Escambia County, Florida
Sell your land in Brent for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Brent, including quarter-acre lots near the Baptist Hospital and I-110 corridor, with or without a water or 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 Brent?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Brent, Escambia 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 Brent?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 554 vacant residential lots in Brent; 22% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.24 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Brent 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 Brent 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 Brent in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 1.4% of vacant lots in Brent have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated November 19, 2021 to August 19, 2025). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Brent got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 21 vacant lots in Brent changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Brent land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the Escambia County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Brent CDP (13 block groups), addressed Pensacola in Escambia County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Pensacola (95%).
| Vacant residential lots | 554 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): 22% of vacant lots; next, standard city lot at 17%. Median lot: 0.24 acre (10,540 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $13,500 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $6,800 and $25,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Brent [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 12% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often GA, TX, AL) [1] |
| Unincorporated, county-governed | Brent, named for Francis Celestino Brent, is a census-designated place rather than a city or town, so Escambia County's Building Services issues its permits and runs its inspections. [9],[2] |
| ECUA water and wastewater | ECUA's pipes reach most of unincorporated Escambia, including Brent, though the county withholds a building permit until ECUA's own impact and connection charges get paid. [3] |
| DEP handles septic directly | A county health department does not handle septic approvals in Escambia; DEP does that directly, after checking the soil and water table. [4] |
| Well permits go through NWF | The Northwest Florida Water Management District's permit comes before the drill rig does; a licensed well contractor, not the owner, typically files for it. [5] |
| Fire-MSBU jumped for FY26 | Fire protection gets billed annually to every vacant parcel across unincorporated Escambia, Brent among them. FY 2025-26's rate, $39.47 plus 3 cents an acre, replaces the $15.03 figure that stood from 2016-17 onward. [6] |
| I-10 forms the north boundary | Interstate 10 marks Brent's line with Ensley to the north, Fairfield Drive its south edge, and Bellview sits to its west, per the area's own geography. [9] |
| Pensacola Christian College | Pensacola Christian College, on Brent Lane, ranks as Escambia's fifth-largest non-governmental employer at 1,584 employees, per the county's FY 2025-26 budget book. [6] |
| Baptist Hospital | Baptist Hospital, at Brent Lane and Interstate 110, is a 10-story, 336-bed facility and Escambia's second-largest non-governmental employer, at 5,434 employees. [6] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 21 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | County-level for Escambia County: 115 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $85,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 1.4% of vacant lots in Brent have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated November 19, 2021 to August 19, 2025). 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 Brent are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Brent 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 Brent
Utility costs for a vacant lot off the grid
How much utilities add to a Brent build depends on whether the lot already sits on ECUA's grid. If it does, the cost is ECUA's own impact and connection charge, due before the county issues a permit; ECUA covers most of unincorporated Escambia. If it doesn't, the buyer instead needs a water-management-district well permit through a licensed contractor and a septic approval that Escambia, unusually, routes straight through DEP rather than a county health department. Both paths cost real money and real time. [3],[5],[4]
A tighter, more urban lot mix
The 554 vacant residential lots on this tax roll skew toward quarter-acre lots, 22% of the total, with a median size of 0.24 acres (10,540 square feet). That is a denser mix than many outlying Escambia communities, in keeping with Brent sitting squeezed between I-10 and the Pensacola city line. A lot's size bucket on the tax roll does not by itself prove it is buildable. [1]
Just value stands in for a 2025 sale figure
Brent's vacant-lot sale count for 2025 was too thin to publish a reliable median. The stand-in is a median property-appraiser just value of $13,500, with the middle half between $6,800–$25,000, a number the appraiser sets for tax purposes rather than one reflecting any specific buyer's offer. Treat it as a reference point, not a price. [1]
The annual bill on a vacant Brent lot
The fire-protection MSBU is the one yearly charge every vacant Escambia parcel owes, Brent's included, and FY 2025-26 brought the county's first rate change there since 2016-17, a jump of more than 150%. Special assessments and millage can move year to year, so a current tax notice is the only reliable source for today's exact figure on a given parcel. [6]
Common situations
Selling land in Brent in these situations
Inheriting a lot you've never visited
The community takes its name from Francis Celestino Brent, who helped shape Pensacola's early growth, and had already passed 21,800 residents by 2010, meaning most land here has traded hands more than once since it was first platted. Sorting out that ownership trail is the closing title company's job, not something an heir has to untangle alone. [9]
You're behind on taxes or county fees
Being behind does not disqualify a lot from selling. Escambia's own timeline gives a two-year cushion: delinquency hits April 1 with a 3% penalty, a certificate auction follows at 18% starting interest, and only after two full years can a tax deed be pursued. We settle back taxes and liens from the closing proceeds rather than making a seller pay them first. [7],[8]
The owner lives nowhere near Pensacola
Nothing unusual about that here. 12% of vacant lots in this scope list a mailing address outside Florida, Georgia and Texas the most frequent. Signing and closing can both happen by mail through an independent title company, with payment by check or wire wherever the owner actually lives. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Brent?
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 Brent: common questions
What happens if I stop paying taxes on my Brent lot?
An unpaid bill first adds a 3% penalty on April 1, long before any certificate auction happens, and it can take years from there to reach a tax deed. Selling to Parcel Buyers lets back taxes and liens come out of the sale proceeds instead of waiting that out.
What does an empty lot in Brent cost me every year?
Mostly the fire-protection MSBU every vacant Escambia parcel owes, which climbed for FY 2025-26 to its first new rate in nearly a decade, well over double what it was. Your current tax notice will show the figure for your specific parcel.
I don't live in Florida. Can I sell my Brent lot anyway?
Yes, easily. 12% of this scope's vacant-lot owners already have an address outside Florida, and an independent title company can handle the signing and payment by mail or electronically without you setting foot in Brent.
My Brent lot has no water or sewer hookup. Will you buy it?
Yes. Not every Brent lot sits on ECUA's grid, and the ones that don't just need a different set of approvals: a well permit from the water management district and a DEP septic sign-off in place of a county health office review. We work both into our inspection rather than passing on a lot over it.
Does being near Baptist Hospital change what my Brent lot is worth?
It's one factor we note, not an automatic premium. Baptist Hospital and Pensacola Christian College, both on Brent Lane, are two of the county's largest employers, which keeps steady demand in the corridor. We weigh that alongside access, utilities and title on every parcel before offering.
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]
- 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.
- 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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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
- Ensley
904 vacant lots
- Bellview
415 vacant lots
- Ferry Pass
556 vacant lots
- Escambia County
15,779 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 Escambia County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Brent CDP (13 block groups), addressed Pensacola. 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 30, 2026. The reviewed 2026 recorded-sale window runs from January through June 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 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] Escambia County, Florida, Building Services (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Residential Customers (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Onsite Sewage FAQ: Permitting (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Northwest Florida Water Management District, Well Permits: Permitting Process (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Escambia County, Florida, FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Tax Collector of Escambia County, Tax Certificate Sale General Information (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes section 197.502, application for obtaining tax deed (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [9] Wikipedia, Brent, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)