Orange County, Florida
Sell your land in Apopka for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Apopka, including lots with no water, sewer or road work, where the Building Division issues the city permit and the stormwater schedule lists $15 for a vacant residential parcel. 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 Apopka?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Apopka, Orange 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 Apopka sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Apopka sold for a median of $125,000 across 42 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $55,200 to $326,200.
- How many vacant lots are in Apopka?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 3,338 vacant residential lots in Apopka; 22% are micro lots, and the median lot is 0.25 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Apopka 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 Apopka 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 Apopka?
- In 2025, companies bought 38% of the vacant lots that sold in Apopka, including 2% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- Are vacant lot prices in Apopka going up or down?
- Vacant lot prices in Apopka went up 66.7%: the median moved from $75,000 across 41 recorded sales in 2024 to $125,000 across 42 recorded sales in 2025. These are recorded sales, not list prices. From January to June 2026, 11 vacant lots in Apopka sold at a recorded median of $45,000.
- Are vacant lots in Apopka in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 3.3% of vacant lots in Apopka have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated September 28, 2007 to September 24, 2021). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Apopka got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 1,402 vacant lots in Apopka changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Apopka land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Apopka in Orange County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 3,338 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Micro lot (2,000–5,000 sq ft): 22% of vacant lots; next, acreage tract (10+ acres) at 16%. Median lot: 0.25 acre (10,930 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $60,000 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $35,000 and $80,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $125,000 median across 42 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Apopka (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $55,200–$326,200 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 38% of those purchases, including 2% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 16% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often OH, PA, NY) [1] |
| Building permits come from the city | A permit is required to erect, enlarge, alter, remove, demolish, or repair a structure inside the city, including fences and garages. Homeowners apply on the OpenGov portal. The counter is at 120 E. Main Street, second floor. [2],[3] |
| Permit fee is $7.50 per $1,000 | Permit fees are $7.50 per $1,000 of contracted cost. The fee page states, "The minimum permit fee shall not be less than $75." New houses also pay a $50 processing fee. Residential plan review is 50% of the permit fee. [4] |
| Zoning rules are a city job | Planning and Zoning writes and applies zoning inside the city limits. After future land use is set, the Land Development Code covers plan review, variances, landscaping, and how a lot may be used. [5] |
| Vacant stormwater rate is $15 | The stormwater utility lists $15 per vacant residential parcel, and the same $15 vacant rate for commercial and agricultural parcels. The money maintains pipes, culverts, inlets, and drainage ponds. [6] |
| City water and sewer vary by lot | The city provides water, sewer, and garbage, and says service varies by property location. New residential service shows a $35 connection fee. A water-only deposit is $60, effective October 1, 2024. [7] |
| Septic permits stay with health | Since July 1, 2021, the state environmental agency holds the septic rules, but Orange County permits are still issued by the local health department. A domestic well under 6 inches is $116. [14],[13],[15] |
| Flood lookup is parcel by parcel | The city joined the national flood-insurance program in 1990 and holds a Class 8 rating: 10% off premiums in the 1% annual-chance flood area and 5% outside it. Staff will name the map zone for a lot inside the city. [9] |
| Wekiwa Springs State Park | Wekiwa Springs State Park's official address is 1800 Wekiwa Circle in Apopka. The park's spring feeds the Wekiva River. [19] |
| Lot sales, 2025 vs 2024 | 2025: 42 recorded sales, $125,000 median; 2024: 41 recorded sales, $75,000 median. Median +66.7%; count +2.4%. [1] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 1,402 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Years of lot supply at the 2025 building pace | 2.4 years; simple ratio, not a forecast. [1] |
| Owner-type shares | Individuals 40.6%; companies 51.5%; trusts 3.2%; estates/heirs 2.1%; government/associations 2.6%. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | 11 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $45,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 3.3% of vacant lots in Apopka have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated September 28, 2007 to September 24, 2021). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 67.2% of located vacant lots in Apopka are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Neighborhoods in Apopka
| Neighborhood | Vacant lots | 2025 lot sales | Median 2025 lot sale |
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| Crossroads at Kelly Park | 308 | 3 | — |
| Oak Pointe South | 41 | 6 | — |
Unlinked recorded-plat summaries retain their separately prepared source edition. A neighborhood here is the recorded plat name at the start of the legal description.
