Baker County, Florida
Sell your land in Glen St. Mary for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Glen St. Mary for cash, including land within Town water and sewer service and rural-address parcels that may need onsite utilities. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent, licensed title company, typically about 10 days after the purchase agreement is signed depending on title, 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 Glen St. Mary?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Glen St. Mary, Baker 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 Glen St. Mary?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 437 vacant residential lots in Glen St. Mary; 30% are mini-estate (2-3 acres)s, and the median lot is 1.40 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Glen St. Mary 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 Glen St. Mary 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.
- How much are estimated annual ad valorem taxes on a typical vacant lot in Glen St. Mary?
- A typical vacant lot in Glen St. Mary has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $383 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- How many vacant lots in Glen St. Mary got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 31 vacant lots in Glen St. Mary changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Glen St. Mary land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Glen St. Mary in Baker County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 437 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Mini-estate (2-3 acres) (70,000–140,000 sq ft): 30% of vacant lots; next, one-acre homesite at 13%. Median lot: 1.40 acre (60,980 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $36,200 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $20,100 and $54,700 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Glen St. Mary [1] |
| Town and County roles | Glen St. Mary is one of two municipalities listed by Baker County. The Town's ordinance index covers zoning, subdivision, sewer, wetlands and building standards; the County has a separate Community Development office. [2],[3],[4] |
| Property-address scope | This page covers parcels whose property address city is Glen St. Mary. That scope is not limited to Town boundaries, so municipal zoning and utilities require a boundary check before they are attributed to a parcel. [1],[2],[6] |
| Town water and sewer | The Town identifies both water and sewer as municipal utilities. Baker County's planning record says the County itself does not provide potable water or sanitary sewer, so postal-area parcels outside Town service may need onsite systems. [5],[6] |
| Onsite septic permitting | For a lot needing septic, the Florida Department of Health in Baker County handles permits and inspections. Its application guidance calls for a private soil evaluation, three floor-and-site-plan copies and a cleared lot before application. [7] |
| Subdivision street standards | The Town subdivision ordinance caps blocks at 1,500 feet. Streets in subdivisions with lots smaller than five acres must be paved to Town standards, and the plat must show required building setback lines. [8] |
| Nursery and platting history | The Town's history says Glen St. Mary Nursery began in 1882 with 1,600 acres. Later development involved 12,700 acres and a town plat whose street names reflected presidents and horticultural products. [9] |
| St. Marys River drainage | An FDOT project near Glen St. Mary concerns the Richardson Road bridge over a tributary of the South Prong St. Marys River. The 1960 bridge is 87.5 feet long, 12 feet wide and links two unpaved road segments. [10] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 31 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Years of lot supply at the 2025 building pace | 14.1 years; simple ratio, not a forecast. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Glen St. Mary has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $383 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
Pricing
What is a lot in Glen St. Mary 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 Glen St. Mary
Town boundary changes zoning and utility assumptions
This tax-roll scope is based on property-address city, so it reaches beyond the incorporated Town. Inside Glen St. Mary, Town ordinances address zoning, subdivision, sewer, wetlands and building standards. Baker County has a separate Community Development office for County building, planning, zoning and code enforcement. The Town lists water and sewer utilities, while the County says it does not provide either service in unincorporated territory. A buyer therefore needs the mapped boundary, correct permit office, zoning district and written service availability before assigning city-lot economics to an address. [1],[3],[4],[5],[6]
Subdivision roads and access can change site cost
A recorded parcel is not automatically ready for a house. The Town caps subdivision blocks at 1,500 feet and requires paved streets where a subdivision has lots smaller than five acres. Baker County separately lists $25 for buildable-lot confirmation and $59 for a culvert or driveway permit. FDOT's nearby Richardson Road project describes a 12-foot-wide, single-lane bridge connecting unpaved road segments. Legal access, road surface, drainage crossings and subdivision status all affect what work remains. [8],[4],[10]
Onsite wastewater and flood layers matter outside service
A parcel outside Town utility reach may need a septic system and private water source. Baker County's planning record says the County does not provide public potable water or sanitary sewer, while the local health department requires a private soil evaluation, three floor-and-site-plan copies and lot clearing for a septic application. Baker County's development page also directs buyers to FEMA flood, zoning and future-land-use layers. Those records help frame the investigation, but only a parcel-level review can establish the usable building area and onsite-system path. [6],[7],[4]
The small sale sample does not support a trend
The qualifying 2025 vacant-lot sample for this property-address scope is too small to publish a reliable local price statistic or describe a price trend. The tax roll reports 437 vacant residential parcels, a median size of 1.40 acres and a median property-appraiser just value of $36,200. That just value is an assessment, not a sale price or cash-offer rule. Boundary, utility availability, access, plat status, flood position and septic feasibility deserve more weight than a sparse area median. [1],[4],[5]
Common situations
Selling land in Glen St. Mary in these situations
Your address says Glen St. Mary, but the lot is rural
You can sell before proving a Town utility connection because Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots with no water or sewer. Baker County's planning record says unincorporated territory generally lacks County-provided potable water and sanitary sewer, and the local health department handles septic permits. Parcel Buyers checks utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering, and the seller does not need to install a well or septic system before closing. [2],[6],[7]
The parcel has uncertain access or plat history
You can request an offer without first filing a new plat or building a driveway. The Town's subdivision ordinance requires paved streets for subdivisions with lots smaller than five acres, while Baker County publishes separate buildable-lot and driveway-permit charges for County review. Parcel Buyers checks utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering, and closing runs through an independent, licensed title company. [8],[4]
You inherited the land and live out of state
You can sell inherited land without traveling to Baker County. Parcel Buyers checks utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering. Electronic signing and a mail-away closing through an independent, licensed title company allow payment by check or wire after title requirements are satisfied. You do not need to obtain a plat approval, utility connection or septic permit before requesting an offer. [1],[4]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Glen St. Mary?
