Polk County, Florida
Sell your land in Fuller Heights for cash
Parcel Buyers makes cash offers on vacant lots around Fuller Heights, quarter-acre lots included, whether the ground was once mined or never touched. 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 Fuller Heights?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Fuller Heights, Polk 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 Fuller Heights?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 133 vacant residential lots in Fuller Heights; 22% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.30 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Fuller Heights 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 Fuller Heights 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 Fuller Heights?
- A typical vacant lot in Fuller Heights has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $142 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- How many vacant lots in Fuller Heights got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 22 vacant lots in Fuller Heights changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Fuller Heights land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the 5 Polk County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Fuller Heights CDP (Census boundaries, not city limits), addressed Mulberry in Polk County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Mulberry (100%).
| Vacant residential lots | 133 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): 22% of vacant lots; next, sliver / remnant at 18%. Median lot: 0.30 acre (13,280 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $24,400 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $9,400 and $49,500 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Fuller Heights [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 14% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often NY, TX, CA) [1] |
| Local government | There's no city hall in Fuller Heights. Polk County's Building Division handles permitting and impact fees countywide, this area included. [2] |
| Fuller Heights Park | Polk County operates Fuller Heights Park at 2205 4th Street, Mulberry, a community park with a playground and a basketball court. [3] |
| The Bone Valley phosphate belt | The Mosaic Company's Florida phosphate business employs about 3,000 people across five counties, including Polk. The Bone Valley phosphate district that gave the industry its name covers the northern Peace River watershed around Mulberry. [4],[5] |
| Land and water | The CDP covers 4.64 square miles, 4.32 square miles of land and 0.32 square miles of water, with an elevation of 112 feet, low and flat terrain typical of this stretch of the old phosphate belt. [6] |
| ZIP code | Fuller Heights carries ZIP code 33860 on the tax roll, addressed to Mulberry, and first appeared as its own census-designated place in 2010. [6] |
| Septic permits | Septic permitting here runs through the Florida Department of Health in Polk County, which opened a private-provider inspection option as an alternative starting July 1, 2022. [7] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 22 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Fuller Heights has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $142 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Sep) | County-level for Polk County: 430 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $40,000. [1] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Fuller Heights 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 Fuller Heights
Slivers and quarter-acre lots mix on this tax roll
Vacant residential land in this tax-roll scope splits between size classes. quarter-acre lots are the largest single group, 22% of the 133 lots counted, with slivers under 2,000 square feet close behind. The median lot runs 0.30 acres (13,280 square feet). A sliver-sized parcel often sits as a leftover piece rather than a standalone buildable homesite, which is one reason lot size on its own never sets a final offer without a parcel-level check. [1]
A century of phosphate mining shaped this ground
Fuller Heights sits in the Bone Valley phosphate district, the area that gave Florida's phosphate industry its name and that forms the northern watershed of the Peace River. The Mosaic Company's Florida phosphate business still employs about 3,000 people across five counties, including Polk. Reclaimed mine land in this region can carry different soil, grading and drainage history than land that was never mined, which is part of why Parcel Buyers inspects every parcel before offering. [4],[5]
A thin 2025 sale count on reclaimed ground
Just 3 vacant lots in this tax-roll scope sold in a qualifying arm's-length transaction during 2025, too few to post a reliable median or range. The property appraiser's just value sits at $24,400 for this scope, with the middle half spanning $9,400–$49,500. On former mine land especially, we weigh our own parcel, access and title review more heavily than a sale count this small. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Fuller Heights in these situations
Not sure what's under the lot you inherited? Neither are we yet
That gets sorted during our review, not before you can sell. The area sits in the Bone Valley phosphate belt south of Mulberry, where mining and reclamation shaped the ground long before many of today's residential parcels were platted. We confirm that history through records and a site check, so you don't have to dig it up yourself before accepting an offer. [5]
You're not sure if your lot was ever mined
That's fine, we still buy it. Fuller Heights lies in the broader Bone Valley phosphate district, but not every parcel here was mined or reclaimed; many were always residential. Parcel Buyers checks utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering, and our land inspection is the only contingency, so any mining history gets confirmed before you receive a final offer. [4]
You're far from Fuller Heights and always have been
No problem at all. 14% of this scope's owners already carry a mailing address outside Florida. We can run the whole deal by mail and email: an e-signed purchase agreement, a title company handling the closing file, and your funds by check or wire. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Fuller Heights?
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 Fuller Heights: common questions
Is Fuller Heights its own town, or part of unincorporated Polk County?
Fuller Heights is unincorporated; it is not a town or city. Polk County's Building Division issues permits here, the same as for the rest of unincorporated Polk County south of Mulberry. The area first appeared as its own census place in 2010.
Was my Fuller Heights lot ever part of a phosphate mine?
It might have been. Fuller Heights sits in the Bone Valley phosphate district south of Mulberry, where The Mosaic Company still runs Florida operations employing about 3,000 people across five counties. We confirm each parcel's mining and reclamation history as part of our standard inspection.
Does Fuller Heights have public water and sewer, or septic?
It varies by parcel. The Florida Department of Health in Polk County permits and inspects every new or repaired septic system countywide, which shows septic is common enough here to need its own permitting office; central service, where present, depends on the specific subdivision.
Why weren't there many 2025 lot sales in Fuller Heights to compare my lot to?
This scope saw just 3 qualifying vacant-lot sales in 2025, which isn't a sample we'd build a price on alone. We draw instead from the roll's just value and whatever our parcel and title review finds for your specific parcel and its history.
Does living far from Fuller Heights slow down a sale?
No. 14% of the owners in this scope already list an out-of-state address, and that hasn't slowed any of those closings down. Sign electronically, let the title company run the closing, and collect your payment by check or wire.
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 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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Get your cash offer
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
- Willow Oak
101 vacant lots
- Mulberry
752 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $56,000
- Bartow
1,930 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $72,500
- Polk County
49,405 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 5 Polk County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Fuller Heights CDP (Census boundaries, not city limits), addressed Mulberry. 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. 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 September 2026; unreviewed recent sales are excluded. County-level figures are used on this place page.
- [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] Polk County Government, Building Permitting — Steps, Fees and Impact Fee Schedules (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Polk County Government, Fuller Heights Park (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] The Mosaic Company, Florida Operations (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Wikipedia, Peace River (Florida) (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] Wikipedia, Fuller Heights, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Florida Department of Health in Polk County, Septic Tanks — Onsite Sewage Treatment & Disposal Systems (accessed 2026-10-30)