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Acreage Reality Check

Acreage is abstract until the well is 75 feet from the septic and the horse needs pasture. Type your acreage and see what the land honestly holds.

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What the land holds

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The acreage on the listing or the tax bill.

Common sizes

2 acres. A home with real setbacks? Yes. Well plus septic separation? Fits. Horses? 1 head, pasture kept. A shop or barn? Comfortably. Privacy from the road? A good buffer.

WELLDRAINFIELDHOUSE295 FT A SIDE100 FT
2 acres as a square, drawn to scale. House 50 by 40 ft; the dashed ring is the 75 ft well-to-septic separation.

In football fields

1.5

One acre is about three quarters of a football field. It is more land than a subdivision teaches you to expect.

  1. A home with real setbacks?

    ClearYes

    A house, well, and septic fit with the required separations from a half acre up.

  2. Well plus septic separation?

    ClearFits

    Florida requires 75 ft between your well and any drainfield, including the neighbors’ systems.

  3. Horses?

    Clear1 head, pasture kept

    Working figure: 1.5 to 2 acres of maintained pasture per horse in north Florida.

  4. A shop or barn?

    ClearComfortably

    Accessory structures follow the same setbacks. On an acre and up, placement is easy.

  5. Privacy from the road?

    WorkableA good buffer

    A 5 acre square puts your house 230+ ft from every line. An acre puts you 100 ft from the road at best.

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