Land Value Estimator: Average Price Per Acre by State

Average Price Per Acre in Each U.S. State

Land Value Estimate Summary

  • Arizona has the lowest cost per acre in the U.S. The average cost per acre is $4,200.
  • The state with the most expensive vacant land is Rhode Island where an acre of land costs $350,400.
  • An acre of land is 43,560 square feet.

Are you looking to sell your vacant land but are not sure what it’s worth? Use this land value estimator to get an idea of what land is selling for in your state.

Of course, many questions influence the value of land. The big ones are:

  • Does the property currently have road access?
  • Is the property in a flood zone?
  • Are there any features to the property like water frontage or scenic views?
  • Does the property already have utilities?

The 5 States Where Land is the Most Valuable

  1. Rhode Island – $350,400/acre
  2. Massachusetts – $333,200/acre
  3. Connecticut – $282,900/acre
  4. New Jersey – $242,900/acre
  5. Hawai’i – $202,400/acre

The ‘small’ states in the northeast are some of the most expensive price-per-acre states in the country.

These states are densely populated and…well…small. There’s only so much land to go around!

Hawai’i makes the top 5 list. The state has a vast amount of waterfront properties while other parts of the state are considered unhabitable.

The 5 States Where Land is the Least Valuable

  1. Arizona – $4,200/acre
  2. New Mexico – $6,000/acre
  3. Mississippi – $10,800/acre
  4. Colorado – $11,600/acre
  5. Arkansas – $11,600/acre

Selling land in one of these ‘cheap’ states can be a lot easier compared to our friends in the Northeast.

A lower price per acre means more buyers can afford to buy your land.

The western states are popular places for land investors to buy land.

New York ranks as the 6th ‘cheapest’ state.

That might be a surprise to most of us. Beyond New York City, the state of New York is primarily rural.

Land Value Estimate by State

RankStateAvg. Price Per Acre
1.Rhode Island$350,400
2.Massachusetts$333,200
3.Connecticut$282,900
4.New Jersey$242,900
5.Hawaii$202,400
6.Utah$195,900
7.Delaware$175,600
8.New Hampshire$165,100
9.Maryland$106,200
10.Washington$80,400
11.South Dakota$77,400
12.Ohio$69,600
13.Idaho$62,500
14.Vermont$62,300
15.Alaska$62,200
16.Nevada$59,900
17.Wyoming$54,000
18.Iowa$51,100
19.Nebraska$49,800
20.Minnesota$47,400
21.North Dakota$46,100
22.Maine$45,400
23.West Virginia$44,800
24.Indiana$43,800
25.Pennsylvania$42,500
26.Florida$34,900
27.Georgia$30,000
28.Texas$29,800
29.Illinois$29,300
30.Montana$28,900
31.Kansas$26,900
32.Louisiana$26,800
33.Wisconsin$25,200
34.Virginia$23,900
35.Tennessee$22,700
36.South Carolina$22,100
37.Kentucky$21,400
38.North Carolina$20,300
39.California$20,000
40.Oklahoma$19,600
41.Michigan$18,300
42.Alabama$18,100
43.Oregon$16,200
44.Missouri$14,100
45.New York$12,000
46.Arkansas$11,600
47.Colorado$11,600
48.Mississippi$10,800
49.New Mexico$6,000
50.Arizona$4,200

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Credit Zippia.com for the cost per acre data.