DeSoto County, Florida

Absentee owners are the defining feature of DeSoto County, FL: 17,269 of its 20,167 mailable ownership records (86%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2025 final roll assessment roll. The county carries 20,167 taxable parcels, including 3,613 vacant land parcels. 1,820 of those owners (9%) are based outside Florida entirely. The median vacant parcel is 0.5 acres.

Source: Florida DOR 2025 final roll assessment roll

DeSoto County by the numbers

Total taxable parcels20,167
Vacant land parcels3,613
Vacant residential (DOR 000)3,234
Vacant commercial (DOR 010)238
Vacant industrial (DOR 040)25
Non-agricultural acreage (DOR 099)116
Absentee owners17,269 (86% of mailable owners)
Out-of-state owners1,820 (9% of mailable owners)
Median vacant parcel0.5 acres (middle half 0.2–2)

Source: Florida DOR 2025 final roll assessment roll

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DeSoto County land data: common questions

How many taxable parcels are in DeSoto County, FL?

DeSoto County, FL has 20,167 taxable parcels on the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

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

17,269 ownership records in DeSoto County list a mailing address away from the property — 86% of the county's 20,167 mailable owners, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

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

1,820 ownership records in DeSoto County carry a mailing address outside Florida — 9% of mailable owners, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

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

DeSoto County, FL has 3,613 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 DeSoto County, FL?

The median vacant parcel in DeSoto County is 0.5 acres; the middle half ranges from 0.2 to 2 acres, per the 2025 final roll Florida DOR assessment roll.

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