility, and which flood map actually apply to your lot. You do not need to resolve that question before asking us for a cash offer. [10],[2]
Your lot has no well, no septic, and no public water tap
Yes. We buy vacant land with no water, sewer, or septic work done. Inside the city, Hawthorne's Public Works Department would run the tap once a connection is requested, with a $300 residential utility deposit. Outside the city, a future owner would need a private well and a permitted septic system; Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, not a state office, issues the septic permit and does the site evaluation. None of that work has to happen before you sell. We check access, utilities and title and make the offer based on the lot as it sits today. [5],[9]
You live out of state and have never seen the lot
Yes, you can still sell it. 12% of the vacant-lot owners in this scope carry a mailing address outside Florida, and 88% are Florida addresses. You can sign electronically, and closing can run entirely by mail through an independent, licensed title company, with payment by check or wire. If back taxes or a lien show up in the title search, they can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing with your consent, so you do not need to clear them with a separate check first. [1]
Only a handful of lots like yours sold last year
That is true here, and it does not block a sale. The 2025 qualifying vacant-lot sale count in this scope is small, too small to call a price trend. Instead of leaning on a thin sale sample, we look at the lot itself: its zoning district under the county's Unified Land Development Code (if it is outside the city), its flood-map placement, legal access, and well or septic feasibility. The tax roll's median just value, $18,700, is for tax purposes and is not what we would offer. Our written offer follows that parcel-level review, not a market average built on too few sales. [8],[1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Hawthorne?
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 Hawthorne: common questions
Can I sell my lot in Hawthorne if it has no water or sewer?
Yes. We buy vacant lots with no water, sewer or septic work in place. Inside the city, Hawthorne's Public Works Department handles a new water and sewer connection for a $300 deposit. Outside the city, a future home would need a private well and a septic permit from Florida Department of Health in Alachua County. You do not need to install either system before selling to us.
How much does it cost to keep an empty lot in Hawthorne each year?
There is no single flat vacant-lot fee here. Property tax follows the parcel's assessed value on the tax roll. If a future owner builds, Alachua County's fee schedule effective October 1, 2026 sets a $150 minimum permit fee plus $4.40 per $1,000 of value for unincorporated construction, and a septic or well permit is a separate charge. None of those construction fees apply to simply holding the bare lot.
Do I need a survey to sell land in Hawthorne?
No, not for our offer. A recorded legal description and parcel number are enough to start. A survey can matter later if someone builds, since setbacks under the county's Unified Land Development Code are measured from the lot lines, and the Zoning Administrator can require one to confirm a proposed use. You do not need a new survey before asking for a cash offer.
Is every lot with a Hawthorne address inside the City of Hawthorne?
No. Hawthorne has been an incorporated city since 1881, but this page's data follows the 32640 mailing address, which also covers unincorporated Alachua County land outside the drawn city boundary. FEMA keeps separate flood-map numbers for the City of Hawthorne and for unincorporated Alachua County, with different effective dates, which is one sign the mailing address and the city line are not the same thing. Check the parcel record, not the mailing city, to confirm which government and which utilities actually apply.
Why isn't there a 2025 sale-price range for this page?
Because too few qualifying vacant-lot sales closed here in 2025 to support a reliable median or price range. Rather than publish a thin, unreliable number, we rely on the lot's own facts, zoning, utilities, flood placement and access, to set a written cash offer after inspection.
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 During a Divorce
Florida land can be sold during a divorce when the people with authority to convey title sign and the sale follows every applicable agreement and court order. Divorce law may treat land as marital even when only one spouse appears on the deed.[1][2] If ownership, signing authority, or the division of proceeds is unsettled, have a Florida attorney and the closing title company resolve those issues before closing.
- Water, Sewer, Septic, and Wells on Vacant Lots
A vacant lot may use public water, a private well, public sewer, or an onsite septic system, but nearby pipes and neighboring homes do not prove what the parcel can use. Ask each utility for a written availability decision, ask the permitting office whether connection is mandatory, and obtain a qualified site evaluation before saying septic will fit. Keep every response, permit, plan, test, and receipt.
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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.
Nearby areas we buy
- Hawthorne
3,664 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $18,000
- Alachua County
9,321 vacant lots countywide
- Waldo
230 vacant lots
- Earleton
181 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $89,200
- Melrose
308 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $30,000
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
Tax-roll figures cover Hawthorne and the Alachua County part of its mailing area — Hawthorne is an Alachua County city; the existing Hawthorne page covers the Putnam County part of the same mailing area. Source [1] is our own count of the Florida Department of Revenue's 2026 final property tax roll: "vacant residential" means land-use code 000; lot sizes use the land square footage on the roll; values are the county property appraiser's just (market) value as of January 1, 2026; sale prices count only arm's-length sales of a single lot that was vacant when it sold and was still vacant on January 1, 2026 (bulk and multi-parcel deeds removed). Page updated October 30, 2026. The reviewed 2026 recorded-sale window runs from January through September 2026; unreviewed recent sales are excluded. County-level figures are used on this place page. Flood and springs-BMAP figures screen tax-roll parcel center points, not parcel boundaries. They are aggregate map screens, not flood-zone, insurance, buildability, elevation, septic, or permitting determinations.
- [1] Florida Department of Revenue (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Parcel Buyers analysis of the 2026 final Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] Wikipedia, Hawthorne, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] City of Hawthorne, Florida, Planning (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] City of Hawthorne, Florida, Public Works (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] City of Hawthorne, Florida, Utility Billing (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Alachua County Growth Management, Building Division: Permits (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Alachua County Growth Management, Building Fee Schedule (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] Alachua County Growth Management, Zoning Administration (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [9] Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, Onsite Sewage Disposal (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [10] Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book, Alachua County, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [11] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lochloosa Lake (accessed 2026-10-30)