Santa Rosa County, Florida
Sell your land in Pace for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Pace for cash, including unincorporated parcels where the fire assessment, sewer availability and septic room affect the build budget. 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 Pace?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Pace, Santa Rosa 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 Pace sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Pace sold for a median of $109,000 across 78 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $83,100 to $153,700.
- How many vacant lots are in Pace?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 2,522 vacant residential lots in Pace; 15% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.39 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Pace 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 Pace 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 Pace?
- In 2025, companies bought 12% of the vacant lots that sold in Pace, including 6% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- What was the median recorded 2025 sale price by lot size in Pace?
- The median recorded 2025 sale price for a mini-estate (2-3 acres) in Pace was $102,200 across 26 sales.
- Are vacant lot prices in Pace going up or down?
- Vacant lot prices in Pace were roughly flat (-1.8%): the median moved from $111,000 across 75 recorded sales in 2024 to $109,000 across 78 recorded sales in 2025. These are recorded sales, not list prices. From January to June 2026, 27 vacant lots in Pace sold at a recorded median of $75,000.
- Are vacant lots in Pace in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 6.7% of vacant lots in Pace have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated December 19, 2006 to August 19, 2025). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Pace got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 152 vacant lots in Pace changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Pace land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Pace, plus lots with no street address that sit in census block groups or survey sections where nearly all addressed parcels are Pace in Santa Rosa County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 2,522 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): 15% of vacant lots; next, standard city lot at 13%. Median lot: 0.39 acre (16,920 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $40,000 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $24,000 and $49,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $109,000 median across 78 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Pace (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $83,100–$153,700 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 12% of those purchases, including 6% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 9% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often LA, AL, GA) [1] |
| County jurisdiction | Pace is outside Santa Rosa County's three incorporated municipalities, so county planning and zoning approval comes before the county building permit. [2] |
| Vacant-lot fire assessment | For fiscal year 2025-26, Pace Fire Rescue District lists a $30.96 assessment for a vacant lot and a $30.96 minimum on unimproved acreage. [3] |
| Large-acreage fire charge | The 2025-26 fire schedule charges $30.96 through the first 3 acres of unimproved land, then $10.32 for each additional acre. [3] |
| Water and sewer reach | Santa Rosa County's 2023 utility report showed Pace Water at 96% residential water connections but 53% centralized sewer connections within its franchise area. [4] |
| Utility system scale | Pace Water says its member-owned system began in 1964 and now has more than 600 miles of pipeline, 21,000 customer connections and 12 wells. [5] |
| Road impact fee | Santa Rosa County lists a $1,687 road impact fee for a new single-family home in unincorporated areas, effective January 1, 2026. [6] |
| Escambia Bay | Floridatown landing sits on Escambia Bay's eastern shore near the river mouth in Pace. Three fish camps along Highway 90 provide direct boat access to the lower river and delta marshes. [7] |
| 2025 sale price by lot size | The median recorded 2025 sale price for a mini-estate (2-3 acres) in Pace was $102,200 across 26 sales. [1] |
| Lot sales, 2025 vs 2024 | 2025: 78 recorded sales, $109,000 median; 2024: 75 recorded sales, $111,000 median. Median -1.8%; count +4.0%. [1] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 152 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Years of lot supply at the 2025 building pace | 16.6 years; simple ratio, not a forecast. [1] |
| Owner-type shares | Individuals 65.6%; companies 30.6%; trusts 2.7%; estates/heirs 0.7%; government/associations 0.4%. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | 27 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $75,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 6.7% of vacant lots in Pace have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated December 19, 2006 to August 19, 2025). 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 Pace are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Pace worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Pace sold for a median of $109,000 across 78 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $83,100 to $153,700. [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 Pace
| Lot-size class | 2025 sales | 2025 median lot sale | Middle half |
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| Mini-estate (2-3 acres)70,000–139,999 sq ft | 26 | $102,200 | $86,500–$120,000 |
| 5-acre ranchette210,000–279,999 sq ft | 12 | $155,000 | $121,200–$160,200 |
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 Pace
A fire assessment applies before a house exists
An empty parcel inside Pace Fire Rescue District carries a specific annual fire charge. The district's fiscal-year 2025-26 schedule sets a vacant lot at $30.96. Unimproved acreage pays the same minimum through 3 acres and then $10.32 for each added acre. The charge repeats while the land stays empty, so owners comparing a sale with another year of holding should count the district assessment separately from property tax. [3]
