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Sell your land in Citrus County for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land in Citrus County for cash, including lots that can be assessed a pro-rata share for water, sewer or road improvements. 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 Citrus County?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Citrus County, Florida, 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 Citrus County sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Citrus County sold for a median of $22,500 across 2,040 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $16,500 to $34,900.
- How many vacant lots are in Citrus County?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 54,647 vacant residential lots in Citrus County; 46% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.28 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Citrus County 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 Citrus 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.
- Who is buying lots in Citrus County?
- In 2025, companies bought 47% of the vacant lots that sold in Citrus County, including 18% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- What was the median recorded 2025 sale price by lot size in Citrus County?
- The median recorded 2025 sale price for a quarter-acre lot in Citrus County was $18,900 across 903 sales.
Local data
What is land in Citrus County worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Citrus County sold for a median of $22,500 across 2,040 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $16,500 to $34,900. [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.
Recorded 2025 sale prices by lot size in Citrus County
| Lot-size class | 2025 sales | 2025 median lot sale |
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| Quarter-acre lot9,000–12,999 sq ft | 903 | $18,900 |
| Third-acre lot13,000–15,999 sq ft | 249 | $22,000 |
| One-acre homesite40,000–45,999 sq ft | 172 | $44,600 |
| Acre-plus46,000–51,999 sq ft | 134 | $36,000 |
| Half-acre lot19,000–23,999 sq ft | 129 | $23,000 |
| Mini-estate (2-3 acres)70,000–139,999 sq ft | 87 | $75,000 |
| Sub-half-acre lot16,000–18,999 sq ft | 84 | $22,000 |
| 1.25-acre homesite52,000–57,999 sq ft | 54 | $36,000 |
| Oversized half-acre24,000–29,999 sq ft | 49 | $24,000 |
| 5-acre ranchette210,000–279,999 sq ft | 29 | $120,000 |
| 1.33-acre homesite58,000–63,999 sq ft | 25 | $40,000 |
| Standard city lot7,000–8,999 sq ft | 23 | $13,500 |
| 1.5-acre homesite64,000–69,999 sq ft | 20 | $55,000 |
| Patio-home lot5,000–6,999 sq ft | 20 | $8,200 |
| Estate parcel (3-5 acres)140,000–209,999 sq ft | 19 | $113,900 |
| Three-quarter acre30,000–33,999 sq ft | 18 | $31,000 |
| Micro lot2,000–4,999 sq ft | 10 | $60,000 |
| Near-acre34,000–39,999 sq ft | 10 | $35,000 |
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.
| Vacant residential lots | 54,647 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): 46% of vacant lots; next, third-acre lot at 11%. Median lot: 0.28 acre (12,080 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $15,300 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $11,400 and $23,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $22,500 median across 2,040 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Citrus County (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $16,500–$34,900 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 47% of those purchases, including 18% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 34% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often NY, NJ, MI); 3% outside the U.S. [1] |
| Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge | Chassahowitzka refuge protects saltwater bays, estuaries, brackish marshes and hardwood swamps in Homosassa. Its Citrus County lands were designated wilderness in 1970, and activities are reviewed for compatibility. [2] |
| Property values and parcels | The Citrus County Property Appraiser provides property ownership, assessment-roll, sales, parcel-map and aerial information to the public. It is a starting point for identifying a lot, not proof of buildability. [3] |
| Property-tax collection | The Citrus County Tax Collector collects real-property tax payments. A remaining balance on April 1 is delinquent and can become eligible for a tax-certificate sale. [4] |
| Deeds, plats and tax deeds | The Citrus County Clerk's records service provides official-record and plat-map search information. Its tax-deed process page explains that a certificate can lead to a clerk-run tax-deed auction after two years if it is not redeemed. [5],[6] |
| Septic permits in Citrus | The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County continues to handle onsite-sewage permitting and inspection locally under DEP's statewide program. It also provides public access instructions for septic permit records. [7],[8] |
| County utility map | Citrus County maintains public GIS layers for water and sanitary-sewer operational areas. The map is useful for research, but a buyer should still ask the utility whether service, capacity and connection are available to the exact parcel. [9] |
| County building permits | Citrus County's Building Division handles county permitting and inspections. It processes building permits through the Accela system. [11] |
| Springs septic requirements | State BMAP rules can require nitrogen-reducing septic treatment for new systems on lots of one acre or less where sewer is unavailable. Citrus health officials also announced enhanced-system rules for specified local Priority Focus Areas. [12],[13] |
| 2025 sale price by lot size | The median recorded 2025 sale price for a quarter-acre lot in Citrus County was $18,900 across 903 sales. [1] |
Land by town in Citrus County
| Town | Vacant lots | 2025 lot sales | Median 2025 lot sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | 9,694 | 272 | $16,000 |
| Crystal River | 6,975 | 256 | $27,000 |
| Homosassa | 6,511 | 296 | $28,400 |
| Hernando | 3,084 | 131 | $38,000 |
| Lecanto | 1,442 | 48 | $43,800 |
| Beverly Hills | 1,332 | 117 | $68,500 |
| Floral City | 1,261 | 22 | $31,000 |
| Inglis | 179 | 8 | — |
Florida Department of Revenue-backed rows use the 2026 preliminary tax roll. Supplemental rows retain their separately prepared source edition. Most towns are counted by property-address city, a few by ZIP code (each town page states its scope), so areas can overlap. Lots we cannot place in a town count only in the county total.
