Lee County, Florida
Sell your land in Pine Island Center for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in the middle of Pine Island, in Pine Island Center, including quarter-acre lots on Greater Pine Island Water Association water and a private septic system. 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 Pine Island Center?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Pine Island Center, Lee 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 Pine Island Center?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 355 vacant residential lots in Pine Island Center; 44% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.23 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Pine Island Center 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 Pine Island Center 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 much are estimated annual ad valorem taxes on a typical vacant lot in Pine Island Center?
- A typical vacant lot in Pine Island Center has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $557 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- Are vacant lots in Pine Island Center in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 98.9% of vacant lots in Pine Island Center have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated November 17, 2022). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Pine Island Center got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 9 vacant lots in Pine Island Center changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Pine Island Center land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the Lee County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Pine Island Center CDP (block groups 120710701022), addressed Bokeelia; these are 2020 Census CDP boundaries, not city limits - official boundary and name: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19/query?where=GEOID%3D%271256850%27&outFields=NAME,GEOID,BASENAME&returnGeometry=false&f=json in Lee County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Bokeelia (99%).
| Vacant residential lots | 355 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): 44% of vacant lots; next, micro lot at 21%. Median lot: 0.23 acre (10,110 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $31,700 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $20,000 and $48,800 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Pine Island Center [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 44% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often MD, PA, MI) [1] |
| Landlocked by its neighbors, not the Gulf | Pine Island Center has no coastline of its own. Pineland and Bokeelia sit to the north, St. James City to the south, and County Road 78 runs east through Matlacha to the mainland, about 16 miles from North Fort Myers. [4] |
| Little Pine Island | East of the community, Little Pine Island sits in the Pine Island Creek and Matlacha Pass waters, a named island recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System, part of the wetland buffer toward Matlacha. [5],[4] |
| No municipal government | Nobody votes for a mayor here. Pine Island Center is a census-designated place, and Florida Statute 125.01(1)(h) is what gives Lee County, not a city, the authority to zone and permit land on this part of the island. [2],[3] |
| Water from one association, no sewer | The Greater Pine Island Water Association has piped drinking water here since 1965 and has never operated a sewer system, so every lot's wastewater runs through its own septic field. [6] |
| Septic permit cost | Septic work runs through the same Lee County health-department process as the mainland: $390 to file the application, $155 more for a site evaluation, and a Florida-licensed engineer's seal on the design before anything is installed. [9] |
| Ian's surge reached the island's middle | The National Hurricane Center logged 6 to 9 feet of water above ground level across Pine Island communities during Hurricane Ian in 2022, strong enough that monitoring gear in nearby Matlacha was swept away. [10] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 9 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Pine Island Center has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $557 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | County-level for Lee County: 2,502 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $32,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 98.9% of vacant lots in Pine Island Center have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated November 17, 2022). 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 Pine Island Center are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Pine Island Center 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 Pine Island Center
One utility bill, one septic system, no sewer anywhere nearby
No part of Pine Island runs a central sewer line, so the Greater Pine Island Water Association's drinking-water service, in place since 1965, only covers half of what a new home needs here. Add up its posted 5/8-inch meter charges under the schedule adopted in May 2025 — membership, meter, capital charge and connection fee — and a hookup runs to roughly $4,773, before a building permit, site plan and boundary survey are even filed. Septic work is separate: $390 to apply through the county health department, $155 more if a site evaluation is called for, and a Florida-licensed engineer's seal on the design. [6],[7],[8],[9]
The storm surge found the island's low middle ground too
Being centrally located on Pine Island did not spare this community from Hurricane Ian. The National Hurricane Center's own report put peak inundation across Pine Island at 6 to 9 feet above ground level in 2022, with tracking sensors in neighboring Matlacha knocked out entirely in the surge. Flood-zone maps and elevation rules drawn from that storm now shape what any new construction has to clear, and that shapes what a lot is worth to a builder. [10]
Lot sizes run larger here, and few 2025 sales set a price
