Alamance County, North Carolina
Sell your land in Graham for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Graham, the Alamance County seat, including quarter-acre lots inside city limits and in the city's planning jurisdiction. 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 North Carolina parcel and assessment data · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Graham?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Graham, Alamance 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 Graham?
- The 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data lists 748 vacant residential lots in Graham; 27% are quarter-acre lots, and the median lot is 0.32 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Graham 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 Graham 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.
Local data
Graham land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcel points inside the Census (TIGERweb ACS 2025 vintage) Graham town boundary (GEOID 3727280) in Alamance County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 748 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Quarter-acre lot (9,000–13,000 sq ft): 27% of vacant lots; next, half-acre lot at 9%. Median lot: 0.32 acre (13,900 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical county assessed value | $31,900 median county assessed value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $16,200 and $45,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few county-qualified vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Graham [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 10% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside North Carolina (most often VA, AZ, TX) [1] |
| County seat, incorporated city | Graham is the Alamance County seat and an incorporated city. Its Development Ordinance covers both commercial and residential rules, including the table of permitted uses by zoning district and setback and yard requirements. [2] |
| Building permits and inspections | Graham's Inspections Department enforces the North Carolina Building, Energy and Fire Prevention Codes, the National Electric Code, and plumbing, gas and mechanical codes within the city's territorial jurisdiction. [3] |
| City-owned water and sewer | Graham owns and operates its own water and sewer system: over 104 miles of water main and 93 miles of sanitary sewer. The Graham-Mebane plant, co-owned with Mebane, also supplies Green Level and Swepsonville. [4] |
| Water and sewer tap fees | Graham's rates and fee schedule effective July 1, 2021 set a $483 water and $1,185 sewer system development fee for a single-family home on a 3/4-inch meter inside city limits. Rates can change, so confirm the current schedule before budgeting. [5] |
| Floodplain and stormwater permits | The city requires a floodplain development permit for work in a Special Flood Hazard Area and a separate stormwater permit for any project that disturbs one acre or more. [6] |
| Alamance Community College | Alamance Community College's main campus sits on Jimmie Kerr Road inside Graham. It is the county's only community college, offering two-year degrees and workforce programs to Alamance County residents. [7] |
| County assessed value, not market value | Alamance County's last countywide property revaluation took effect January 1, 2023, on a four-year cycle, with the next set for January 1, 2027. The values behind this page are that assessed figure, not a market estimate. [9] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Graham worth?
These are county-qualified 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.
What moves the price in Graham
Lot size and the quarter-acre pattern
Most vacant residential lots in this tax-roll scope are quarter-acre lots, 27% of the 748 lots counted. The median lot runs 0.32 acres (13,900 square feet), with half-acre and third-acre lots making up most of the rest. A buyer looks at the actual shape and size of a lot, not just its size bucket, before pricing it. [1]
Whether city water and sewer already reach the lot
Graham owns and runs its own water and sewer system, built out with more than 104 miles of water main and 93 miles of sewer line, but a new connection still carries a tap fee. Under the rate schedule effective July 1, 2021, a single-family home on a 3/4-inch meter paid a $483 water and $1,185 sewer system development fee inside city limits. A lot that already has an active tap avoids that cost for a buyer. [4],[5]
Floodplain and stormwater rules near the Haw River and Alamance Creek
The Haw River runs along Graham's eastern edge and Alamance Creek runs along its southern edge, so some lots fall inside a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area and need a floodplain development permit before anyone builds. Any project disturbing an acre or more also needs a separate city stormwater permit. Those extra steps, and the engineering they can require, are something a buyer prices into a lot near the creek or river edge. [8],[6]
What the tax office's number does and doesn't tell a buyer
The median figure the county carries for these Graham lots is $31,900, with the middle half falling between $16,200–$45,000. It's pulled from Alamance County's last countywide reappraisal, effective January 1, 2023, so it's a tax assessment, not a market read, and it says nothing about a specific lot's access, utility status or septic feasibility. Parcel Buyers checks those details on every parcel before putting a number in writing. [9],[1]
Common situations
Selling land in Graham in these situations
Your lot sits in a mapped flood zone near the creek or river
Yes. We still buy lots in a Special Flood Hazard Area. Graham requires a floodplain development permit before new construction there, which can add cost and time for a builder, but it does not stop a sale to us. We check flood status, access and title on every parcel before making an offer. [6]
You're not sure if your lot already has a water or sewer tap
That's common with vacant land. Graham's utility system runs over 104 miles of water main and 93 miles of sewer line, but not every platted lot has an active connection, and a new tap carries a system development fee. Send us the address and we will check utility status before making an offer. [4],[5]
You inherited a lot bought decades ago
Yes. You can sell an inherited lot even if you have never seen it. Graham has been the Alamance County seat since the county formed in 1849, and many vacant residential lots here were platted long before current owners took title. Parcel Buyers closes through an independent title company, and the title path determines what paperwork is needed before closing. [2]
You're settling an estate from out of state and can't get to Graham
That's fine; you don't need to come to town. 10% of the vacant lots in this scope are held by an owner with a mailing address outside North Carolina, and we work with out-of-state sellers routinely. Paperwork can be signed electronically, the closing runs by mail through an independent title company, and funds go out by check or wire once it records. [1]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Graham?
