Sumter County, Florida
Sell your land in Oxford for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots in Oxford for cash, including land in unincorporated Sumter County, where the county issues the building permit. 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 Oxford?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Oxford, Sumter 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 Oxford sell for in 2025?
- In 2025, vacant lots in Oxford sold for a median of $223,500 across 16 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $204,000 to $230,300.
- How many vacant lots are in Oxford?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 315 vacant residential lots in Oxford; 31% are patio-home lots, and the median lot is 0.18 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Oxford 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 Oxford 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 Oxford?
- In 2025, companies bought 13% of the vacant lots that sold in Oxford, including 6% bought by homebuilders. Individuals bought the rest.
- Are vacant lots in Oxford in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 1.9% of vacant lots in Oxford have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008 to September 27, 2013). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Oxford got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 12 vacant lots in Oxford changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Oxford land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Oxford in Sumter County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 315 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Patio-home lot (5,000–7,000 sq ft): 31% of vacant lots; next, standard city lot at 21%. Median lot: 0.18 acre (7,800 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $18,000 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $14,800 and $25,900 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | $223,500 median across 16 arm's-length sales of vacant lots in Oxford (Jan 2025–Dec 2025); the middle half sold for $204,000–$230,300 [1] |
| Who bought lots in 2025 | Companies made 13% of those purchases, including 6% by homebuilders; individuals made the rest [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 35% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often AZ, NY, GA) [1] |
| Not a city government | Staff reports from 2025 place the Oxford area in unincorporated Sumter County. The July 2025 land development code says that chapter applies throughout the unincorporated area. [2],[5] |
| ZIP on county records | A county code file lists an Oxford address in ZIP 34484 and tax district Sumter County 1001, the county district rather than a city district. [4] |
| Rural zoning in 2025 cases | A December 2025 case south of CR 246S and west of CR 475 is zoned RR5 and RR5C under Agriculture future land use. A 2025 case south of C-466 and west of CR 223 sought RR5 on land zoned ten-acre agriculture and one-acre rural residential, beside RR2.5 parcels. [2],[3] |
| Well permit, not city water | The code allows an individual well or central system. A district non-public well permit is $50. Only Manatee, Sarasota, and Marion have delegated well-permitting programs, so Sumter applications go through the Southwest Florida Water Management District. [5],[13],[12] |
| Septic review stays local | Building Services accepts septic applications tied to a building permit, and the health department reviews them. Since July 1, 2021, DEP holds the state septic statutes, while Sumter permitting stayed with the county health department. [10],[11] |
| Certified 2025 millage | The certified 2025 page lists county 4.8900, schools 4.9120, and the water board 0.1831. It separately publishes a total of 10.8422 mills for unincorporated property. A city rate is added only inside a municipality. [6] |
| Fire charge on vacant land | The FY 2025-26 adopted fire assessment charged vacant land $0.00 and a house $355.58 per dwelling unit. For tax year 2026, the amount collected for FY 2026-27 is $0.00. [8],[7] |
| Flood study, parcel by parcel | The July 2025 code adopts the FEMA flood study for Sumter County dated September 27, 2013, plus later map revisions. The zone is read from that map for each parcel. [5] |
| Lake Miona | Sumter County locates the 4.97-acre Lake Miona Park at 10501 CR 115 in Oxford and says the lake covers about 418 acres. The park has a boat ramp, fishing pier, and picnic area. [17] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 12 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-May) | County-level for Sumter County: 41 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $97,500. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 1.9% of vacant lots in Oxford have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated August 28, 2008 to September 27, 2013). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 72.5% of located vacant lots in Oxford are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Oxford worth?
