St. Johns County, Florida
Sell your land in Fruit Cove for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Fruit Cove, including mini-estate (2-3 acres)s and larger mini-estate tracts near Julington Creek, with a septic system where no county sewer line reaches. 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 Fruit Cove?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Fruit Cove, 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.
- How many vacant lots are in Fruit Cove?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 162 vacant residential lots in Fruit Cove; 18% are mini-estate (2-3 acres)s, and the median lot is 1.00 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove?
- A typical vacant lot in Fruit Cove has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $1,480 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- How many vacant lots in Fruit Cove got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 8 vacant lots in Fruit Cove changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 final tax roll.
Local data
Fruit Cove land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels in the St. Johns County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Fruit Cove CDP (8 block groups), addressed Saint Johns in St. Johns County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
Property addresses here read Saint Johns (100%).
| Vacant residential lots | 162 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Mini-estate (2-3 acres) (70,000–140,000 sq ft): 18% of vacant lots; next, half-acre lot at 10%. Median lot: 1.00 acre (43,560 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $133,300 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $106,400 and $293,900 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Fruit Cove [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 5% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often NY, TN, AZ) [1] |
| Unincorporated, county-governed | Fruit Cove is a census-designated place, not an incorporated city, inside unincorporated St. Johns County near the Duval County line. The county's Development Review division handles zoning, building permits and code enforcement here. [2] |
| Julington Creek forms the county line | Julington Creek, a stream feeding the St. Johns River, runs along the Duval-St. Johns county line here, separating Jacksonville's Mandarin area from the Fruit Cove side; the county's own Julington Creek Plantation Park takes its name from the waterway. [3],[4] |
| 18% of the land is water | The Census Bureau's 2020 gazetteer puts the Fruit Cove CDP at 16.12 square miles of land and 2.37 square miles of water, a higher water share than most inland St. Johns County communities, consistent with creek and river frontage running through the area. [5] |
| New utility work needs county sign-off | St. Johns County Utility Department must approve all new water, sewer and reclaimed-water construction inside its mapped service area; a lot outside that area needs a well and septic instead, checked through the county's iMap tool. [6] |
| Septic permits go through the county | Florida DEP sets statewide onsite-sewage rules, but the Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County continues to issue local septic permits for lots here rather than DEP doing it directly. [7] |
| Some parcels keep an agricultural class | This tax-roll scope includes 10 parcels with an agricultural classification. Florida Statutes section 193.461, the Greenbelt Law, lets an appraiser classify qualifying land as agricultural, a holdover from Fruit Cove's citrus-growing past. [9],[1] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 8 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Fruit Cove has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $1,480 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below). |
| 2026 so far (Jan-Sep) | County-level for St. Johns County: 242 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $59,000. [1] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove
One-acre and mini-estate lots, not quarter-acre lots
Most vacant residential land in this tax-roll scope runs to acreage rather than small subdivision lots: mini-estate (2-3 acres)s are the largest single group at 18% of the 162 lots counted, with half-acre, third-acre and one-acre homesites close behind. That is a different mix from the beach and golf-resort communities elsewhere in the county, and the tax-roll size category alone does not establish access, wetlands or buildability on a larger tract. [1]
Too few 2025 sales to publish a median
Fruit Cove logged 9 qualifying sales in 2025 under the arm's-length, single-parcel, vacant-the-whole-time rule, which is too thin a group for a dependable median or range. The $133,300 just-value figure the roll assigns across 162 vacant lots, an appraiser's number rather than a closing price, carries more weight here than any one comparable would with a sales count this small. [1]
Creek and river proximity without a utility line
Fruit Cove's water share, 2.37 of its 18.48 square miles under the 2020 census count, comes largely from Julington Creek and St. Johns River frontage, which can add flood review and setback questions a landlocked lot does not face. At the same time, a lot outside St. Johns County Utility's mapped service area still needs a well and a Department of Health septic permit rather than a city sewer connection, so waterfront appeal and utility access do not automatically move together here. [5],[6],[7]
A rural-to-suburban transition still shows on the roll
Ten parcels in this tax-roll scope still carry an agricultural classification, a sign of Fruit Cove's citrus and farm history before the area filled in with subdivisions. An agricultural-classified parcel can carry a different tax treatment than a platted residential lot of the same size, which is one more reason a buyer checks the county's own classification on a specific parcel rather than assuming based on a neighboring lot. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Fruit Cove in these situations
A larger family tract has sat idle since a relative passed
A site visit isn't required on our end. Whether the tract borders Julington Creek or still carries an agricultural class, St. Johns County's Development Review records answer that for us, and the offer comes together from those records and the tax roll rather than someone walking the acreage first. [2],[1]
There's no county water or sewer line anywhere nearby
Common out here, and not a dealbreaker. St. Johns County Utility only reaches its own mapped footprint, so a tract past that boundary runs on a private well and a septic system permitted by the county health department. We factor that cost into the offer rather than passing it back to you. [6],[7]
You manage the property from a different state entirely
That's fine; 5% of the vacant acreage in this tax-roll scope is held by owners who get their mail outside Florida, and the closing doesn't need you here. A notarized signature, a wire or mailed check, and the title company handles the rest. [1]
You stopped keeping up with the tax bill a while back
That's fixable at closing. St. Johns County treats an account as delinquent starting April 1, and a certificate sold against it needs two years to mature, within its active life, before a deed becomes possible. We cover what's owed out of your proceeds rather than requiring payment beforehand. [8]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Fruit Cove?
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 Fruit Cove: common questions
Does my Fruit Cove lot have county water and sewer?
Not necessarily. St. Johns County Utility Department only serves its own mapped service area, which you can check through the county's iMap tool. A lot outside that area needs a well and a septic permit from the Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County instead of a county sewer connection.
My Fruit Cove parcel is listed as agricultural. Can I still sell it?
Yes. Ten parcels in this tax-roll scope carry an agricultural classification, a holdover from the area's citrus and farm history. That classification affects how the property is taxed, not whether you can sell it, and we check a parcel's classification, access and title before making an offer.
Why are there so few recent lot sales to compare mine to?
Nine vacant parcels cleared the qualifying-sale bar here in 2025, which isn't a group large enough to trust for a median or range. For a tract this size, the tax roll's just-value figures paired with our own look at the parcel tell us more than a handful of scattered closings would.
Can I sell my Fruit Cove lot if I live in another state?
Yes. 5% of vacant-lot owners in this tax-roll scope already manage their property from outside Florida, and the deal closes without requiring you to set foot in St. Johns County.
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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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
- Saint Johns
1,373 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $168,000
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- 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 in the St. Johns County block groups that the 2020 Census assigns to the Fruit Cove CDP (8 block groups), addressed Saint Johns. 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] St. Johns County Government, Development Review (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [3] Wikipedia, Julington Creek (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [4] St. Johns County Government, Julington Creek Plantation Park (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [5] United States Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files: Florida Places (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [6] St. Johns County Government, Utility Development Group (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [7] Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County, Onsite Sewage Disposal (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [8] St. Johns County Tax Collector, Tax Certificate Sales (accessed 2026-10-30)
- [9] Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes section 193.461, agricultural lands; classification and assessment (accessed 2026-10-30)