Orange County, Florida
Sell your land in Wedgefield for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant Wedgefield lots for cash, including Cape Orlando Estates and Rocket City tracts that need Ranger Drainage District review before county permitting. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run 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 Wedgefield?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Wedgefield, 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 Wedgefield sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Wedgefield sold for a median of $110,000 across 87 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $75,000 to $150,000.
- How many vacant lots are in Wedgefield?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 1,473 vacant residential lots in Wedgefield; 33% are one-acre homesites, and the median lot is 1.08 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield?
- In 2025, companies bought 33% of the vacant lots that sold in Wedgefield, including 8% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- What was the median recorded 2025 sale price by lot size in Wedgefield?
- The median recorded 2025 sale price for a one-acre homesite in Wedgefield was $98,000 across 39 sales.
- Are vacant lot prices in Wedgefield going up or down?
- Vacant lot prices in Wedgefield were roughly flat (0.0%): the median moved from $110,000 across 69 recorded sales in 2024 to $110,000 across 87 recorded sales in 2025. These are recorded sales, not list prices. From January to June 2026, 44 vacant lots in Wedgefield sold at a recorded median of $128,000.
- Are vacant lots in Wedgefield in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 0.7% of vacant lots in Wedgefield have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated September 25, 2009). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Wedgefield got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 61 vacant lots in Wedgefield changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Wedgefield land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels platted in Cape Orlando Estates and Rocket City, the plats that make up Wedgefield (legal descriptions beginning 'Cape Orlando Estates' or 'Rocket City') in Orange County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Orlando (100%).
| Vacant residential lots | 1,473 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | One-acre homesite (40,000–46,000 sq ft): 33% of vacant lots; next, acre-plus at 17%. Median lot: 1.08 acre (47,260 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $74,000 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $42,900 and $90,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $110,000 median across 87 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Wedgefield (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $75,000–$150,000 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 33% of those purchases, including 8% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 26% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often NY, NJ, IL); 2% outside the U.S. [1] |
| Ranger Drainage assessment | Ranger Drainage District currently publishes a $236.97-per-acre assessment for most land in the district, with separate higher rates for The Reserve. Its permits and easements can affect lot layout before county review. [2] |
| District permit comes first | Orange County's residential checklist requires Ranger review and a possible district permit before the county building permit for Cape Orlando Estates, Rocket City and Wedgefield. [3],[2] |
| Rural tract rules | County policy allows one home per two developable acres in the covered rural-service-area plats. A smaller lot may qualify if separately deeded before July 1, 1991. [4] |
| Rocket City plat history | Orange County traces the community to a 20,000-acre Rocket City plan in the early 1960s. John D. MacArthur tried to revive it as Cape Orlando in the early 1970s; Cape Orlando Corp. renamed it Wedgefield Golf & Country Club in 1983. [5] |
| Voluntary HOA | The community association says deed restrictions are mandatory where recorded, but HOA membership is voluntary. Its published annual membership fee is $50. [6],[7] |
| PSC-regulated utility | A 2024 Florida PSC filing says Pluris Wedgefield serves about 1,743 water and 1,711 wastewater customers. Those are systemwide customer totals, not proof that a specific vacant parcel can connect. [8] |
| Floodplain review | Orange County requires the lowest floor in the 100-year floodplain to sit one foot above the flood elevation. Its online map shows each parcel against mapped floodplain limits. [11] |
| Hal Scott Preserve | Hal Scott Regional Preserve adjoins Wedgefield, where a 2020 boundary wildfire project targeted homes on Macon Parkway and Majestic Street. The district burns each unit every two to four years on average. [12],[13] |
| 2025 sale price by lot size | The median recorded 2025 sale price for a one-acre homesite in Wedgefield was $98,000 across 39 sales. [1] |
| Lot sales, 2025 vs 2024 | 2025: 87 recorded sales, $110,000 median; 2024: 69 recorded sales, $110,000 median. Median 0.0%; count +26.1%. [1] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 61 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Years of lot supply at the 2025 building pace | 24.1 years; simple ratio, not a forecast. [1] |
| Owner-type shares | Individuals 80.0%; companies 13.9%; trusts 4.4%; estates/heirs 1.7%; government/associations 0.0%. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | 44 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $128,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 0.7% of vacant lots in Wedgefield have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated September 25, 2009). 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 Wedgefield are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Wedgefield worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Wedgefield sold for a median of $110,000 across 87 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $75,000 to $150,000. [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.
