Clay County, Florida
Sell your land in Lakeside for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Lakeside, a Clay County community between Orange Park and Middleburg, for cash, including patio-home lots on both Clay County Utility Authority service and well-and-septic systems. 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 Lakeside?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Lakeside, Clay 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 Lakeside?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 357 vacant residential lots in Lakeside; 23% are patio-home lots, and the median lot is 0.39 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Lakeside 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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 5.6% of vacant lots in Lakeside have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated June 3, 2013 to March 17, 2014). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Lakeside got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 18 vacant lots in Lakeside changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Lakeside land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the Clay County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Lakeside CDP (15 block groups), addressed Orange Park and Middleburg in Clay County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Orange Park (66%) and Middleburg (34%).
| Vacant residential lots | 357 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): 23% of vacant lots; next, half-acre lot at 14%. Median lot: 0.39 acre (16,770 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $50,000 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $28,000 and $50,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Lakeside [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 4% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often CA, TX, NC) [1] |
| Why the name never shows up on mail | Search a Lakeside address and the tax roll answers with Orange Park or Middleburg instead. The Census Bureau draws Lakeside as its own place (GEOID 1238813), but no ZIP or city line was assigned to it, so records default to a neighboring town. [2],[3] |
| No city hall, no mayor, no town line | Florida Statutes Chapter 125 gives counties zoning and building-code authority over land outside any city's limits, and Lakeside sits outside every city's limits. That makes the Clay County Commission, not a mayor's office, the body writing the rules here. [4],[3] |
| CCUA water and wastewater | Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA) says it serves "existing and future residents" of Clay County who are connected to its potable, wastewater and reclaimed-water systems. A lot not tied into those lines runs on a private well and septic system instead. [5] |
| Hookup runs about $5,500 | CCUA's Fiscal Year 2026/2027 fee schedule lists a $492.67 water capacity charge and a $4,488.74 wastewater connection charge per ERC (its billing unit for one standard connection), plus $522.06 for a 5/8-by-3/4-inch meter installation. [6] |
| Septic needs a state permit | A new septic system needs a construction permit from the Florida Department of Health in Clay County, filed on form DEP 4015 with a site plan, a building floor plan and a site evaluation by a qualified professional. [7] |
| St. Johns River State College | St. Johns River State College's Orange Park campus, at 283 College Drive just off Blanding Boulevard, sits inside the Lakeside boundary and serves Clay County and Northeast Florida under the college's own description. [8],[3] |
| Doctors Lake borders the area | Lakeside's southeastern edge runs along Doctors Lake, an inlet of the St. Johns River. Fleming Island sits on the opposite shore, and the Doctors Inlet community lies just south. [3] |
| From a research lab to a subdivision | Part of today's Lakeside was the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, a Yale and Rockefeller Foundation lab that opened in 1930 on 188 acres near Orange Park. Developer Marvin Wilhite's Ahpla, Inc. bought the site in 1966 and built the Foxwood subdivision. [3] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 18 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Aug) | County-level for Clay County: 157 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $37,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 5.6% of vacant lots in Lakeside have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated June 3, 2013 to March 17, 2014). 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 Lakeside are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Lakeside 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 Lakeside
Lots run bigger than a typical patio subdivision
Most vacant residential land in this Lakeside scope comes in patio-home lots: 23% of the 357 lots, with a median size of 0.39 acres (16,770 square feet). The tax-roll size category does not by itself set setbacks, access or a buildable envelope; Clay County's zoning and building-code authority under Chapter 125 decides what can actually go on a given lot. [1],[4]
Water, sewer and septic change the connection budget
CCUA serves Clay County customers who are tied into its lines, and its fee schedule charges $492.67 for a water capacity charge, $4,488.74 for a wastewater connection charge, and $522.06 for the meter, all per standard residential connection. A lot that is not tied in runs on a private well and septic system instead, and a new septic system needs a DOH-Clay construction permit with an engineer or other qualified professional's site evaluation. Those figures belong in a builder's budget before a lot is priced. [6],[5],[7]