Water service does not mean sewer service
Public water is much more common than public sewer in the utility franchise area. The county's 2023 report put residential water connections at 96% but centralized sewer connections at 53%. Pace Water is a member-owned nonprofit with more than 600 miles of pipeline, yet a future builder still has to confirm both services separately. Where sewer is absent, the county submittal rules require a Florida Department of Environmental Protection septic permit before the building permit can be issued. [4],[5],[2]
Lot size, septic room and construction fees
The median vacant lot in this page's scope is 0.39 acres, while quarter-acre lots are the largest size group at 15% of 2,522 lots. Where centralized sewer is absent, the county guide says an FDEP septic permit is required before the building permit. A new single-family home in unincorporated Santa Rosa County also carries a listed $1,687 road impact fee as of January 1, 2026. Confirm both requirements for the actual parcel before comparing it with the broad lot data. [1],[6],[2]
Recent sales still need parcel checks
In 2025, 78 arm's-length, single-lot sales in the scoped area had a median price of $109,000; the middle half sold for $83,100–$153,700. The median assessed value for a vacant lot was $40,000. The utility report and fire schedule cover separate service areas, so neither number establishes sewer availability or a fire assessment for one parcel. Parcel Buyers checks utilities, access and title on the actual parcel before making a written offer. [1],[4],[3]
Common situations
Selling land in Pace in these situations
You have water nearby but no sewer connection
Yes, the lot can still be sold. County data shows why owners should not assume the two services travel together: the Pace Water franchise area reported 96% residential water connections and only 53% centralized sewer connections in 2023. A future septic system needs environmental approval before the county issues the building permit. We buy lots without sewer and reflect that work in the offer. [4],[2]
The lot keeps generating a fire-district bill
Yes, selling ends the future holding cost after closing. The current Pace Fire Rescue schedule bills a vacant lot $30.96 for fiscal year 2025-26, while larger unimproved acreage adds $10.32 per acre after the first 3 acres. Liens or back taxes can be paid from the sale proceeds with the seller's consent, and the independent title company confirms what must be cleared. [3]
You inherited land and live in another state
Yes, remote owners can complete a sale without traveling. 9% of vacant residential lots in this page's scope have an owner mailing address outside Florida. Electronic signatures or a mail-away closing can handle the documents, and payment can be made by check or wire after the licensed title company finishes its title work. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Pace?
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 Pace: common questions
Is Pace a city with its own building department?
No. Pace is in unincorporated Santa Rosa County. The county's submittal guide sends projects outside the incorporated municipalities through county planning and zoning, county fire review and county building-permit review.
How much is the fire assessment on an empty Pace lot?
It is $30.96 for a vacant lot in fiscal year 2025-26. Unimproved acreage also starts at a $30.96 minimum through 3 acres, then adds $10.32 for each acre above that threshold under the district's published schedule.
Can I sell my lot if public sewer does not reach it?
Yes. Parcel Buyers buys lots without public sewer. A future builder may need septic approval before the county building permit, so the offer accounts for the available utility service, usable area, road access and other parcel conditions.
What county impact fee applies to a new house?
Santa Rosa County lists a $1,687 road impact fee for a single-family detached home in the unincorporated county, effective January 1, 2026. That is a construction cost for the future builder, not a fee required merely to sell vacant land.
Do I need to travel to Florida to close the sale?
No. 9% of vacant residential lots in this page's scope have an owner mailing address outside Florida. Documents can be signed electronically or handled by mail, and an independent, licensed title company can send the proceeds by check or wire after title requirements are satisfied.
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.
- 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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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.
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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 Pace, plus lots with no street address that sit in census block groups or survey sections where nearly all addressed parcels are Pace. 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 2, 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. Exact cross-roll matching found that 14.6% of current vacant lots lacked a unique prior-roll match; parcel splits, combinations, renumbering, and missing IDs are not guessed. 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] Santa Rosa County Development Services, Electronic Plan Submittal Requirements (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [3] Pace Fire Rescue District, Required Reporting and FY 2025-26 Assessment Schedule (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [4] Santa Rosa County, 2023 Utility Operational Status Report (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [5] Pace Water System, Inc., About Pace Water System (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [6] Santa Rosa County, Impact Fee Information (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [7] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Escambia River sites and forecasts (accessed 2026-10-02)