Recorded 2025 sale prices by lot size in Wedgefield
| Lot-size class | 2025 sales | 2025 median lot sale | Middle half |
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| One-acre homesite40,000–45,999 sq ft | 39 | $98,000 | $65,000–$131,000 |
| Mini-estate (2-3 acres)70,000–139,999 sq ft | 14 | $190,000 | $123,800–$228,800 |
| Acre-plus46,000–51,999 sq ft | 13 | $74,000 | $47,500–$125,000 |
| 1.25-acre homesite52,000–57,999 sq ft | 12 | $127,500 | $108,200–$143,200 |
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 Wedgefield
Ranger Drainage rules come before the county permit
Ranger Drainage District is the first practical gate for construction. Orange County's residential checklist says Ranger review and a possible district permit must happen before the county building permit for Cape Orlando Estates, Rocket City and Wedgefield. The district also requires approval before many driveways, slabs, fences, sheds, pools and irrigation projects. Its current published assessment is $236.97 per acre for most land in the district. Drainage easements cannot hold structures, fences or landscaping other than ground cover without prior approval. A tract with a house pad and driveway route outside the easement preserves more usable ground than one whose layout conflicts with the district's drainage area. [2],[3]
Plat history controls whether a small rural tract can build
The deed date and plat matter because Orange County created a special policy for these old Rocket City and Cape Orlando Estates tracts. In the Rural Service Area, the policy permits one home per two acres of developable land. A lot under two acres may be considered only when records show it was separately deeded before July 1, 1991. The county adopted the approach after years of parcel splits that predated its comprehensive plan. That rule makes an old deed chain valuable evidence. Two neighboring tracts with the same size can have different permit paths if one has qualifying parcel history and the other was divided later. [4]
Utility service is not uniform across the old plats
Utility service has to be matched to the parcel. A 2024 Florida Public Service Commission filing says Pluris Wedgefield, a Class A utility, serves about 1,743 water customers and 1,711 wastewater customers. Those systemwide totals do not establish service for a specific vacant tract. Orange County's rural-settlement study describes Wedgefield as receiving water and sewer from a small local provider, while the Florida Department of Health in Orange County handles any onsite septic permits and inspections. The permit budget should follow parcel-specific utility availability, not the subdivision name. [8],[9],[10]
Recent sales reflect acreage and usable ground
Recent land sales provide a starting point, but acreage, drainage and deed history explain the spread. The 2025 tax-roll set includes 87 qualifying vacant-land sales across the Cape Orlando Estates and Rocket City legal-description scope. Its median was $110,000, and the middle half ran from $75,000–$150,000. The typical vacant residential parcel is a one-acre homesite. Ranger easements, flood elevation, road condition, utility availability and the two-acre policy can make equal-size tracts perform differently. Hal Scott Preserve borders the community, and the district identifies homes along Macon Parkway and Majestic Street as the focus of boundary wildfire-mitigation work. [1],[2],[4],[12],[13]
Common situations
Selling land in Wedgefield in these situations
You own an old Rocket City tract
Yes. You can sell an old Rocket City tract even if the deed description is unfamiliar. Orange County's policy expressly covers property platted as Rocket City or Cape Orlando Estates inside Ranger Drainage District and the Rural Service Area. The deed chain may show whether a sub-two-acre tract was separately created before the July 1, 1991 cutoff. We check utilities, access and title before offering, and closing runs through an independent, licensed title company. You do not need to rename or replat the property before asking for an offer. [4],[5]
A drainage easement crosses the lot
The easement does not automatically prevent a sale, but it can limit the usable layout. Ranger Drainage District says structures, fences and landscaping other than ground cover cannot go in its easements without prior approval. The district also reviews permits for many common improvements for their drainage impact, and that review comes before Orange County issues the building permit. We check utilities, access and title before offering. The only contingency is our land inspection, and a failed inspection costs the seller nothing. [2],[3]
You inherited land and live far away
Yes. You can sell the parcel remotely. 26% of owners in this subdivision-based tax-roll scope have mailing addresses outside Florida. Electronic signing and a mail-away closing are available, with payment by check or wire. The title company can identify estate documents, old deed splits or liens that must be addressed. Closing is typically about 10 days after the purchase agreement is signed, depending on title, and approved liens or back taxes can be paid from sale proceeds with the seller's consent. [1],[4]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Wedgefield?
