Internal data from Lands of America records $487 million in farms, ranches and other land for sale in the Yellowhammer State. This represents a total of 104,015 acres of Kentucky land for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $13 million, while the median price for land for sale in Kentucky came in at $239,513. The average price of land, ranches and farms in Kentucky was $328,709. There was 1,931 acres of sold land in Kentucky recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from the previous period. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $8.8 million. Kentucky gets rugged fast and lives up to its heritage as a hunting and fishing paradise. Hunters can choose from over 80 wildlife management areas as well as the sprawling Daniel Boone National Forest and Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Eastern Kentucky is home to the largest elk herd in the eastern United States, while other species include wild turkey and white-tailed deer and coyote. In terms of its size, Kentucky is the country's 37th-largest state, covering an area of 40,411 square miles (26 million acres). In total, 39,486 square miles (98 percent) of the state is land, while the remaining 921 square miles is covered by water. Less than ten percent of land in Kentucky is public land (i.e. national and state parks, national forests, BLM land). With numerous opportunities to hunt species including deer, boar and wild turkey,
hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Kentucky. U.S. News & World Report ranks Kentucky as one of the country's top ten states for its cost of living. Of the 120 counties in the state,
Pulaski County had the most land and rural real estate for sale.
