Putnam County, Florida
Sell your land in Georgetown for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Georgetown, the unincorporated Lake George community in Putnam County, for cash, including lots with no county water, sewer or septic system in place. 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 Georgetown?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Georgetown, Putnam 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 Georgetown?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 208 vacant residential lots in Georgetown; 36% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.38 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown?
- A typical vacant lot in Georgetown has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $107 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- Are vacant lots in Georgetown in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 30.4% of vacant lots in Georgetown have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated February 2, 2012). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Georgetown got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 0 vacant lots in Georgetown changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Georgetown land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover lots with no property-address city in the Putnam County property-appraiser neighborhood codes 4910, 7225, 7226 and 7227, the Georgetown community on the St. Johns River at Lake George in Putnam County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 208 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): 36% of vacant lots; next, acre-plus at 13%. Median lot: 0.38 acre (16,550 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $10,300 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $7,600 and $21,200 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Georgetown [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 37% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often IL, NY, NJ) [1] |
| What the count covers | These are the 208 parcels Putnam County's tax roll lists with no property-address city, in neighborhood codes 4910, 7225, 7226 and 7227 — how the appraiser tracks this rural, unincorporated St. Johns River community, not a ZIP or city boundary. [1],[8] |
| County-issued permits | Georgetown is unincorporated. The Putnam County Building Department issues permits here; only Palatka, Crescent City, Interlachen, Pomona Park and Welaka run their own building departments. [2] |
| No county water or sewer line | Putnam County Public Works names four service areas it operates: the City of Palatka plant, East Putnam Regional, St. Johns Harbor and Port Buena Vista. Georgetown is not one of them. [3] |
| Septic goes through the county health department | Florida DEP directly permits septic systems in only 16 named counties. Putnam is not one of them, so new septic systems in Georgetown need a construction permit from the Florida Department of Health. [4] |
| Countywide fire coverage | Putnam County Fire Rescue says it covers about 827 square miles and roughly 74,000 residents countywide. Georgetown has no separate incorporated fire department of its own. [5] |
| Access road | The route the water-management district gives to the shoreline south of town starts on U.S. 17, then west on Georgetown-Denver Road; there is no state highway running through Georgetown itself. [6] |
| Welaka State Forest to the north | The 2,287-acre Welaka State Forest sits north of Georgetown off U.S. 17, with more than 4 miles of frontage on the east bank of Little Lake George on the St. Johns River. [7] |
| Lake George | Georgetown sits on Lake George, Florida's second-largest lake. The water district's conservation area protects over half the lake's eastern shore and a 20-mile wildlife corridor, land across the water that will not be developed. [6],[8] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 0 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Georgetown has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $107 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Sep) | County-level for Putnam County: 507 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $9,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 30.4% of vacant lots in Georgetown have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated February 2, 2012). 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 Georgetown are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Georgetown 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 Georgetown
No county water or sewer line reaches these lots
Yes, that changes what a lot needs before it can be built on. Putnam County Public Works lists four service areas it runs — the City of Palatka plant, East Putnam Regional, St. Johns Harbor and Port Buena Vista — and Georgetown is not one of them. A future home here needs a private well and a septic system. Florida DEP permits septic directly in only 16 named Florida counties; Putnam is not one, so the Florida Department of Health issues the construction permit for a new system instead. That extra well-and-septic step belongs in any buyer's budget for this scope. [3],[4]
Lot size and value vary across the scope
Most vacant parcels in this tax-roll scope are quarter-acre lots, 36% of the 208 lots, with a median size of 0.38 acres (16,550 sq ft). The median property-appraiser just value is $10,300, and the middle half of lots fall between $7,600–$21,200. That just value is a tax-roll valuation, not a sale price or a Parcel Buyers offer; lot shape, road access and distance from the water still change what any one parcel is worth. [1]
Too few 2025 sales to set a price trend
Only a handful of Georgetown lots sold in arm's-length, single-parcel transactions in 2025, which is too few sales in this scope to publish a reliable median or price range. That is common for a small, rural tax-roll area with few vacant-lot transactions in a single year. The low sale count does not mean these lots have no value; it means last year's sale prices alone cannot set one here. [1]