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 Graham: common questions
Can I sell my Graham lot if it's in a flood zone near the creek or river?
Yes. We still buy lots in a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area. Graham requires a floodplain development permit for new construction there, which affects a builder's cost, but it does not stop us from making a cash offer after we check the lot's flood status and title.
How much does it cost to connect an empty Graham lot to city water and sewer?
Under the rate schedule effective July 1, 2021, a single-family home on a 3/4-inch meter paid a $483 water and $1,185 sewer system development fee inside city limits, on top of any line extension cost. Confirm the current fee with the city before budgeting.
Does Graham or Alamance County issue my building permit?
Graham's own Inspections Department issues building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits within the city's territorial jurisdiction under the North Carolina Building Codes. Outside city limits, Alamance County's Inspections Department handles permits instead.
Do I need a survey to sell land in Graham?
No. We walk the lot and run our own title check before making an offer, so a survey isn't a precondition. If the title search turns up a boundary or easement question, the title company can require one later, as part of getting to closing.
Is the county's assessed value what I'd actually get for my Graham lot?
No, it's a different number for a different purpose. Alamance County's figure comes from its reappraisal effective January 1, 2023 and exists to calculate your tax bill. We look at your specific lot's access, utilities and title, then write a cash offer within 24 hours of that review.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- 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]
- 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.
- Cash Buyer vs. Realtor vs. FSBO for Land
No path always nets the most. A land agent can market the parcel broadly, FSBO can avoid hiring a listing agent but shifts the sale work to the owner, and accepting a direct cash offer can avoid public marketing and buyer mortgage approval. Compare written net proceeds, contingencies, closing costs, timing, and your workload—not the headline offer alone. Title problems can delay any route.
More places in Alamance County
Your written offer
Get your cash offer
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.
Nearby areas we buy
- Burlington
2,006 vacant lots
- Glen Raven
304 vacant lots
- Alamance County
10,397 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
Parcel and assessment figures cover parcel points inside the Census (TIGERweb ACS 2025 vintage) Graham town boundary (GEOID 3727280). Source [1] is our own aggregate count of NC OneMap parcel points or frozen county extracts and the county sale layers named in the source data. Vacant-lot counts use nC has no statewide vacant code. Legacy wave-1 rows retain the frozen county-extract rules in DATA-NOTES-NC.md. The NC2 rule keeps records with improvement value 0, parcel value at least $1,000, known acreage no more than 10, struct not Y, and an owner name that does not match the government, HOA/common-area, church, conservation or utility exclusions. If more than 10% of the pre-struct scope has struct Y, the area uses its verified explicit vacant code or is dropped. Counts do not establish physical vacancy, residential zoning, access, legal-lot status or buildability. Names and addresses are not stored in outputs. Lot sizes use gIS acres on the extract (else record acres, else the parcel polygon area) x 43,560, bucketed with the Parcel Buyers lot sizing chart ([low, high) square feet). Values use county assessed value on the extract from each county's last reappraisal, which is not the same year in every county. Owner locations use owner mailing-address state on the extract; in_state = North Carolina. Junk state codes count as unknown, Canadian provinces as foreign. Onslow's extract carries no mailing state, so Onslow areas report in_state, other_us and foreign as not published (unknown 1.0). Treat medians as a guide to county records, not as an offer or an appraisal. Page updated November 7, 2026.
- [1] NC OneMap and county tax offices (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), NC OneMap statewide parcel points (county tax data), with wave-1 qualified county sale layers (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] City of Graham, NC, Planning (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [3] City of Graham, NC, Inspections & Codes (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [4] City of Graham, NC, Water & Sewer (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [5] City of Graham, NC, Rates and Fee Schedule, FY 2021-2022 (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [6] City of Graham, NC, Permitting (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [7] Alamance Community College, About Alamance Community College (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [8] Wikipedia, Graham, North Carolina (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [9] Alamance County Tax Office, 2027 Revaluation and Appeals (accessed 2026-11-07)