Seven sales in 2025 is not enough to call a market
The 2026 tax roll's arm's-length, single-parcel rule turned up only 7 qualifying vacant-lot sales here for 2025, so we won't publish a median or a price range from a sample that thin. What the roll does carry is a median property-appraiser just value of $50,000, with the middle half of parcels falling between $28,000–$50,000. Treat that figure as a tax assessment, not a stand-in for what a buyer would actually pay today. [1]
Why this tax roll skews so heavily Floridian
96% of the vacant lots we track in this Lakeside scope carry a Florida mailing address; only 4% trace to an owner elsewhere. That ratio fits a built-out suburb more than a speculative subdivision: once Ahpla, Inc. finished selling off the Foxwood tract after 1966, most of what remained vacant stayed in local hands as side yards, drainage remnants and the odd unbuilt lot rather than being marketed nationally. [1],[3]
Common situations
Selling land in Lakeside in these situations
You inherited a Lakeside-area lot bought decades ago
Yes. You can sell a lot you inherited even if it was bought decades ago in a subdivision you have never visited. Much of Lakeside's land was platted and sold lot by lot starting in 1966, when Ahpla, Inc. developed the former Yerkes Center property into the Foxwood subdivision. Parcel Buyers closes through an independent title company, and the title path determines what paperwork is needed before closing. [3]
You can't find "Lakeside" on your deed or tax bill
That tracks. Nothing in the county's own paperwork prints the word Lakeside: Clay County issues the permit, Orange Park or Middleburg prints on the envelope, and only a federal statistics layer (TIGERweb, GEOID 1238813) ever names the place at all. None of that changes who actually owns the dirt or what it takes to sell it; it only changes which box a computer checks when it sorts the record. [2],[4]
The lot has sat untouched since before you owned it
That's fine. A lot that has never been cleared or built on sells the same as any other. 4% of the owners on this Lakeside tax roll already run things remotely, which is exactly how a Parcel Buyers purchase works too: no site visit required on your end, no fees or commissions, and if back taxes are owed, they come out of the proceeds at closing with your sign-off. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Lakeside?
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 Lakeside: common questions
Will you buy my Lakeside lot if it only has a well and septic system?
Yes. We buy vacant lots with no water or sewer hookup. CCUA connects Clay County customers who are tied into its lines, but a lot outside those lines runs on a private well and septic system, and that does not stop a sale. We check utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering.
Who runs Lakeside if it isn't a town?
Nobody local does. There is no mayor, council or town budget for Lakeside itself; the Clay County Commission writes and enforces the zoning and building rules under its Chapter 125 authority, the same as it does for every other unincorporated stretch of the county.
What does it cost to connect a new Lakeside lot to water and sewer?
CCUA's published fee schedule lists a $492.67 water capacity charge, a $4,488.74 wastewater connection charge, and $522.06 for a standard meter, all per connection. Those are CCUA's current figures; a septic alternative instead needs a DOH-Clay permit.
I'm nowhere near Clay County. Can I still sell this lot?
Distance isn't the obstacle. 4% of this Lakeside scope's owners are in the same boat, managing a parcel from another state. We send a written offer first, you review it on your own time, and if you accept, an independent title company (not us) handles the actual closing paperwork.
Do I need a permit to put in a septic system on my Lakeside lot?
Yes. A new septic system needs a construction permit from the Florida Department of Health in Clay County, filed on form DEP 4015 with a site plan, a building floor plan and a site evaluation by a qualified professional.
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]
- 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.
- 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.
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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
- Orange Park
733 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $86,300
- Middleburg
3,154 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $65,000
- Clay County
12,984 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 Clay County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Lakeside CDP (15 block groups), addressed Orange Park and Middleburg. 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 August 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] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb CDP layer query, Lakeside CDP (PLACE 38813) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Wikipedia, Lakeside, Clay County, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes section 125.01, powers and duties of counties (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Clay County Utility Authority, Frequently Asked Questions (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Clay County Utility Authority, Service Charges and Miscellaneous Fees (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Florida Department of Health in Clay County, Onsite Sewage Program (OSTDS) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] St. Johns River State College, Orange Park Campus (accessed 2026-10-30)