Protected shoreline on both sides keeps this stretch undeveloped
Yes, the land bracketing Georgetown stays undeveloped by design. The 2,287-acre Welaka State Forest sits to the north along Little Lake George, and the water district's Lake George Conservation Area protects more than half of the lake's eastern shore to the south, a 20-mile wildlife corridor along the lake and the St. Johns River. Neither tract will be subdivided or built out, which keeps competing new-lot supply off the water near Georgetown. [7],[6]
Common situations
Selling land in Georgetown in these situations
You inherited a river-lake lot you have never seen
Yes. You can sell an inherited Georgetown lot even if you have never visited it. These parcels carry no property-address city in the county's Georgetown neighborhood codes, which is simply how the appraiser tracks this rural St. Johns River community, not a sign of a problem with the lot. Parcel Buyers closes through an independent title company, and the title search determines what, if anything, needs to be cleared up first. [1]
Your lot has no well or septic system in place
Yes. We buy vacant lots as they are, including lots with no well, septic or county utility connection. Georgetown is not one of Putnam County Public Works' four named service areas, so any future home here needs a private well and a septic system permitted by the Florida Department of Health. Our land inspection checks utilities and access before we make an offer, and a failed inspection costs the seller nothing. [3],[4]
You live out of state and have never been to Putnam County
Yes. You can sell a Georgetown lot without living in Florida or ever visiting it. 37% of the vacant-lot owners in this scope hold a mailing address outside Florida. You can sign electronically, close by mail through an independent, licensed title company, and be paid by check or wire, typically about 10 days after the purchase agreement is signed. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Georgetown?
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 Georgetown: common questions
Can I sell my Georgetown lot if it has no well or septic system installed?
Yes. We buy vacant lots with no well or septic system in place. Georgetown is not one of Putnam County Public Works' four named water and sewer service areas, so a future home would need a permitted well and septic system, but that requirement does not stop you from selling the lot as it sits today.
Who issues a building permit for a Georgetown lot?
The Putnam County Building Department issues permits for Georgetown, since the community is unincorporated. Only Palatka, Crescent City, Interlachen, Pomona Park and Welaka run their own city building departments in Putnam County.
Why didn't my lot's area show a 2025 sale price range?
Too few Georgetown lots sold in arm's-length, single-parcel transactions in 2025 to publish a reliable median or price range for this scope. That happens in small, rural tax-roll areas with few vacant-lot sales in any given year; it does not mean the lots have no value.
Do I need a survey to sell land in Georgetown?
Not to get our offer. We check title, access and utilities ourselves before making a written cash offer within 24 hours. A survey can come up later during the independent title company's closing process, depending on what the title search finds.
Can I still sell if the taxes on my Georgetown lot are behind?
Yes. Liens or back taxes can be paid out of the sale proceeds at closing, with your consent. Our inspection is the only contingency on an offer, and a failed inspection costs you nothing.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- How Cash Land Buyers Price Offers
A cash-land offer may start with verified sales of land with similar use, then adjust those sales for meaningful differences.[1] Buyers may also account for access, utilities, legal use, size, shape, flood and soil questions, title issues, demand, and costs and risk they will carry. No universal assessed-value percentage applies. Compare each written offer by expected net proceeds, contingencies, seller work, and timing—not one asking price or headline number.
- Selling Old Pre-Platted Subdivision Lots in Florida
Old pre-platted lots can be sold, but a recorded lot does not guarantee a paved road, water, sewer, electricity, or permission to build. Florida's Lehigh Acres, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte, and Palm Bay grew under different developers and infrastructure plans.[2][4][6][8] Value depends on the exact parcel: usable access, utility options, zoning, lot size, site conditions, title, and nearby demand.
- 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.
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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
- Welaka
181 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $30,000
- San Mateo
157 vacant lots
- Crescent City
1,306 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $20,000
- Putnam County
51,545 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 lots with no property-address city in the Putnam County property-appraiser neighborhood codes 4910, 7225, 7226 and 7227, the Georgetown community on the St. Johns River at Lake George. 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. 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] Putnam County, Florida, Building Department (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Putnam County, Florida, Public Works (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] Florida Department of Health, Onsite Sewage Program (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] Putnam County, Florida, Fire Rescue (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] St. Johns River Water Management District, Lake George Conservation Area (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Florida Forest Service, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Welaka State Forest (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] Wikipedia, Georgetown, Florida (accessed 2026-10-30)