Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Sell your land in Concord for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in Concord, including lots that still need a city sewer-allocation approval or a water system development fee before anyone can build on them. 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 Concord?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Concord, Cabarrus 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 Concord?
- The 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data lists 2,849 vacant residential lots in Concord; 14% are micro lots, and the median lot is 0.31 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Concord 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 Concord 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
Concord land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcel points inside the Census (TIGERweb ACS 2025 vintage) Concord town boundary (GEOID 3714100) in Cabarrus County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 2,849 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 North Carolina parcel and assessment data [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Micro lot (2,000–5,000 sq ft): 14% of vacant lots; next, quarter-acre lot at 10%. Median lot: 0.31 acre (13,460 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical county assessed value | $60,000 median county assessed value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $35,100 and $100,000 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few county-qualified vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Concord [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 10% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside North Carolina (most often OH, NJ, SC) [1] |
| City permits, not county | Concord is an incorporated city, the largest city in Cabarrus County and its county seat. The city's own Planning & Development Services Department issues zoning approvals and building permits inside Concord city limits. [2],[5] |
| Zoning permit fee | A single-family zoning clearance permit costs $125 under the city's FY2027 Adopted Fee Schedule, plus a 5% technology fee added to planning permit charges. [3] |
| Sewer allocation review | The city requires a Preliminary Wastewater Flow application and City Council sewer-allocation approval before a project can move to design; residential flow is figured at 75 gallons per day per bedroom. [4] |
| Water and sewer hookup cost | A new single-family water connection carries a $1,632 system development fee per Equivalent Residential Unit, and sewer carries a $1,159 fee, before meter and installation charges, under the FY2027 schedule. [3] |
| County fee stacks on city fee | Cabarrus County separately assesses its own WSACC System Development Fees on new connections, on top of the city's water and sewer development charges, the city's sewer-allocation policy states. [4] |
| Concord Regional Airport | The city-operated Concord-Padgett Regional Airport, also called Concord Regional Airport, sits inside Concord and offers Allegiant and Avelo commercial flights; Charlotte Douglas International Airport is about 30 minutes away. [6],[5] |
| Property tax calendar | Cabarrus County property tax bills are due September 1 and become past due if unpaid by January 5, after which the county says a bill is subject to collection action or tax foreclosure. [7] |
| Where deeds are recorded | The Cabarrus County Register of Deeds in Concord records deeds, deeds of trust and other land documents for the whole county; the office is a recording office only and does not give legal advice. [8] |
Pricing
What is a lot in Concord 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 Concord
Sewer capacity needs city sign-off before design
A buyer cannot just connect to Concord sewer and start building. The city's sewer allocation policy requires a Preliminary Wastewater Flow application and project narrative, and residential projects are evaluated at the preliminary plat stage rather than approved on request. City Council reviews these applications only on a quarterly cycle, tied to its regular meeting schedule, and the standard planning flow rate is 75 gallons per day for every bedroom in the planned home. That queue, not the lot's dirt, is often what decides how fast a vacant parcel can turn into a buildable one, and it is a fact a buyer researches before making an offer. [4]
Hooking up water and sewer has real up-front cost
Before a single-family home can draw city water or flush to city sewer, Concord's FY2027 fee schedule charges a $1,632 water system development fee and a $1,159 sewer system development fee, each per Equivalent Residential Unit, plus a separate meter installation charge of $1,134 for a standard 3/4-inch meter and a $264 meter fee. Cabarrus County layers its own WSACC System Development Fee on top of the city charges. None of that is instantly visible on a property record, but it is money a builder has to plan for before a vacant Concord lot becomes a house, and it shapes what a lot is worth to that builder today. [3],[4]
Permit fees stack with lot size and work type
Concord's permit fees scale with what gets built. A single-family zoning clearance permit is $125, plus the city's 5% technology fee; a flood study review permit is $500 where one is required; and a land-disturbing or grading permit runs from $200 for under an acre to $600 for more than five acres. None of these numbers appear on a tax bill, but they are part of what it actually costs to move from a vacant parcel to a finished building, and they vary by exactly how a specific lot is used. [3]
Location on I-85 anchors long-term demand
