Hillsborough County, Florida
Sell your land in Citrus Park for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Citrus Park, including small residential parcels inside the county's Citrus Park Village Plan zoning overlay, where development rules vary from one numbered sub-area to the next. 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 Park?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Citrus Park, Hillsborough 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 Citrus Park sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Citrus Park sold for a median of $95,000 across 12 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $85,000 to $170,600.
- How many vacant lots are in Citrus Park?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 596 vacant residential lots in Citrus Park; 28% are sliver / remnants, and the median lot is 0.13 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Citrus Park 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 Park 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 Park?
- In 2025, companies bought 25% of the vacant lots that sold in Citrus Park. Individuals bought the rest.
- Are vacant lots in Citrus Park in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 25.2% of vacant lots in Citrus Park have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008 to October 7, 2021). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Citrus Park got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 13 vacant lots in Citrus Park changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Citrus Park land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the 9 Hillsborough County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Citrus Park CDP (Census boundaries, not city limits), mostly addressed Tampa (85% of the lots) in Hillsborough County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Tampa (85%) and Odessa (10%).
| Vacant residential lots | 596 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Sliver / remnant (0–2,000 sq ft): 28% of vacant lots; next, patio-home lot at 25%. Median lot: 0.13 acre (5,460 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $13,800 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $13,800 and $61,600 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $95,000 median across 12 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Citrus Park (Jan 2025–Oct 2025); the middle half sold for $85,000–$170,600 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 25% of those purchases; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 40% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often AZ, CA, NY) [1] |
| Local government | Citrus Park is an unincorporated census-designated place, not a city. It sits inside the Citrus Park Village Plan, a special zoning overlay that Hillsborough County's Development Services administers alongside its standard Land Development Code. [2],[3] |
| Veterans Expressway | State Road 589, the Veterans Expressway, crosses the Citrus Park census-designated place from north to south as a tolled, limited-access highway run by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. [6],[7] |
| Village use mix | The Citrus Park Village Plan caps new development villagewide at 10-30% commercial, 5-25% office, 50-80% residential and 5-15% public use, not lot by lot. [2] |
| Zoning sub-areas | The plan splits the village into 11 numbered sub-areas with different density caps: a Low Density Residential sub-area allows up to 6 homes per acre, while the Village Center core allows up to 24 units per acre. [2] |
| Water and sewer | Citrus Park's public water and sewer lines are run by Hillsborough County Water Resources, the county utility for unincorporated areas, not a city system. A new septic system here instead needs a Florida Department of Health permit. [4],[5] |
| Commercial anchor | Westfield Citrus Park, an enclosed mall that opened in 1999, anchors the area's commercial corridor; the Village Plan steers new building toward a walkable town center near that corridor instead of strip commercial. [6],[2] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 13 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Sep) | County-level for Hillsborough County: 260 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $200,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 25.2% of vacant lots in Citrus Park have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008 to October 7, 2021). 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 Citrus Park are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Citrus Park worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Citrus Park sold for a median of $95,000 across 12 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $85,000 to $170,600. [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 Citrus Park
Most vacant lots here are slivers, not quarter acres
A sliver / remnant, the tax roll's term for a parcel under 2,000 square feet and often a remnant strip rather than a standard building lot, accounts for 28% of this scope's 596 vacant residential parcels. The median parcel runs 5,460 square feet (0.13 acre). That size category alone does not prove a lot meets the Citrus Park Village Plan's lot-size rule for its own zoning sub-area; that depends on which of the plan's 11 sub-areas the parcel sits in. [2]
2025 sales ran well above the tax roll's assessed value
In 2025, 12 vacant Citrus Park lots changed hands in arm's-length, single-parcel sales at a median of $95,000; the middle half sold for $85,000–$170,600. The same tax roll reports a median property-appraiser just value of $13,800 across all 596 vacant residential parcels in this scope, a tax valuation, not a 2025 sale price or a Parcel Buyers offer. The gap reflects how few of the smallest, lowest-value slivers actually traded that year.