In 2025, vacant lots in Oxford sold for a median of $223,500 across 16 arm's-length sales; the middle half sold for $204,000 to $230,300. [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 Oxford
Small vacant lots, larger 2025 sales
In Oxford, the typical vacant parcel is small, while the 2025 sale median is a larger-tract number. Most vacant residential lots are patio-home lots, 31% of them, and the median lot is 0.18 acres, or 7,800 square feet. The published 2025 median from 16 sales is $223,500, and the central band of those prices is $204,000–$230,300. That figure sits far above the tax just-value median of $18,000 because the sale set is dominated by 5-acre ranchette sales, the only size group with enough sales to publish. Do not read $223,500 as the going price of a patio-home lot. The July 2025 code sets a new RR5 lot at 5 acres and 225 feet wide, an RR2.5 lot at 2.5 acres, and an RR1 lot at 1 acre. Those acreage districts are the ones named in 2025 cases here. A small existing lot and a new five-acre homesite are different products. [1],[5],[2],[3]
Yearly tax bill on an empty lot
An empty lot is carried mainly by property tax, not by a vacant-land fire fee. The certified 2025 page lists 4.8900 mills for the county, 4.9120 for public schools, and 0.1831 for the water board. It separately publishes a total of 10.8422 mills for unincorporated property. A city millage is added only inside a municipality. The FY 2025-26 adopted fire assessment charged vacant land $0.00 and charged a house $355.58 per dwelling unit. For tax year 2026, the amount collected for FY 2026-27 is $0.00. The just-value median of $18,000 is a tax figure. It is not the 2025 sale median of $223,500, which is pulled up by larger-tract sales. [6],[8],[7],[1]
A new house may need a well and septic
A future house without central service needs a well permit and a septic review. The July 2025 code allows an individual well or a central water system, and a septic tank or a central sewer. A lineal-descent family split, which skips lots already in a platted subdivision, needs at least 1 acre of usable land for a house, a private well, and a septic system when public water and sewer are absent, and at least 2 acres on Agriculture future land use. The Southwest Florida Water Management District charges $50 for a non-public well permit, and Sumter is not one of the three counties that issue that permit locally. Building Services accepts the septic application. The health department reviews it. A new single-family home on a monolithic slab starts at $432, plus a $24 processing fee, under the schedule effective October 1, 2024. Those are build costs, not a charge for selling. [5],[13],[12],[10],[11],[9]
US 301 and C-466, not city utilities
The road work the county has studied for this area is at the US 301 and C-466 crossing. A November 11, 2025 staff summary describes an intersection study for US 301 and C-466 in the Oxford area. It says added C-466 lanes are aimed at 2035 traffic, and further US 301 work is aimed at 2045 traffic, including more through lanes and longer turn lanes. Separately, the county road impact fee on new development rises each January 1. The published 2026 phase is $3,332 for one detached single-family home. That fee is collected when someone builds, so it changes what a builder can pay for the dirt. It is not a yearly bill on an empty lot. [14],[15],[16]
Common situations
Selling land in Oxford in these situations
You inherited acreage you have not seen
Yes. You can sell inherited acreage without having walked it. Section 13-414 of the July 2025 code is about creating a family split from a homestead, not about selling a parcel that already exists. That split rule skips platted subdivision lots, caps a parent tract at six new parcels, and, where public water and sewer are missing, requires at least 1 acre of usable ground for a house, a private well, and a septic system. For three years, a building permit on that new family parcel is limited to the relative who received it. An estate sale is different. The title company names the papers it needs when the owner on record has died. Our land inspection is the only contingency, and a failed inspection costs the seller nothing. [5]
The lot has no public water or sewer
Yes. You can sell a lot that has no public water or sewer. We buy vacant land in that condition, including lots with no road work. The county code treats a private well and a septic tank as an allowed setup, and it also allows a central system where one exists. A December 2025 special-master report for a site south of CR 246S called the surroundings agricultural and rural residential, with a stated maximum density of one dwelling per 10 acres. That finding is about that rural setting. It does not turn every patio-home lot into a five-acre tract. The typical vacant parcel is still the small lot. Utilities, access, and title are reviewed before an offer because those facts change a builder's budget. [5],[2],[1]
The mailing address is out of state
Yes. You can sell while living in another state. 35% of vacant-lot owners have a mailing address outside Florida, and 65% are mailed inside Florida. Arizona is the largest other-state mailing group. Foreign addresses are 0%. The mailing file does not say why an owner uses an Arizona address. [1]
You want a clear view of carrying charges
The county's certified 2025 page separately publishes a total of 10.8422 mills for unincorporated property, with no city millage added. The FY 2025-26 adopted fire assessment charged vacant land $0.00, and tax year 2026 collects $0.00 for FY 2026-27. The published road impact fee applies when someone builds; it is not a yearly bill on an empty lot. We cover closing costs, and there is no commission. [6],[8],[7],[15]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Oxford?
