Hillsborough County, Florida
Sell your land in Lake Magdalene for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Lake Magdalene, an unincorporated area north of Tampa built around its namesake 206-acre lake and at least ten smaller named lakes. 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 Lake Magdalene?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Lake Magdalene, 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.
- How many vacant lots are in Lake Magdalene?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 265 vacant residential lots in Lake Magdalene; 11% are patio-home lots, and the median lot is 0.38 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Lake Magdalene 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 Lake Magdalene 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 Lake Magdalene in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 33.3% of vacant lots in Lake Magdalene have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Lake Magdalene got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 20 vacant lots in Lake Magdalene changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Lake Magdalene land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the 22 Hillsborough County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Lake Magdalene 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 Lutz (10%).
| Vacant residential lots | 265 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): 11% of vacant lots; next, quarter-acre lot at 10%. Median lot: 0.38 acre (16,540 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $69,300 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $800 and $155,200 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Lake Magdalene [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 5% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often TX, MI, WY) [1] |
| Local government | Lake Magdalene has stayed unincorporated, governed as part of Hillsborough County rather than as its own town. It falls under the Greater Carrollwood-Northdale Communities Plan, completed in 2009, with zoning and permits handled by county Development Services. [2],[3] |
| Lake Magdalene | The area takes its name from a 206-acre freshwater lake at its center, which the county's own community plan calls the largest of the lakes in the area; a post office opened here in 1888. [2],[4] |
| How it grew | Lake Magdalene stayed rural until the 1960s, when Tampa's residential growth pushed north; the United Brethren Church, started in 1895 by Reverend Isaac Bearss, is now Lake Magdalene United Methodist. [2] |
| Water and sewer | Lake Magdalene's public water and sewer come from Hillsborough County Water Resources, the county utility for unincorporated areas, rather than a city system, even with Tampa just to the south. A new septic system here instead needs a Health Department permit. [5],[6] |
| Boundaries | Interstate 275 forms Lake Magdalene's eastern edge and Dale Mabry Highway (State Road 597) its western edge, with Lutz to the north and Tampa and Carrollwood to the south. [4] |
| Multiple named lakes | Beyond its namesake lake, the area contains at least ten other named lakes, so lake frontage or lake view is a lot-by-lot question the tax roll's size and zoning fields do not answer on their own. [4] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 20 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 33.3% of vacant lots in Lake Magdalene have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008). 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 Lake Magdalene are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Lake Magdalene 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 Lake Magdalene
No single small lot size dominates here
No single lot size dominates quite like it does elsewhere, but the patio-home lot still leads at 11% of the 265 parcels, with a median of 16,540 square feet (0.38 acre), one of the larger medians among nearby Hillsborough County communities. That fits an area built around several named lakes, where larger original platted lots are more common than the tight infill parcels found closer to downtown Tampa.
Assessed values span an unusually wide range
The tax roll's median property-appraiser just value across this scope's 265 vacant residential parcels is $69,300, but the middle half ranges from $800–$155,200, and the lowest-valued quarter of parcels sit far below that median. A parcel at the low end can be a landlocked remnant or a drainage and retention tract rather than a standard buildable lot, something the just-value field alone does not distinguish.
Lake Magdalene's 2025 lot market stayed small
The 2025 tax roll turned up 8 arm's-length, single-parcel vacant-lot sales across Lake Magdalene's several named lakes and surrounding streets. Even with water nearby, this remains a mostly built-out area, and whole buildable lots rarely stay on the market long enough to add up to a large annual count. The property appraiser's $69,300 median just value for the scope's 265 parcels is set every year for tax purposes, not as a sale price.
Lake access is not a tax-roll field
Lake Magdalene contains its namesake 206-acre lake plus at least ten other named lakes, the county's own planning history says, but the tax roll's size and zoning codes do not flag which parcels actually touch water. Two lots with the same patio-home lot classification can carry very different value depending on whether one of them has lake frontage and the other does not. [2],[4]
Common situations
Selling land in Lake Magdalene in these situations
You inherited a lot and don't know if it's near the lake
A seller doesn't have to figure that out first. Lake Magdalene contains its namesake lake plus at least ten other named lakes, so lake proximity varies block by block even within one community plan area. Parcel Buyers checks a parcel's actual location, utilities, access and title as part of its inspection, and the title company's findings are what set the closing paperwork. [4]
You live far from the lake and have never visited
Yes, you can sell without ever seeing the lot. 5% of vacant-lot owners in this tax-roll scope carry a mailing address outside Florida. Signing happens electronically, and closing runs through an independent title company, with payment by check or wire.
Your lot's assessed value looks unusually low
That can still be a normal, sellable lot. The lowest-valued quarter of parcels in this tax-roll scope sit well below the $69,300 median, and a very low just value often means a landlocked remnant or a drainage and retention tract rather than a defect in the lot itself. Parcel Buyers checks access, utilities and title on every parcel before making an offer.
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Lake Magdalene?
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 Lake Magdalene: common questions
Is Lake Magdalene a city, or part of the county?
No. Lake Magdalene is unincorporated Hillsborough County. It falls under the Greater Carrollwood-Northdale Communities Plan, completed in 2009, with zoning and building permits handled by the county's Development Services department.
Is Lake Magdalene named after an actual lake?
Yes. The area takes its name from a 206-acre freshwater lake at its center, the largest of at least ten named lakes in the community, according to the county's own planning history. A post office first opened here in 1888.
Who supplies water and sewer to a lot in Lake Magdalene?
It's the county's own utility, Hillsborough County Water Resources, not a city system, since Lake Magdalene has never incorporated despite sitting right next to Tampa. A new septic system here instead needs a permit from the Florida Department of Health.
How many named lakes does the Lake Magdalene area actually have?
At least eleven. The area's namesake 206-acre lake is the largest, but Hillsborough County's own planning history and current mapping both describe at least ten smaller named lakes nearby, so lake access varies lot by lot rather than applying area-wide.
Why is my lot's assessed value so much lower than the area median?
That is common here. The middle half of vacant parcels in this tax-roll scope are valued at $800–$155,200, but the lowest-valued quarter sit well below even that range, often because they are landlocked remnants or drainage and retention tracts rather than standard buildable lots. Parcel Buyers checks a parcel's actual access and use 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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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
- Lutz
715 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $280,000
- Tampa
7,618 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $315,000
- Citrus Park
596 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $95,000
- Hillsborough County
23,267 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 22 Hillsborough County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Lake Magdalene 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. 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, Greater Carrollwood-Northdale Communities Plan (Livable Communities Element) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Hillsborough County, Building Permits & Records (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] Wikipedia, Lake Magdalene, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Hillsborough County, Water (water and sewer services) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Florida Department of Health, Septic systems (onsite sewage treatment) (accessed 2026-10-30)