A lot's zoning sub-area changes what a builder will pay
Allowed density under the Citrus Park Village Plan ranges from 6 units per acre in the plan's Low Density Residential sub-area to 24 units per acre in its Village Center core, with several intensities in between. Two lots of the same size can carry very different development rights depending on which numbered sub-area the plan assigns them to, and that sub-area boundary is not something the county tax roll records next to the parcel number. [2]
Arizona stands out among this scope's out-of-state owners
A single out-of-state market stands out in the ownership data here: Arizona addresses outnumber every other non-Florida state among this scope's owners. 59% of vacant-lot owners carry a Florida mailing address; 40% do not. Selling from Arizona, or anywhere else, needs no trip to Florida — paperwork goes out electronically and closing runs by mail.
Common situations
Selling land in Citrus Park in these situations
You've never set foot on the lot you inherited
That's not a problem. 28% of the vacant residential parcels in this tax-roll scope fall into the sliver / remnant category, so a small, odd-shaped inherited parcel is the norm here, not the exception. Parcel Buyers closes through an independent title company; the condition of that title, not a generic checklist, decides what has to be signed.
You are not sure what your lot's zoning sub-area allows
You do not need to answer that before selling. The Citrus Park Village Plan assigns each parcel to one of 11 numbered sub-areas with its own density and use rules, from 6 to 24 units per acre, and working out which one applies to a specific lot is part of the review Parcel Buyers runs as part of its own inspection before making an offer. [2]
Your mailing address is out of state, not in Florida
That's fine. 40% of vacant-lot owners in this tax-roll scope list a mailing address outside Florida, Arizona chief among them. None of that changes the process: documents go out electronically, closing runs through an independent title company, and payment goes out by check or wire.
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Citrus Park?
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 Park: common questions
Does Citrus Park have its own city government?
No. Citrus Park is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County. Zoning and building permits go through the county's Development Services department, under the Citrus Park Village Plan's special rules on top of the standard Land Development Code.
Does the Veterans Expressway run through Citrus Park?
Yes. State Road 589, the Veterans Expressway, crosses the Citrus Park census-designated place from north to south as a tolled, limited-access highway. That gives lots near its interchanges different access than lots on local streets farther away.
Who supplies water and sewer to a lot in Citrus Park?
Hillsborough County Water Resources operates the public lines here, since Citrus Park is unincorporated county land rather than inside a city's limits. A septic system, if one goes in instead, needs a Florida Department of Health permit.
Why did Citrus Park lots sell for more in 2025 than the tax roll's assessed value?
In 2025, 12 vacant lots sold at a median of $95,000, well above the tax roll's median just value of $13,800 across all vacant residential parcels. Just value is a tax-assessment figure set every year; it is not a market price, and only a small share of parcels actually sold in 2025.
Does my lot's zoning sub-area limit what I can sell it for?
It can. The Citrus Park Village Plan sets a different allowed density for each of its 11 sub-areas, from 6 to 24 units per acre, and that affects what a builder would pay for a given lot. Parcel Buyers checks a parcel's sub-area, utilities, access and title before making an offer.
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]
- 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.
- 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.
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- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
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Nearby areas we buy
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- Lutz
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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 in the 9 Hillsborough County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Citrus Park CDP (Census boundaries, not city limits), mostly addressed Tampa (85% of the lots). 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. Exact cross-roll matching found that 39.4% of current vacant lots lacked a unique prior-roll match; parcel splits, combinations, renumbering, and missing IDs are not guessed. 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] Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission, Citrus Park Village Plan (Livable Communities Element) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Hillsborough County, Building Permits & Records (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] Hillsborough County, Water (water and sewer services) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Florida Department of Health, Septic systems (onsite sewage treatment) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Wikipedia, Citrus Park, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Wikipedia, Veterans Expressway (State Road 589) (accessed 2026-10-30)