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 Oxford: common questions
Can I sell my lot in Oxford if it has no water or sewer?
Yes. A lot with no public water or sewer can still be sold. The county code allows a private well and an individual septic tank, or a central system if one serves that lot. A non-public well permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District is $50. Building Services accepts the septic application, and the health department reviews it. The lot can be sold before any of that work is done.
How much does it cost to keep an empty lot here each year?
Most of the yearly cost is property tax, not a flat fee on vacant land. The certified 2025 page separately publishes a total of 10.8422 mills for unincorporated property. It also lists county, school, and water-board rates, and it adds a city millage only inside a municipality. The FY 2025-26 adopted fire assessment was $0.00 on vacant land and $355.58 per dwelling unit on a house. Tax year 2026 collects $0.00 for FY 2026-27. The tax just-value median is $18,000. That is not the larger-tract sale median of $223,500.
Who issues the building permit on an Oxford address?
Sumter County Building Services issues the building permit. County code enforcement has applied the Florida Building Code permit rule to an Oxford address. The fee schedule effective October 1, 2024 starts a new single-family home on a monolithic slab at $432, plus a $24 processing fee, and a permit expires 180 days after it is issued. A septic application tied to that permit is accepted by Building Services and reviewed by the health department. Selling the lot does not require that permit.
What is a lineal-descent family split?
It is a county process for carving family parcels from a homestead, not a rule for lots already in a platted subdivision. The parent tract can create no more than six parcels. Where public water and sewer are missing, each new piece needs at least 1 acre of usable land for a house, private well, and septic system. A building permit on the new family parcel is limited to the relative who received it for three years.
Can I close if I live outside Florida?
Yes. You can close from outside Florida. Signing can be electronic, and a mail-away closing can be paid by check or wire. 35% of vacant-lot owners already use an out-of-state mailing address, and Arizona is the largest of those groups.
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 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.
- Cape Coral North 1 East UEP Assessment for Lot Owners
North 1 East's first amortized UEP installment is scheduled for the November 2026 tax bill. For the City's sample 10,000-square-foot parcel receiving all three utilities, maximum annual installments total $3,385 over 30 years, $3,616 over 25 years, or $3,961 over 20 years. The sample's three initial-prepayment amounts totaled $32,288, but each parcel's mailed notice controls.[1][2][3][4]
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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 Oxford. 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 7, 2026. Exact cross-roll matching found that 21.0% 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 May 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] Sumter County, Special master report STU25-000061, Oxford area (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [3] Sumter County, Rezoning case ZON25-000023 in the Oxford area (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [4] Sumter County, Code case file for an Oxford address, ZIP 34484 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [5] Sumter County, Sumter County Land Development Code, July 2025 revision (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [6] Sumter County, Certified 2025 millage by taxing authority (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [7] Sumter County Fire and EMS, Fire assessment overview for tax year 2026 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [8] Sumter County, Fire assessment sample rates, April 15, 2026 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [9] Sumter County Building Services, Building Services fee schedule effective October 1, 2024 (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [10] Sumter County Building Services, Septic tank permit intake through Building Services (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [11] Florida Department of Health in Sumter County, Onsite sewage disposal in Sumter County (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [12] Southwest Florida Water Management District, Well construction permits (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [13] Southwest Florida Water Management District, Rule 40D-1.607 permit processing fees (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [14] Sumter County Board of County Commissioners, C-466 at US 301 intersection study summary (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [15] Sumter County, Road impact fee schedules (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [16] Sumter County, Road impact fee table through the 2028 phase (accessed 2026-10-02)
- [17] Sumter County, Lake Miona Park (accessed 2026-10-02)