Highlands County, Florida: parcel data and property records
113,106 Highlands County parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Highlands County in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2026-08-05.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Sebring (49,685), Lake Placid (39,210), Avon Park (18,007), Lorida (1,994), Venus (1,579).
Recent sales
797 Highlands County parcels have a recorded sale dated since November 2025. Only 11 of them carry a price, too few to summarize.
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Vacant Residential 46%, Single Family Residential 31%, Mobile Homes 5%, State, other than military, forests, parks, recreational areas, colleges, hospitals 3%, Grazing land soil capability Class IV 2%.
Nearest counties
- Okeechobee County: about 19 mi away, 31,670 parcels
- Glades County: about 24 mi away, 11,395 parcels
- Hardee County: about 36 mi away, 14,782 parcels
- DeSoto County: about 36 mi away, 20,546 parcels
- Osceola County: about 45 mi away, 208,795 parcels
Search Highlands County parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Highlands County, Florida?
Parcelio carries 113,106 parcel records for Highlands County, Florida, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Highlands County?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2026-08-05.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Highlands County?
The advanced search filters do it directly: Highlands County has 7,344 parcels marked vacant and 22,250 with an owner mailing address outside Florida - two of the most common starting points for investors sourcing off-market deals.
Can I search Highlands County by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Highlands County parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.