Pricing
What is a lot in Apopka worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Apopka sold for a median of $125,000 across 42 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $55,200 to $326,200. [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 Apopka
The city issues the permit inside its limits
The city issues the building permit for construction inside its limits. Work to erect, enlarge, alter, remove, demolish, or repair a structure needs that permit first, and the list runs from fences and garages to a new house. The permitting page calls a permit "formal permission from the City to start a construction project." Fees are $7.50 per $1,000 of the contract. The fee page states, "The minimum permit fee shall not be less than $75." A new house, duplex, or apartment also pays a $50 processing fee that is not refunded. Residential plan review costs 50% of the building permit fee. Those rates trace to Ordinance No. 2207, dated January 5, 2011. Planning and Zoning applies the Land Development Code inside the city limits. Engineering then reviews lot surveys, drainage calculations, floodplains, and impact-fee notes. [2],[3],[4],[5],[12]
Hookup cost depends on whether city pipes reach the lot
Hookup cost depends on whether city pipes reach the lot. The utility provides water, sewer, and garbage, and it says service varies by property location. Starting an account lists a $35 connection fee. The water-only residential deposit is $60, effective October 1, 2024. The city says impact fees must be paid in full when the building permit is issued. For one single-family home, sewer impact is $4,924 and potable-water impact without reclaimed water is $3,305, both effective February 1, 2023, under Ordinance 2993. Reclaimed-water impact on a lot up to a quarter acre is $3,903. Transportation impact for a detached house under 1,500 square feet is $8,076, effective July 1, 2023, under Ordinance 3001. If the lot uses a well and a septic tank instead, Orange County septic permits are still issued by the local health department, and a domestic well under 6 inches is $116. [7],[8],[13],[15]
An empty lot can still owe a drainage charge
An empty lot can still owe the city for drainage. The stormwater schedule lists $15 per vacant residential parcel, and it shows the same $15 vacant rate on commercial and agricultural parcels. The utility was set up to build and maintain pipes, culverts, inlets, and ponds. That line is not the property-tax bill. Code enforcement, housed in the Building-Safety Department, also watches empty land. Grass, weeds, or brush may not exceed 12 inches or accumulate for more than three months. A courtesy notice can come first, with a deadline to comply. If the lot stays in violation, the city warns that continuing cases may bring non-ad valorem assessments, fines, liens, and foreclosure. A non-ad valorem assessment is a charge placed on the tax bill that is not based on the lot's value. Buyers discount a lot that already carries one of those charges. [6],[10],[11]
One median hides a split between small lots and acreage
One median hides a split between small lots and acreage. The most common size is a micro lot, about 22% of the lots, while the median is still 0.25 acres, about 10,930 square feet. A large share are acreage tracts. The roll has 3,338 vacant residential parcels. Median assessed value is $60,000, and the middle half of values falls in $35,000–$80,000. In 2025, 42 single-parcel vacant-land sales had a median price of $125,000, with the middle half in $55,200–$326,200. State Road 429 becomes the Wekiva Parkway at U.S. Highway 441, and the authority says that parkway was completed in 2024. In July 2017 it opened 4.5 miles from that interchange north past Kelly Park Road on a 25-mile, $1.6 billion road authorized in 2004. Kelly Park at 400 E. Kelly Park Road is about 355 acres, with a 68-degree spring. [1],[16],[17],[18]
Common situations
Selling land in Apopka in these situations
You inherited a lot and the grass is already tall
You can sell an inherited lot before the grass is cut. The city caps grass, weeds, and brush at 12 inches, and that growth may not sit for more than three months, so a file may already exist. Code enforcement works inside the Building-Safety Department. Staff may leave a courtesy notice that names the violation and the days allowed to fix it. If the deadline passes, the case can move toward fines or a lien. You do not have to finish that yard work before a cash sale. The only contingency is our land inspection. If the inspection fails, you pay nothing. An independent, licensed title company handles the deed, and we cover the closing costs. The lot can transfer with the growth still on it. [11],[10]
Taxes or a city charge are already behind
Yes. Unpaid taxes or a city charge do not block a cash sale. The stormwater schedule lists $15 for a vacant residential parcel, and an open code case can add fines or a non-ad valorem assessment, a tax-bill charge that is not based on value. Liens or back taxes can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing, with your consent. You do not bring a check to us to get started. The title company lists each payoff, including a drainage or code charge, so the amount you receive is clear before you sign. A vacant lot with a small stormwater line is a different file from a lot that has already been liened. [6],[10]
You live out of state and do not want a trip
You can close without traveling. About 16% of the owners of these vacant residential parcels live outside Florida, and about 84% live in Florida. Either way, papers can be signed electronically, or the title company can mail them. Payment is by check or wire. You do not have to meet anyone on the lot or sit in a closing room. A mail-away closing is a normal path for an owner who has moved, not a special favor. The title work still happens locally, and you see the numbers before the deed is signed. Distance does not change the stormwater line or the permit rules on the lot itself. [1],[6]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Apopka?
