Bay County, Florida

Absentee owners are the defining feature of Bay County, FL: 84,592 of its 129,596 mailable ownership records (65%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2025 final roll assessment roll. The county carries 129,598 taxable parcels, including 24,152 vacant land parcels. 32,032 of those owners (25%) are based outside Florida entirely. The median vacant parcel is 0.3 acres.

Source: Florida DOR 2025 final roll assessment roll

Bay County by the numbers

Total taxable parcels129,598
Vacant land parcels24,152
Vacant residential (DOR 000)21,539
Vacant commercial (DOR 010)2,343
Vacant industrial (DOR 040)77
Non-agricultural acreage (DOR 099)193
Absentee owners84,592 (65% of mailable owners)
Out-of-state owners32,032 (25% of mailable owners)
Median vacant parcel0.3 acres (middle half 0.1–0.9)

Source: Florida DOR 2025 final roll assessment roll

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Bay County land data: common questions

How many taxable parcels are in Bay County, FL?

Bay County, FL has 129,598 taxable parcels on the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

How many absentee land owners are in Bay County, FL?

84,592 ownership records in Bay County list a mailing address away from the property — 65% of the county's 129,596 mailable owners, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

How many out-of-state owners hold property in Bay County, FL?

32,032 ownership records in Bay County carry a mailing address outside Florida — 25% of mailable owners, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

How many vacant land parcels are in Bay County, FL?

Bay County, FL has 24,152 vacant land parcels across the FL DOR vacant use-code groups, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

How big is a typical vacant parcel in Bay County, FL?

The median vacant parcel in Bay County is 0.3 acres; the middle half ranges from 0.1 to 0.9 acres, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

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