St. Johns County, Florida
Sell your land in Hastings for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and rural land for cash in Hastings, including parcels inside the former-town overlay and outlying acreage where utility service or onsite sewage needs confirmation. You get a written, no-obligation offer within 24 hours, and an independent title company can typically close 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 Hastings?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Hastings, 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 Hastings sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Hastings sold for a median of $45,000 across 15 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $31,400 to $206,200.
- How many vacant lots are in Hastings?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 588 vacant residential lots in Hastings; 12% are mini-estate (2-3 acres)s, and the median lot is 0.86 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Hastings 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 Hastings 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 Hastings?
- In 2025, companies bought 47% of the vacant lots that sold in Hastings, including 7% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- How much are estimated annual ad valorem taxes on a typical vacant lot in Hastings?
- A typical vacant lot in Hastings has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $262 a year; most lots here also pay non-ad valorem charges (listed below).
- Are vacant lots in Hastings in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 13.1% of vacant lots in Hastings 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 Hastings got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 36 vacant lots in Hastings changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Hastings land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Hastings, excluding Flagler Estates neighborhoods 20001, 20002 and 20003 in St. Johns County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 588 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): 12% of vacant lots; next, patio-home lot at 10%. Median lot: 0.86 acre (37,460 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $24,700 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $12,800 and $37,800 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $45,000 median across 15 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Hastings (Jan 2025–Nov 2025); the middle half sold for $31,400–$206,200 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 47% of those purchases, including 7% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 15% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often CA, GA, NY) [1] |
| Municipal dissolution | More than 80% of participating voters supported dissolution on November 7, 2017. Hastings became unincorporated St. Johns County on March 1, 2018. [2] |
| Former-town overlay | The former town covered 1.62 square miles. The county retained a Hastings Overlay district coterminous with that former municipal boundary. [2] |
| Agricultural setting | The county describes Hastings as an agricultural center known for potatoes, cabbage and sod, about 15 miles southwest of St. Augustine. [2] |
| Infrastructure program | A February 2024 county update listed $30 million in Hastings work, including a $5.75 million wastewater plant and $2.8 million in sewer upgrades. [3] |
| Water-main work | The county reported more than 8,000 feet of new water main under its ARPA allocation and design of a future 8,000-foot loop. [3] |
| Drainage investment | The same update identified a $4.4 million drainage project and about $700,000 in pavement improvements within the Hastings program. [3] |
| County development review | St. Johns County says residential clearance review can cover zoning, flood zone and driveway permits, with separate stormwater review where required. [4] |
| St. Johns River connection | The county's 2026 plan ties Hastings flood-control work to Deep Creek, which the water district says continues through floodplain tracts to the St. Johns River. [6],[7] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 36 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| Years of lot supply at the 2025 building pace | 16.3 years; simple ratio, not a forecast. [1] |
| Typical annual ad valorem taxes | A typical vacant lot in Hastings has estimated 2025 ad valorem taxes about $262 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 13.1% of vacant lots in Hastings 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 Hastings are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Hastings worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Hastings sold for a median of $45,000 across 15 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $31,400 to $206,200. [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 Hastings
Former-town overlay or rural address
A Hastings mailing address does not by itself tell a buyer whether the parcel lies in the 1.62-square-mile former town. The municipality dissolved in 2018, and St. Johns County retained an overlay coterminous with the former boundary. This page's market figures cover Hastings-address parcels but exclude the three Flagler Estates property-appraiser neighborhood groups. Even within the remaining scope, a compact overlay lot and outlying agricultural acreage can face different access, utility, zoning and septic questions. We start with the parcel number and location instead of treating an address-city label as a jurisdiction, service-area map or buildability finding. [2],[1]
Public projects do not prove parcel service
St. Johns County reported $30 million in Hastings infrastructure work in February 2024. The list included a $5.75 million wastewater facility, $2.8 million in sewer upgrades, more than 8,000 feet of water main, design for an additional 8,000-foot loop and a $4.4 million drainage project. Those are substantial former-town-area improvements, but the update does not say that every property carrying a Hastings address can connect. The county health department separately handles local onsite-sewage permitting and inspection. We verify the exact location and available service before allowing public-project headlines to influence an offer. A nearby pipe, planned loop or drainage project is not a parcel-specific availability letter or development approval. [3],[5]
Agricultural surroundings and site review