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 Glen St. Mary: common questions
Is Glen St. Mary incorporated, and where do I start a permit check?
Glen St. Mary is an incorporated town. Start with the Town for land inside its limits because Town ordinances cover zoning, subdivision, sewer, wetlands and building standards. Baker County has a separate Community Development office, so a property-address city is not enough to choose the permit path.
Does every Glen St. Mary lot have water and sewer?
No. The Town identifies municipal water and sewer services, but Baker County says it does not provide potable water or sanitary sewer in unincorporated territory. A Glen St. Mary property address does not prove that a parcel is inside Town service, so obtain a parcel-specific availability confirmation.
What does Baker County require for a new septic application?
The Florida Department of Health in Baker County says applicants need a soil evaluation by a private evaluator, three copies of the floor and site plan, and a cleared lot before applying. Site approval still depends on the individual parcel.
What road rules apply to a new Town subdivision?
The Town caps subdivision blocks at 1,500 feet. Streets in subdivisions with lots smaller than five acres must be paved to Town standards, and plats must show required building setback lines. Those rules do not prove that an existing parcel has legal or physical access.
How fast can I sell vacant land in Glen St. Mary?
Parcel Buyers provides a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. Closing runs through an independent, licensed title company, typically about 10 days after the purchase agreement is signed depending on title. There are no fees or commissions, and Parcel Buyers covers closing costs.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Selling a Vacant Lot With Code Enforcement Liens
Yes, a Florida vacant lot with a code enforcement lien can often be sold, but first confirm the violation, daily fine, compliance status, and written payoff with the city or county that issued the order. A fine can accrue until the violator complies or judgment is entered in an enforcement suit.[1] A reduction is not automatic. A clear-title closing normally needs a current payoff and a documented satisfaction or release path.
- 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 Cash Land Buyers Price Offers
A cash-land offer may start with verified sales of land with similar use, then adjust those sales for meaningful differences.[1] Buyers may also account for access, utilities, legal use, size, shape, flood and soil questions, title issues, demand, and costs and risk they will carry. No universal assessed-value percentage applies. Compare each written offer by expected net proceeds, contingencies, seller work, and timing—not one asking price or headline number.
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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
- Sanderson
351 vacant lots
- Olustee
81 vacant lots
- Baker County
1,583 vacant lots countywide
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 parcels whose property address city is Glen St. Mary. Source [1] is our own count of the Florida Department of Revenue's 2026 preliminary 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 4, 2026. Holding-cost estimates use 2025 taxable values and 2025 millage for FDOR vacant-residential code 000 parcels. They cover ad valorem taxes only, not a parcel-specific bill or non-ad valorem assessments.
- [1] Florida Department of Revenue (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Parcel Buyers analysis of the 2026 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] Baker County, Baker County departments and municipalities (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [3] Town of Glen St. Mary, Town ordinances (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [4] Baker County, Community Development Department (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [5] Town of Glen St. Mary, Water and sewer utilities (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [6] Baker County, Land Planning Agency utility policy record (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [7] Florida Department of Health in Baker County, Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [8] Town of Glen St. Mary, Town subdivision ordinance 1999-04 (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [9] Town of Glen St. Mary, Town history (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [10] Florida Department of Transportation District 2, Richardson Road bridge replacement project (accessed 2026-10-04)