St. Johns County, Florida
Sell your land in Elkton for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Elkton, including micro lots in a mailing area that contains the 1938 Vermont Heights plat, where one stretch of Vermont Boulevard was still unopened in a 2025 county hearing. 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 Elkton?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Elkton, St. Johns 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 Elkton sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Elkton sold for a median of $25,000 across 11 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $18,800 to $192,500.
- How many vacant lots are in Elkton?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 481 vacant residential lots in Elkton; 30% are micro lots, and the median lot is 0.30 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Elkton 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 Elkton 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 Elkton?
- In 2025, companies bought 36% of the vacant lots that sold in Elkton, including 18% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- How much are estimated annual ad valorem taxes on a typical vacant lot in Elkton?
- A typical vacant lot in Elkton has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $290 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- Are vacant lots in Elkton in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 5% of vacant lots in Elkton have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated February 2, 2012 to December 7, 2018). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Elkton got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 5 vacant lots in Elkton changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Elkton land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Elkton in St. Johns County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 481 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): 30% of vacant lots; next, quarter-acre lot at 13%. Median lot: 0.30 acre (13,070 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $23,800 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $7,000 and $61,600 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $25,000 median across 11 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Elkton (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $18,800–$192,500 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 36% of those purchases, including 18% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 17% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often NY, CA, ND) [1] |
| Not a city | Elkton is an unincorporated community at State Road 207 and County Road 305. St. Johns County reviews building-permit plans against the Florida Building Code. There is no city hall issuing those permits. [2],[3] |
| 1938 Vermont Heights plat | The Vermont Heights plat is dated 1938. A September 16, 2025 hearing packet asked the county to vacate an unopened piece of Vermont Boulevard between Second and Third Streets, beside Lots 1 and 2 of Block 74, so owners could replace an aging septic system. [9] |
| Parker Canal drainage fund | County books say this drainage fund uses tax revenue "to maintain the Parker Canal drainage ditch system." The fiscal year 2026 final budget lists that fund at $159,065. For the year ended September 30, 2021, tax revenue was $33,293. [12],[10] |
| Septic permits stay local | Since July 1, 2021, the state environmental agency writes the septic rules, but the county health office still permits and inspects tanks. Groundwater supplies 90 percent of Florida's drinking water. [4] |
| A plant is not a sewer tap | A $191.8 million water reclamation facility at 3055 State Road 207 came online May 11, 2026, with initial capacity of 3.25 million gallons a day. Utility bills paid for it, not property taxes. It does not put a sewer tap on every vacant lot. [5] |
| Potato fields by the river | The county names potato farmers in Elkton. The same note describes a multi-generational table-stock farm on County Road 214, just east of the St. Johns River, with planting starting in January. [7] |
| River and creek flood risk | In October 2024 the water district reported "record level flooding in Deep Creek" after reverse flow in the St. Johns River. County conservation land at 2864 County Road 13 South sits near that river. [8],[14] |
| Mailing ZIP on vacant lots | The Vermont Boulevard papers use an Elkton 32033 address for 4058 and 4062. Every vacant residential parcel in this address-city group is in ZIP 32033. [9],[1] |
| McCullough Creek Conservation Area | St. Johns County places the 1,394-acre McCullough Creek Conservation Area at 2864 County Road 13 South in Elkton. Owners near County Road 13 can check the parcel map against that named conservation area. [15] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 5 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Elkton has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $290 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Jun) | County-level for St. Johns County: 171 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $55,000. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 5% of vacant lots in Elkton have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated February 2, 2012 to December 7, 2018). 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 Elkton are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Elkton worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Elkton sold for a median of $25,000 across 11 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $18,800 to $192,500. [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 Elkton
Small plat lots and larger farm tracts