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 Apopka: common questions
Can I sell my lot in Apopka if it has no water or sewer?
Yes. We buy vacant lots with no water, sewer, or road work. The city says its water, sewer, and garbage service varies by property location. If a future house would use a septic tank, state environmental officials say Orange County permits are still issued by the local health department. That office has kept septic permitting since July 1, 2021, even though responsibility for the governing rules moved to DEP. A domestic well under 6 inches costs $116 there. You do not have to install either one before a cash offer. We look up utilities, access, and title first.
How much does it cost to keep an empty lot in Apopka each year?
The city charge printed for a vacant residential parcel is $15 on the stormwater schedule. The same page shows $15 for a vacant commercial or agricultural parcel. It does not label that $15 as a full yearly tax bill, so do not treat it as the whole carrying cost. Property taxes are separate and follow the parcel. If grass, weeds, or brush pass 12 inches, or sit more than three months, code enforcement can add fines or a non-ad valorem assessment. Those extras, not the $15 line, are what usually make an empty lot expensive to hold.
Do I need a survey to sell land in Apopka?
No. You do not need a new survey in hand before we offer. City engineering does review building and lot surveys, drainage math, and floodplains when someone submits plans for a new development inside the city limits. That is a builder's step, not a step you must finish in order to sell. Our land inspection is the only contingency. If it fails, the deal ends and you owe nothing for that visit. The independent title company uses the recorded legal description at closing. Order a survey later only if a builder actually needs one.
What does a city building permit cost before a house goes up?
The base fee is $7.50 per $1,000 of the construction contract, and the minimum is $75. New residential buildings add a $50 processing fee, and residential plan review is 50% of the building permit fee. Impact fees are due in full when the permit is issued. One published example: sewer impact for a single-family home is $4,924, effective February 1, 2023. A detached house under 1,500 square feet also shows an $8,076 transportation impact fee, effective July 1, 2023. Those are charges for building, not a fee to sell the dirt.
Will the city tell me the flood zone for my lot?
Yes, for a property inside the city limits. Staff can give the community name, the map number, the effective date, and the zone for that lot. The city does not assign one zone to every parcel. On March 24, 2021, FEMA told the city that a study dated January 30, 2019 would replace maps dated September 25, 2009. The flood area grew in some spots and shrank in others. The city has been in the flood-insurance program since 1990. Its Class 8 rating cuts premiums 10% inside the 1% annual-chance flood area and 5% outside it. Work in the floodplain still needs a development plan and a building permit.
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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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 Apopka. 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. The reviewed 2026 recorded-sale window runs from January through June 2026; unreviewed recent sales are excluded. 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.
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- [2] City of Apopka, City of Apopka building permit types (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [3] City of Apopka, City of Apopka building permits and OpenGov (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [4] City of Apopka, City of Apopka permitting fee schedule (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [5] City of Apopka, City of Apopka planning and zoning (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [6] City of Apopka, City of Apopka stormwater utility fee schedule (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [7] City of Apopka, City of Apopka utility new-service deposits (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [8] City of Apopka, City of Apopka impact fees for 2026 (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [9] City of Apopka, City of Apopka flood preparedness and map service (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [10] City of Apopka, City of Apopka code enforcement process (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [11] City of Apopka, City of Apopka common code violations (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [12] City of Apopka, City of Apopka engineering plan review (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [13] Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida DEP onsite sewage permitting FAQ (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [14] Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Florida DOH Orange County onsite sewage disposal (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [15] Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Florida DOH Orange County well permits (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [16] Central Florida Expressway Authority, State Road 429 and the Wekiva Parkway (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [17] Central Florida Expressway Authority, Wekiva Parkway overview and opening history (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [18] Orange County Government, Kelly Park at Rock Springs in Apopka (accessed 2026-10-05)
- [19] Florida State Parks, Wekiwa Springs State Park (accessed 2026-10-05)