Where we buy
Areas we cover in Citrus County
- Citrus Springs
21,991vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $19,000
- Inverness
9,694vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $16,000
- Crystal River
6,975vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $27,000
- Homosassa
6,511vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $28,400
These pages cover the largest lot markets in Citrus 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 Citrus County
Use county records to identify what you own
Use the Property Appraiser's ownership, assessment-roll, sales, parcel-map and aerial records, and the Clerk's official-record and plat-map search, to identify the land. Citrus County has 54,647 vacant residential lots on the 2026 tax roll. Clerk records provide recorded deeds, plats and other documents tied to a parcel. The county Building Division handles permitting and inspections and processes building permits through Accela. Utility service and septic requirements still need parcel-specific checks. We check utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering. [1],[3],[5],[11],[10]
Water, sewer, wells and septic are parcel-specific
Water, sewer and septic checks are parcel-specific. The county operates GIS layers for water and sanitary-sewer operational areas, and its address lookup tells owners whose property is not on public sewer to check septic requirements with the Health Department. New onsite systems are permitted and inspected locally by the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County under DEP's program. State rules require enhanced nitrogen-reducing treatment for a new system on a lot of one acre or less in an applicable impacted area when sewer is unavailable. Citrus health officials also published requirements for repairs or modifications in specified Priority Focus Areas. [9],[10],[7],[12],[13]
Delinquent-tax path and special assessments
Unpaid taxes follow a dated path, and some lots also carry a water or road assessment. Property taxes are due November 1 and payable through March 31. The Tax Collector says a remaining balance on April 1 is delinquent and may be subject to penalties, fees and tax-certificate sale. The Clerk explains that the Tax Collector holds a certificate auction on or before June 1; if the certificate is not redeemed within two years, the holder can start a tax-deed process and the Clerk conducts the auction. The Clerk also describes special-assessment programs for water, sewer or road improvements, where benefited owners pay a pro-rata construction cost. The Tax Collector says owners are responsible for determining current or delinquent taxes due, and the Clerk's tax-deed search provides case information. With the seller's consent, back taxes or liens can be paid from sale proceeds at closing. [4],[6],[14]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Citrus 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 Citrus County: common questions
Where can I find Citrus County deed and plat records?
The Citrus County Clerk provides official-record search information and instructions for searching plat maps by subdivision name, plat book and page. Those records identify recorded deeds, plats and other documents tied to the parcel.
Who permits a septic system in Citrus County?
The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County handles local permitting and inspection for onsite sewage systems under DEP's statewide program. Its Environmental Public Health office also provides access instructions for septic permit records. Enhanced nitrogen-reducing treatment applies to qualifying new systems in designated impacted areas when sewer is unavailable.
Can a Citrus County lot have a water or road assessment?
Yes. The Clerk says the County Commission has a special-assessment program for owner-requested water, sewer or road improvements. Benefited owners can be assessed their pro-rata share of construction cost. Check the exact tax bill and any assessment documents for the parcel.
What happens when Citrus County property taxes are late?
The Tax Collector considers remaining real-property tax delinquent on April 1. The Clerk says a tax certificate is auctioned on or before June 1 and, if not redeemed within two years, its holder can begin a tax-deed process. The Tax Collector says owners are responsible for determining the current or delinquent amount due.
Official county tools
Look up your lot in Citrus County
Check the county’s own records before making a decision. Each link opens the office or map responsible for that lookup.
| What to check | Official county tool |
|---|---|
| Property appraiser search | Open citruspa.org |
| Property tax bill lookup | Open citrustc.us |
| Clerk official records | Open webor.citrusclerk.org |
| Building permit lookup | Open citruscounty.gov |
| Code enforcement lookup | Open citruscounty.gov |
| Flood map lookup | Open citruscounty.gov |
Links checked 2026-10-03.
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
Tax-roll figures cover all parcels in Citrus County. 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 2, 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.
- [1] Florida Department of Revenue (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Parcel Buyers analysis of the 2026 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-01)
- [2] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge: About Us (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [3] Citrus County Property Appraiser, Citrus County Property Appraiser (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [4] Citrus County Tax Collector, Property Taxes (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [5] Citrus County Clerk of Courts, Records (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [6] Citrus County Clerk of Courts, Tax Deeds (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [7] Florida Department of Health in Citrus County, Onsite Sewage Disposal (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [8] Florida Department of Health in Citrus County, Environmental Public Health (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [9] Citrus County Board of County Commissioners, Utility operational-area map layers (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [10] Citrus County Board of County Commissioners, Citrus County GIS address lookup (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [11] Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [12] Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Permitting nitrogen-reducing septic systems (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [13] Florida Department of Health in Citrus County, Citrus reminds residents of septic permitting (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [14] Citrus County Clerk of Courts, Online Services (accessed 2026-10-02)