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 Wedgefield: common questions
Do I pay Ranger Drainage District on an empty lot?
Yes, if the parcel is in Ranger Drainage District. Ranger currently publishes a $236.97-per-acre assessment for most district land, with separate higher rates for The Reserve. The current tax bill should confirm the acreage, district line and amount charged to the parcel.
Is Wedgefield HOA membership required to sell my lot?
No. The association says membership is voluntary, although recorded deed restrictions remain mandatory where they apply. Its published annual membership fee is $50. A title search, not HOA membership, determines which recorded restrictions bind the parcel.
Can a lot smaller than two acres get a house permit?
Sometimes. Orange County policy allows a smaller lot to be considered when documents show it was separately deeded before July 1, 1991. The rule applies to the covered Rocket City and Cape Orlando Estates plats in the Rural Service Area; the deed chain must support the exception.
Does Ranger approval replace the Orange County building permit?
No. Ranger review comes first, and the county building permit still follows. Orange County's checklist requires Ranger review and a possible district permit before its Division of Building Safety issues the residential permit for these plats.
Will my tract use Pluris utilities or a well and septic?
The parcel location decides. Pluris Wedgefield, a Class A utility, has about 1,743 water and 1,711 wastewater customers in the PSC filing, but service is not proven by the Wedgefield name. Orange County's health department permits onsite septic systems where those are used.
How do flood rules affect a future home?
A home in the mapped 100-year floodplain must place its lowest floor one foot above the flood elevation under the county guidance. Orange County's online map shows the parcel against the mapped floodplain, while Ranger separately reviews permit applications for their impact on the district drainage system.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- 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.
- Can You Sell Land With a Lien?
Yes. Land with a lien can often be sold, but signing a deed does not by itself erase a valid claim. The lien may need to be paid, released, discharged, or otherwise resolved under the law that applies. With the seller's consent, an approved payoff can come from sale proceeds at closing. If the balance or lien is wrong, dispute it before closing and require proof of the cure.
- 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]
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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 platted in Cape Orlando Estates and Rocket City, the plats that make up Wedgefield (legal descriptions beginning 'Cape Orlando Estates' or 'Rocket City'). 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 4, 2026. Lot-size sale rows use the same qualified 2025 sale cohort and canonical square-foot classes; classes with fewer than 10 sales are omitted. 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.
- [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] Ranger Drainage District, Assessments, permits and easement rules (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [3] Orange County Division of Building Safety, Residential Building Code Plan Review Checklist (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [4] Orange County Planning Division, Orange County Comprehensive Plan, policy FLU6.3.14 (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [5] Orange County Government, From Boom to Bust to Boom Again: Wedgefield's history (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [6] Wedgefield Homeowners Association, Community association, covenants and voluntary membership (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [7] Wedgefield Homeowners Association, Annual association membership payment (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [8] Florida Public Service Commission, Pluris Wedgefield water and wastewater rate case filing (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [9] Orange County Planning Division, Orange County Rural Settlement Study (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [10] Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Onsite sewage disposal permitting and inspections (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [11] Orange County Stormwater Management Division, Floodplain frequently asked questions and online map (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [12] St. Johns River Water Management District, Wildfire mitigation beside Wedgefield at Hal Scott Preserve (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [13] St. Johns River Water Management District, Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park (accessed 2026-10-04)