Elkton's vacant land includes both small platted lots and larger farm tracts. micro lots are 30% of the 481 vacant residential parcels, and the median lot is 0.30 acres, or 13,070 square feet. The 1938 Vermont Heights plat left small lots beside streets that were not all built. Staff told the county that other roads in that plat opened over 87 years, while the piece of Vermont Boulevard between Second and Third Streets never did, and the physical road sits just west on platted common land. A county note also places a multi-generational table-stock farm on County Road 214, just east of the St. Johns River, with planting that starts in January. Christine Wilson said, "We are all stewards of this land." A small platted lot and a working field need separate parcel-level review. [1],[9],[7]
A county plant does not sewer every lot
The new facility in Elkton does not mean every lot has a sewer tap. The $191.8 million State Road 207 water reclamation facility, at 3055 State Road 207, came online May 11, 2026. It can treat 3.25 million gallons of wastewater a day initially, and about 15 miles of large pipe tie it into the county system. Utility customers paid for it, not property taxes. A house that later joins the fiscal year 2026 septic-to-sewer package faces a published public charge of $8,155.25, plus private plumbing. On a force main, the owner also keeps a private grinder pump. That charge is for a connection, not a yearly bill on a lot that stays empty. Where no pipe is available, the county health office still permits and inspects a septic tank. The state environmental agency has written those rules since July 1, 2021. [5],[6],[4]
Parker Canal fund, not a flat road bill
The ditch fund is real, and it is not a published flat fee on every empty Elkton lot. An MSBU is a county unit that bills a flat yearly fee for one local job, such as paving a private road. County books describe this drainage fund differently: tax revenue "to maintain the Parker Canal drainage ditch system." For the year ended September 30, 2021, that fund took in $33,293 of taxes against a $35,000 budget and spent $16,369. The fiscal year 2026 final budget, adopted September 16, 2025, lists the fund at $159,065. That figure is the fund in the county budget, not a per-lot rate. The 2025 state millage sheet totals 13.4686 mills inside this drainage code, with no separate ditch mill printed. The fire line is 1.4700 mills and applies countywide except inside the City of St. Augustine. [12],[10],[11]
What 2025 vacant-land sales show
The 2025 sales were few, and the prices were wide. 11 qualifying sales of one still-empty parcel each landed at a median of $25,000, and the middle half ran $18,800–$192,500. That spread fits Elkton, which mixes micro lots with much larger tracts. The sales file does not label which size brought which price, so the high end should not be read as the going rate for a small plat lot. Tax values sit in a different place: the median just value is $23,800, and the middle half of those values is $7,000–$61,600. A tax value is not a sale price. 83% of these vacant-lot owners have a Florida mailing address, 17% are elsewhere in the United States, and foreign mailing addresses are 0%. New York is the most common out-of-state mailing state. None of those shares tells you what one lot will bring. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Elkton in these situations
The lot has no water, sewer, or paved frontage
Yes. You can sell a lot with no county water, no sewer, and no finished road. We buy vacant lots and land for cash, including lots with no water, sewer, or road work. In the 1938 Vermont Heights plat, staff described one piece of Vermont Boulevard, between Second and Third Streets, as still unopened in 2025, while a physical road already ran just west of it. That is one segment, not a finding that every street here is dirt or closed. The neighbors wanted the vacation so they could replace an aging septic tank and drainfield, and staff said they would keep access. We check utilities, access, and title on every parcel before offering. A clearance sheet and a health-department septic file, where one exists, are part of that picture. You do not have to open a road or install a well before you ask for a cash offer. [9],[4],[3]
You inherited a farm tract you do not work
Yes. You can sell a farm tract you inherited even if you never planted it. The county names potato farmers in Elkton and describes table-stock fields that go in the ground in January on County Road 214, just east of the St. Johns River. Farm use on the landscape is not the same thing as an agricultural tax class on your parcel, and it does not by itself create a right to build a house. If back taxes or a lien sit on the land, they can be paid from the sale proceeds at closing, with the seller's consent. We cover closing costs, and an independent title company handles the closing. You do not have to lease the field or finish a crop before a sale can start. [7]
Flood or ditch water worries you
Not by itself. River or creek flooding does not cancel a sale before anyone looks at the lot. In October 2024 the water district said record flooding was hitting parts of Deep Creek because heavy rain and a reversed St. Johns River followed Hurricane Milton. The district's director called it a slow river, "meaning it can take weeks" for rainfall to move through. County conservation land at 2864 County Road 13 South is near that river, but that address is not a flood zone for every Elkton parcel. The county flood viewer is the map for one lot, and the county has been in the federal flood-insurance program since 1973. The only contingency is our land inspection, and a failed inspection costs the seller nothing. A wet ditch or a mapped flood zone is a fact we price, not a reason you cannot sell. [8],[13],[14]
You live out of state and want a mail closing
Yes. You can close from another state. 83% of vacant-lot owners in this address-city group use a Florida mailing address, 17% use another U.S. state, and foreign addresses are 0%. New York is the most common out-of-state mailing state. Signing can be electronic, the closing can be a mail-away, and payment is by check or wire, through an independent, licensed title company. How long title takes depends on the file, not on whether you can fly in. Keep the tax bill, any estate papers, and the parcel number handy. Distance does not stop a vacant-lot sale. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Elkton?