Most vacant residential land in this tax-roll scope comes in quarter-acre lots, 44% of the 355 lots counted, with a median property-appraiser just value of $31,700 and a middle-half range of $20,000–$48,800. Only 7 arm's-length, single-parcel vacant-lot sales turned up here in 2025, too thin a sample to publish a reliable sale-price median for this scope. The just value above is a tax-roll figure, not a sale price or a Parcel Buyers offer. [1]
Maryland owners stand out in the ownership data
One out-of-state group dominates ownership here more than anywhere else nearby: Maryland addresses hold 64 of the vacant lots counted in this scope, more than six times the next-largest out-of-state group. Whatever drove that pattern, it means a mail-away, electronic closing is the norm rather than the exception for sellers in this scope, and 44% of all vacant lots here belong to an owner outside Florida. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Pine Island Center in these situations
The lot has sat untouched near Little Pine Island for years
That is not unusual for this stretch of the island. Little Pine Island and the wetlands around it sit just east of the community, and plenty of nearby lots have never been cleared or built on. Parcel Buyers closes through an independent title company, and the title search is what determines what paperwork is actually needed, not the lot's condition. [5],[4]
No septic tank, no water meter, nothing installed yet
That describes plenty of the lots we buy. Water here comes only from GPIWA, with septic required for every home regardless of who owns the land, so an unimproved lot is simply a fact we confirm during our own inspection rather than something a seller needs to fix first. A failed inspection, the only contingency in our offer, costs the seller nothing. [6],[9]
You're in Maryland, or anywhere else far from Pine Island
That fits the pattern here better than you might think. Maryland addresses already hold more vacant lots in this scope than any other out-of-state group, and 44% of all vacant lots counted belong to an owner outside Florida. Electronic signing, documents by mail, and payment by check or wire are standard for a seller in your position. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Pine Island Center?
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 Pine Island Center: common questions
Does Pine Island Center answer to a city council?
No. It is a census-designated place inside unincorporated Lee County, and Florida Statute 125.01(1)(h) puts zoning and permitting authority with the county on this part of the island, not with any city government.
Is there sewer service in Pine Island Center?
No part of Pine Island has one. The Greater Pine Island Water Association supplies drinking water only, so wastewater here runs through a private septic system permitted by the county health department.
Roughly what would a new water connection cost?
Under GPIWA's schedule adopted in May 2025, a standard 5/8-inch meter's membership, meter, capital and connection charges add up to roughly $4,773, on top of a required building permit, site plan and boundary survey.
Why do so many out-of-state owners here list Maryland addresses?
The 2026 tax roll shows 64 vacant lots in this scope held by Maryland addresses, more than six times the next-largest out-of-state group. The roll shows the pattern; it does not explain how it started.
There's no 2025 sale price shown for Pine Island Center. Why not?
Only 7 arm's-length, single-parcel vacant-lot sales were recorded in this scope in 2025, too small a group to publish a dependable median. A written cash offer still arrives within 24 hours whenever you ask for one.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
You will never be asked to pay us anything. No deposit, no processing fee, no closing-cost advance.
Nearby areas we buy
- Pineland
421 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $28,000
- Bokeelia
2,019 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $35,000
- Saint James City
1,372 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $99,000
- Lee County
122,251 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 Lee County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Pine Island Center CDP (block groups 120710701022), addressed Bokeelia; these are 2020 Census CDP boundaries, not city limits - official boundary and name: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19/query?where=GEOID%3D%271256850%27&outFields=NAME,GEOID,BASENAME&returnGeometry=false&f=json. 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 25.4% of current vacant lots lacked a unique prior-roll match; parcel splits, combinations, renumbering, and missing IDs are not guessed. Holding-cost estimates use 2025 taxable values and 2025 millage for FDOR vacant-residential code 000 parcels. They cover ad valorem taxes only, not a parcel-specific bill or non-ad valorem assessments. 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 final Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Places query result, Pine Island Center CDP (GEOID 1256850) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes section 125.01, powers and duties of counties (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] Wikipedia, Pine Island Center, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Little Pine Island, feature detail (GNIS ID 285759) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Greater Pine Island Water Association, Greater Pine Island Water Association (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Greater Pine Island Water Association, Proposed schedule of fees and water rates, effective 5/1/2025 (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] Greater Pine Island Water Association, New meter installation (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [9] Florida Department of Health in Lee County, New septic system application requirements (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [10] National Hurricane Center (NOAA), Hurricane Ian tropical cyclone report (accessed 2026-10-30)