Bay County, Florida
Sell your land in Parker for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Parker, a small incorporated city on St. Andrew Bay whose southern line borders Tyndall Air Force Base, including quarter-acre lots with no city sewer hookup. 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 Parker?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Parker, Bay 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.
- What did vacant lots in Parker sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Parker sold for a median of $78,000 across 12 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $57,500 to $96,200.
- How many vacant lots are in Parker?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 240 vacant residential lots in Parker; 21% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.32 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Parker 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 Parker 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.
- Who is buying lots in Parker?
- In 2025, companies bought 25% of the vacant lots that sold in Parker, including 8% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- Are vacant lots in Parker in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 12.2% of vacant lots in Parker have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated October 24, 2024). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Parker got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 14 vacant lots in Parker changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Parker land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the Bay County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the city of Parker (4 block groups), addressed Panama City in Bay County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Panama City (100%).
| Vacant residential lots | 240 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Quarter-acre lot (9,000–13,000 sq ft): 21% of vacant lots; next, third-acre lot at 13%. Median lot: 0.32 acre (13,980 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $39,400 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $27,000 and $74,500 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $78,000 median across 12 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Parker (Jan 2025–Nov 2025); the middle half sold for $57,500–$96,200 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 25% of those purchases, including 8% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 17% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often GA, AL, TN) [1] |
| Parker is a city, not unincorporated | Parker is an incorporated city with its own City Hall, not an unincorporated part of Bay County. Its Planning Commission applies the city's 2040 Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations, last updated December 2021, to land inside city limits. [2],[3] |
| City water, metered by the unit | Parker's own Water Department sells water inside the city: a $12.26 base rate plus $6.13 per 1,000 gallons, plus 10% tax. A new 5/8-inch tap costs $895 and the city's water impact fee is $500; Bay County adds its own impact fee based on fixture count. [4] |
| Sewer runs through a shared county plant | Bay County's wastewater plan says a county-run treatment plant and five master lift stations serve the area's cities under an interlocal agreement; two of those lift stations belong to Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base, not Parker. [5] |
| A state agency now signs septic permits | A lot outside the shared sewer network still has a path: the county's plan allows a septic permit under Rule 10D-6, F.A.C. That approval has come from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection since January 2, 2025, not the old county health office. [5],[6] |
| City runs its own storm drains | Parker's Public Works Department, not the county, maintains and repairs the city's public storm sewer and drainage system, including catch-basin cleaning and clearing debris from city streams. [7] |
| Flood-insurance discount since 1994 | Parker joined the NFIP's Community Rating System in 1994, giving floodplain homeowners a 10% discount on flood insurance. Building in a mapped floodplain needs a floodplain development permit and, after construction, an elevation certificate. [8] |
| Tyndall Air Force Base | The city's own history page says Parker sits between St. Andrew Bay and Martin Lake with about 12 miles of bay coastline, and that its southern boundary borders Tyndall Air Force Base, which can affect height and noise rules near that line. [9] |
| Platted by the Loftin and Parker families | The city's own history page traces Parker to William M. Loftin, who settled the area around 1830, and to Peter Ferdinand Parker, who married into the Loftin family and gave the city its name. The 1880 census counted 72 homes here. [9] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 14 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Sep) | County-level for Bay County: 336 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $74,500. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 12.2% of vacant lots in Parker have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated October 24, 2024). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 0% of located vacant lots in Parker are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Parker worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Parker sold for a median of $78,000 across 12 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $57,500 to $96,200. [1]
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 Parker
City water, but check sewer or septic lot by lot
Parker runs its own water utility, billed at a $12.26 base rate plus $6.13 per 1,000 gallons, plus 10% tax, with an $895 tap fee and a $500 water impact fee for a new connection. Sewer is a different question. Bay County's wastewater plan routes flow through the shared Military Point Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and five master lift stations under an interlocal agreement among the cities and the county, and it does not list Parker as owning one of those lift stations outright. Where a lot has no central sewer line reaching it, the county's plan allows a septic tank permit instead, now issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as of January 2, 2025. A buyer values a lot differently depending on which of those two a given parcel has. [4],[5],[6]
Lot size and the quarter-acre standard
Parker's vacant residential lots run larger than the beachside parts of the county. The median lot here is 0.32 acres (13,980 square feet), and 21% of the 240 vacant residential lots in this tax-roll scope are quarter-acre lots. A larger lot can carry a bigger septic drainfield or support a bigger house pad, which matters more here than it does on a sliver lot near the beach. The tax-roll size category does not by itself prove a lot is buildable or set its access. [1]