Hastings has a real agricultural identity: the county describes the area as a center for potatoes, cabbage and sod about 15 miles southwest of St. Augustine. That history does not automatically give an empty parcel an agricultural classification, a commercial farming right or residential buildability. St. Johns County says residential clearance can involve zoning, flood zone and driveway permits, and separate stormwater review may apply. Florida's onsite-sewage program governs septic permitting where sewer is unavailable. A buyer therefore considers current zoning, access, drainage, dimensions, proposed use and the wastewater path instead of treating the area's farm history as a parcel approval. [2],[4],[5]
Scoped lot and sale evidence
The reviewed 2026 roll identifies 588 vacant residential parcels in this Hastings scope. The median measured parcel is 0.86 acres, while mini-estate (2-3 acres)s are the largest named size group at 12%; that share shows no single lot type dominates. The median just value is $24,700, a tax measure rather than an appraisal or offer. Only 15 qualifying 2025 single-parcel vacant-land sales met the reviewed rule, with a median of $45,000 and middle-half range of $31,400–$206,200. That small and varied sample is context, not a price list. Overlay location, rural access, utilities, drainage, title and permitted use can produce a materially different parcel-level result. [1],[4]
Common situations
Selling land in Hastings in these situations
Your deed names the former town
An older deed reference does not mean a municipality still governs the parcel. Hastings became unincorporated St. Johns County in 2018, while the county retained an overlay along the former boundary. We use the current parcel record and county review path, and the independent title company examines the recorded legal description and ownership chain before closing. [2],[4]
Your rural tract has no utility connection
You can ask for an offer without extending a water or sewer line or installing a septic system. The county's infrastructure announcement documents specific projects, not universal service across every Hastings-address parcel. We review location and available evidence, then price the land as-is. Any future onsite sewage approval remains with the governing program and depends on the parcel and proposed use. [3],[5]
You manage the land from another state
A remote closing is possible. 15% of owners in this scoped vacant-lot group receive tax-roll mail outside Florida. Parcel Buyers can send a written offer and contract electronically, and an independent title company can coordinate signatures and payment by check or wire. A title defect, probate matter or unresolved lien can change the usual closing timeline. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Hastings?
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 Hastings: common questions
Is Hastings still an incorporated town?
No. More than 80% of participating voters supported dissolution in November 2017, and Hastings became unincorporated St. Johns County effective March 1, 2018. The county retained a Hastings Overlay district along the former municipal boundary, so location within that overlay can still matter during development review.
Does every Hastings parcel have county water and sewer?
No such universal coverage is established by the reviewed sources. The county documented major wastewater, sewer and water-main projects in the former-town area, but its update does not promise a connection for every Hastings-address parcel. Verify service for the exact site; onsite-sewage permitting remains a separate county health department process.
Can agricultural land near Hastings automatically be built on?
No. Hastings' agricultural history and the presence of nearby farms do not establish zoning, an agricultural tax classification, legal access or residential buildability for one parcel. County clearance can require review of zoning, flood zone and driveway permits, and separate stormwater or onsite-sewage requirements may apply to the proposed use.
Will you buy land without a driveway or installed septic system?
Yes. Parcel Buyers considers vacant land before an owner builds a driveway or installs a septic system. We review the present access, location, title and available development evidence, then make an as-is offer that reflects unresolved work. We do not promise that county or state reviewers will approve a future house or wastewater system.
What do the Hastings market figures include?
They cover Hastings-address parcels under the reviewed rule after the separately scoped child area is excluded. The result contains 588 vacant residential parcels and 15 qualifying 2025 sales. Those aggregates do not define a municipal boundary, utility service area or parcel price; we still review the exact location, access, utilities, drainage and title.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?
Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]
- 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]
- 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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What happens after you send this
- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
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- You decide. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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Nearby areas we buy
- Flagler Estates
2,694 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $30,000
- St. Augustine
8,330 vacant lots · 2025 median lot sale $197,000
- 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 Hastings, excluding Flagler Estates neighborhoods 20001, 20002 and 20003. 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 4, 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] St. Johns County, Hastings Community Brochure (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [3] St. Johns County, Hastings Infrastructure Improvements (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [4] St. Johns County, Development Review (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [5] Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County, Onsite Sewage Disposal (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [6] St. Johns County, 2026 Legislative Action Plan (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [7] St. Johns River Water Management District, Deep Creek Conservation Area (accessed 2026-10-04)