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 Elkton: common questions
Can I sell my Elkton lot if the platted street was never opened?
Often, yes. A September 16, 2025 county packet dealt with one unopened piece of Vermont Boulevard in the 1938 Vermont Heights plat, between Second and Third Streets, next to Lots 1 and 2 of Block 74. Staff said other roads in that plat had opened over 87 years and that these owners would still have access. That packet does not say every street in the mailing city is closed. We look at the route that actually reaches your parcel before we offer.
Does an empty Elkton lot pay a Parker Canal fee every year?
Not a flat fee printed for every lot. The county fund exists to maintain the Parker Canal ditch, and the fiscal year 2026 budget lists it at $159,065. In the year ended September 30, 2021, the fund's tax revenue was $33,293, not a special assessment. The 2025 millage sheet shows 13.4686 mills inside that drainage code and does not add a separate ditch mill. Your tax bill is what shows whether your parcel is in the fund.
Is there city water, or do I need a well and septic?
It depends on the parcel. The county health office still permits and inspects septic systems, while the facility at 3055 State Road 207 treats wastewater for the county system. It came online May 11, 2026, but that address does not mean a pipe reaches your lot. If a house later connects under the fiscal year 2026 septic-to-sewer package, the published public charge is $8,155.25, before private plumbing.
Will flooding along the river stop a cash sale in Elkton?
No. Flood risk changes what the lot is, not whether you can sell it. The water district reported record flooding on parts of Deep Creek in October 2024 when the St. Johns River reversed for several days. County land at 2864 County Road 13 South is near the river. The county flood viewer, not a single zone for the whole mailing city, is how a lot gets its map label. Our inspection is where that risk gets weighed.
Do I have to come to Florida to sign the papers?
No. You do not have to travel here to sign. 17% of vacant-lot owners in this group have a mailing address outside Florida, and New York is the most common of those states. The title company tells you which papers it still needs and how to return them from home.
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.
- 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.
- How to Sell Land in a Flood Zone
Flood-zone land can be sellable and sometimes buildable. A FEMA flood zone describes mapped risk; it is not a building permit. The buyer must verify the current effective Flood Insurance Rate Map and any map changes, then ask the local floodplain administrator what elevation, floodway, coastal, permit, and design rules apply.[1][2][4] Vacant land itself is not covered by an NFIP policy; flood insurance covers qualifying buildings and contents, not land value.[5][6]
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Nearby areas we buy
- Hastings
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- St. Augustine
8,330 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $197,000
- Palatka
2,780 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $13,800
- St. Johns County
14,416 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 whose property address city is Elkton. 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. 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 June 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 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] Wikipedia, Elkton, Florida (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [3] St. Johns County, Building permits (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [4] Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County, Onsite Sewage Disposal (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [5] St. Johns County, St. Johns County's largest-ever capital improvement project now serving residents (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [6] St. Johns County, Septic to Sewer Program (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [7] St. Johns County, Commissioner Taylor visits the Wilson Family Farm (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [8] St. Johns River Water Management District, Hurricane Milton increases flood risks for the St. Johns River (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [9] St. Johns County Clerk of Court, VACROA 2025-02 Vermont Boulevard road vacation (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [10] St. Johns County Clerk of Court, September 16, 2025 final budget minutes (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [11] Florida Department of Revenue, 2025 Saint Johns taxing authority code descriptions (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [12] St. Johns County, Elkton Drainage fund description, year ended September 30, 2021 (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [13] St. Johns County, Floodplain facts (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [14] St. Johns County, McCullough Creek conservation land near the river (accessed 2026-09-30)
- [15] St. Johns County, McCullough Creek Conservation Area (accessed 2026-10-02)