The flood-insurance discount and the permit it requires
Parker has been in the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System since 1994, which gives homeowners in the mapped floodplain a 10% discount on flood insurance. That discount exists because the city requires a floodplain development permit before building, showing the structure's elevation against the 100-year flood line, and an elevation certificate once it's built. A vacant lot does not need either document today, but a future buyer building on it will. [8]
What lots actually sold for in 2025
12 vacant Parker lots traded hands in 2025 under arm's-length, single-parcel terms, at a $78,000 median and a $57,500–$96,200 spread across the middle half; each one stayed vacant from its sale date through January 1, 2026. The tax roll's separate $39,400 median just value is an assessment figure, not the 2025 sale median and not a Parcel Buyers offer. [1]
Bordering an active Air Force base
Parker's own history page states that the city's southern boundary borders Tyndall Air Force Base. Land that close to an active runway can carry height limits or noise-disclosure rules tied to the base's flight operations, separate from the city's ordinary zoning. That is a fact worth checking for a specific lot before assuming it builds exactly like a lot farther from the base. [9]
Common situations
Selling land in Parker in these situations
You don't know if the lot runs on sewer or septic
That's fine - you don't need that answer to get an offer. Parker's own water system is separate from its sewer situation, which ties to a shared county treatment network or, absent that, a state-issued septic permit. Sorting out which applies to your specific parcel is what our land inspection does, before we ever write a number down. [4],[5]
You're unsure what bordering Tyndall means for this parcel
You don't have to work that out yourself. Parker's southern line meeting Tyndall Air Force Base can bring height or noise considerations into play beyond the city's regular zoning, and checking that is part of our land inspection - at no cost to you if the lot doesn't pan out. [9]
You're an out-of-state owner who has never been to the lot
That's common among our Parker sellers: 17% of vacant-lot owners in this tax-roll scope carry a mailing address outside Florida. We handle signing electronically and close by mail through an independent title company, with payment going out by check or wire. [1]
Back taxes have piled up on this lot
That's not a dealbreaker. Once two years pass from April 1 of a tax certificate's issuance year, a holder can apply for a tax deed, with the Bay County Clerk of Court running that auction online and surplus-fund claims due within 120 days of notice. Any liens or back taxes can be settled out of the sale proceeds at closing, with your approval. [10],[11]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Parker?
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 Parker: common questions
Does Parker have its own government, or does the county run it?
Parker runs itself: a City Hall, a Planning Commission, and Land Development Regulations last updated December 2021. Nearby unincorporated communities work differently, with Bay County handling zoning and permits directly instead of a city government.
Is a Parker lot on city sewer or on septic?
It varies by parcel. Sewer flow here runs through a shared regional treatment plant and lift-station network under an interlocal agreement, and Parker isn't listed as owning one of those lift stations. Where no central line reaches a lot, a state-issued septic permit covers it instead, a Florida Department of Environmental Protection function since January 2025.
Could bordering Tyndall Air Force Base limit what I can build?
It's possible. Parker's own history page confirms the city's southern edge meets the base, and proximity to an active runway commonly brings height or noise-disclosure considerations beyond standard zoning. We check the specific parcel for that before making an offer.
Will you want a survey before closing?
Not from us directly. We base our offer on the parcel's legal description and our own review of access and utilities; a survey only tends to surface afterward if the title company or the buyer's lender asks for one on the way to closing.
What does Parker's flood-insurance discount have to do with a vacant lot?
Directly, nothing; the 10% Community Rating System discount, in place since 1994, applies to flood insurance on a built structure. It matters to a vacant lot only when someone later builds on it, since that triggers the city's floodplain development permit and an elevation certificate.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Sell Land With Back Taxes in Florida?
Yes. Florida land with back property taxes can often be sold if closing can redeem the tax lien before the tax-deed cutoff. With the seller's consent, the title company can use sale proceeds for the approved payoff. Move quickly: taxes generally become delinquent April 1,[1][2] and redemption ends once a tax-deed buyer makes full payment to the clerk.[4][7]
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
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Nearby areas we buy
- Callaway
1,065 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $59,000
- Springfield
735 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $30,000
- Panama City
8,146 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $50,000
- Bay County
20,880 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 in the Bay County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the city of Parker (4 block groups), addressed Panama City. 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] City of Parker, Florida, Planning Commission (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] City of Parker, Florida, Zoning & Maps (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] City of Parker, Florida, Water Department (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Bay County Government, Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 5, Section B: Wastewater Sub-Element (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Florida Department of Health in Bay County, Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] City of Parker, Florida, Public Works (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] City of Parker, Florida, Flooding (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [9] City of Parker, Florida, Your City (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [10] Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes section 197.502, application for obtaining tax deed (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [11] Bay County Clerk of Court, Tax Deed Auctions (accessed 2026-10-30)