Hendry County, Florida
Sell your land in La Deca for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant land in La Deca for cash, including five-acre ranchettes where road, well, septic, and drainage questions affect use. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours and a closing through an independent, licensed 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 La Deca?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in La Deca, Hendry 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 La Deca?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 96 vacant residential lots in La Deca; 82% are 5-acre ranchettes, and the median lot is 5.00 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in La Deca 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 La Deca 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 many vacant lots in La Deca got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 0 vacant lots in La Deca changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
La Deca land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is La Deca in Hendry County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 96 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
|---|---|
| Most common lot size | 5-acre ranchette (210,000–280,000 sq ft): 82% of vacant lots; next, acreage tract (10+ acres) at 11%. Median lot: 5.00 acre (217,800 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $100,000 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $100,000 and $100,500 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for La Deca [1] |
| County jurisdiction | Hendry County's plan identifies Clewiston and LaBelle as its incorporated areas. County Building and Licensing and Planning and Zoning handle La Deca parcel questions. [5],[2],[3] |
| Private-road standard | Outside large-lot subdivisions, Hendry County code requires a 50-foot right-of-way for a private road with open drainage, or 30 feet with closed drainage or an inverted crown. [4] |
| Rural water context | Hendry County's comprehensive plan says a significant number of water users in unincorporated areas are self-supplied through domestic wells. A specific lot still needs a well review. [5],[6] |
| Septic permitting | Hendry is outside the 16 counties shifted to DEP septic permitting in January 2025. Florida directs owners in other counties to the local health department for permits and inspections. [7] |
| Broadband award | A 2023 state award allocated $4.75 million for fixed wireless serving La Deca, Pioneer, and Montura, with a stated target of 1,700 households at 100/10 Mbps. [8] |
| Okaloacoochee Slough | Okaloacoochee Slough is a regional Hendry County landmark. State agencies describe a 58,880-acre management area, including a 32,370-acre state-forest unit accessed from County Road 832. [11],[12] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 0 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
Pricing
What is a lot in La Deca 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 La Deca
Five-acre tracts are only as useful as their access
The screened median is 5.00 acres, and 5-acre ranchette is by far the largest size group. Acreage helps only when a buyer can establish legal access and practical year-round entry. Hendry County's road standards distinguish open- and closed-drainage designs and address how private roads connect to public roads. Recorded easements, gate access, surface condition, culverts, and maintenance responsibility can materially change a tract's value. [1],[4]
Well and septic feasibility belongs in the budget
County planning material describes domestic wells as a common self-supply method in unincorporated Hendry County, but that is not proof that a particular site has adequate water or an existing legal well. Florida separately regulates well construction and onsite sewage. A buyer may need setbacks, soil and seasonal-water evidence, septic design, well records, and electrical-service information before deciding what improvements the acreage can support. [5],[6],[7]
Drainage districts and wet ground need boundary checks
Hendry County publishes a drainage-district map and manages MSBUs and MSTUs whose charges apply within defined boundaries. Regional wetlands such as Okaloacoochee Slough also show why broad rural acreage needs site-specific environmental review. The current tax bill, district map, FEMA map, aerial history, and any wetland delineation should be compared before treating every acre as usable or assuming a particular assessment applies. [10],[9],[11]
No qualifying 2025 sale set means no trend claim
The tax-roll screen produced no qualifying 2025 vacant-lot sale for this property-address scope, so it does not support a median sale price or directional trend. The $100,000 median just value is an assessment statistic rather than a market promise. Title, access, road condition, utility feasibility, drainage, wetlands, and current carrying costs say more about an individual tract than a thin or empty sale screen. [1],[3]
Common situations
Selling land in La Deca in these situations
You bought acreage but never developed it
A rural tract can be sold as-is without first installing a well, septic system, driveway, or power. We buy land with no water, sewer or road work, and we check utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering. Closing runs through an independent, licensed title company. Existing improvements should be disclosed, but new construction is not required just to request an offer.
Your access is shown only on an old plat
An old plat line does not always establish drivable access or current maintenance rights. Share the deed, survey, easement documents, gate information, and photos if available. County code establishes standards for new private roads, while the recorded documents establish the legal path serving the tract. Unresolved ingress, drainage crossings, or road work should be identified rather than assuming the acreage has normal public-road access. [4]
You inherited a tract with several family owners
Multiple heirs do not automatically make the property unsellable. The title company determines who must sign and whether probate, affidavits, or corrective deeds are needed. Start with the parcel ID, the last known deed holder, and any estate documents already available. Closing runs through an independent, licensed title company, and every required owner must be resolved through the title process before funds are disbursed.
Step by step
How do I sell my land in La Deca?
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 La Deca: common questions
Who issues permits for land in La Deca?
Hendry County handles the review. Building and Licensing issues construction permits, and Planning and Zoning addresses zoning, future land use, site plans, and parcel questions. Before ordering plans, provide the parcel ID and proposed use so county staff can identify setbacks, road access, environmental review, and any other approvals that apply.
Should I expect a well and septic system in La Deca?
Treat private well and septic as due-diligence questions, not assumptions. Hendry County planning material says many unincorporated users rely on domestic wells. Florida lists the Hendry County health department as the delegated well-permitting agency and directs owners there for septic permitting and inspections.
Can a La Deca parcel have a drainage or road assessment?
Yes, if it lies within the boundary of an applicable MSBU, MSTU, or drainage district. Hendry County manages boundary-specific service units and publishes a county drainage-district map. Use the current tax bill and official boundary records for the individual parcel; a nearby owner's charge does not prove that the same assessment applies.
Why does road access matter so much on a five-acre tract?
Usable access matters because Hendry County code sets right-of-way, drainage, surface, and emergency-vehicle standards for private roads and driveways. The general new-private-road rule calls for a 50-foot right-of-way with open drainage, reducible to 30 feet with closed drainage or an inverted crown, but it excludes large-lot subdivisions.
Can I get a cash offer when there were no qualifying 2025 sales?
Yes. A thin or empty screened sale set prevents a reliable trend claim, but it does not prevent an offer. We check utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering, and you get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. The only contingency is our land inspection.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- How to Sell Inherited Land in Florida
Yes, inherited land can be sold, but the person signing must have legal authority and the title must show who owns it. In Florida, land held only in the deceased owner's name is generally a probate asset, while survivorship ownership may pass outside probate.[1] Start with the deed, death certificate, and any will; then let a probate attorney and title company identify the right path.
- Selling Land When the Owner Died Without a Will
Florida land can be sold after an owner dies without a will, but no relative automatically has authority to convey the estate's whole interest. Intestacy law identifies the heirs and their shares.[1] Probate may be needed for land held only in the deceased owner's name.[3] For a sale by the personal representative of an intestate estate, no title passes until the court authorizes or confirms the sale.[9]
- 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]
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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
- Pioneer
634 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $72,500
- Montura Ranches
4,146 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $45,000
- Wheeler
647 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $65,000
- Hendry County
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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 La Deca. 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 5, 2026.
- [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] Hendry County, Building and Licensing (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [3] Hendry County, Planning and Zoning (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [4] Hendry County, Hendry County Code of Ordinances: Zoning (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [5] Hendry County, Hendry County Comprehensive Plan (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [6] Florida Department of Health, Well Construction in Florida (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [7] Florida Department of Health, Onsite Sewage and Septic Systems (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [8] Executive Office of the Governor of Florida, Governor Announces First Broadband Opportunity Program Awards (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [9] Hendry County, Special Districts (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [10] Hendry County, Hendry County Drainage Districts Map (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [11] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Habitat (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [12] Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest (accessed 2026-10-03)