Concord is the largest city in Cabarrus County and its county seat, sitting directly on I-85 and roughly 30 minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The city also operates its own airport, Concord-Padgett Regional Airport, with Allegiant and Avelo flights. That combination of interstate access, a close major airport and a second city-run airport is a steady draw for builders and investors looking at land close to Charlotte, independent of any single lot's size or shape. [5],[6]
Context behind the vacant-lot numbers
This page draws on 2,849 vacant-lot parcels mapped inside Concord's Census town boundary. micro lot parcels make up the single biggest size group, at 14% of that count, and the typical parcel runs close to 0.31 acre. County records put the typical assessed value at $60,000, which is the county's own assessment figure, not a market estimate. None of that confirms a specific parcel can be built on, has road frontage, or belongs to someone ready to sell; it only describes what the tax roll contains. Our own inspection, not the spreadsheet, decides what Parcel Buyers will pay for any one lot. [1]
Common situations
Selling land in Concord in these situations
Settling an estate that includes a Concord lot
Yes, you can sell it. Before closing, the title company confirms who has authority to sign, using the deed history the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds keeps on file in Concord. That office only records documents; it will not draft paperwork or give legal advice, so most families still lean on an estate attorney for that part. Once signing authority is clear, Parcel Buyers pays closing costs, and any liens or back taxes can come out of the proceeds at closing if you agree. [8]
Managing a Concord lot from out of state
That is common, and it does not slow things down much. 10% of the vacant parcels in this data set list an owner mailing address outside North Carolina, a mailing address, not necessarily where the owner actually lives. We handle signing by e-signature or a mail-away closing arranged through an independent title company, and funds move by check or wire once everything clears. The land inspection we run ourselves is the only condition on the offer; nothing fails on your end if the lot does not pass it. [1]
A builder's fees make the lot feel more expensive than it looks
That is a real cost, but it belongs to whoever builds, not to you as the seller. Connecting a single Concord lot to city water and sewer carries system development fees of $1,632 and $1,159, plus meter and installation charges, before Cabarrus County's own WSACC fee is added. Parcel Buyers factors those costs into our offer and buys the lot as it sits today, with no obligation on your side to resolve utilities, sewer allocation or permitting before closing. [3],[4]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Concord?
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 Concord: common questions
Does the City of Concord or Cabarrus County issue my building permit?
The City of Concord does, for any lot inside city limits. Its Planning & Development Services Department handles zoning approvals, permit plan review and building permits; Cabarrus County issues permits only for land outside incorporated cities and towns.
How much does it cost to connect a vacant Concord lot to water and sewer?
Plan on at least a few thousand dollars before construction even starts. The city's FY2027 fee schedule lists a $1,632 water system development fee and a $1,159 sewer system development fee per Equivalent Residential Unit, plus a separate meter fee and installation charge, and Cabarrus County adds its own WSACC System Development Fee.
Can I sell my Concord lot before it has sewer allocation approved?
Yes. Sewer allocation is a step a builder clears before construction, not a condition on selling raw land. Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots as they sit today, including ones that have not gone through the city's Preliminary Wastewater Flow review, and the only contingency is our own land inspection.
Do I need a survey to sell my lot in Concord?
No, not to accept our offer. We research boundaries, access and utilities as part of our inspection before closing, so you are not required to pay for a survey yourself before selling.
Can I sell my Concord lot without visiting North Carolina?
Yes, most Concord sellers never make the trip. Sign electronically, or close by mail through an independent title company, with funds wired or mailed by check once our own inspection of the land is done. Parcel Buyers checks utilities, access and title itself beforehand.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- 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.
- 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 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.
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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
- Midland
444 vacant lots
- Cabarrus County
9,642 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) Concord town boundary (GEOID 3714100). 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 Concord, North Carolina, Planning & Development Services (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [3] City of Concord, North Carolina Finance Department, FY2027 Adopted Fee Schedule (Revised October 8, 2026) (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [4] City of Concord, North Carolina, Sewer Allocation Policy (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [5] City of Concord, North Carolina, Planning & Economic Development Community Profile (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [6] City of Concord, North Carolina, Aviation Department (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [7] Cabarrus County Tax Administration, Tax Collections (accessed 2026-11-07)
- [8] Cabarrus County, Register of Deeds (accessed 2026-11-07)