Lands of America recently had $230 million in land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale for sale in the Mountain State. This represents a combined 43,584 acres of land for sale in West Virginia. The most expensive land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $4 million, although the median price for land and rural real estate for sale in West Virginia was $194,481. The average price of land and rural real estate for sale in West Virginia was $266,852. There was 498 acres of sold land in West Virginia recorded in May 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from April 2018. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $1.6 million. With the Mid-Atlantic's most rugged, untouched mountain terrain, West Virginia is an outdoor sportsman's paradise, where adventures include rock climbing, fishing, whitewater rafting, backpacking and mountain biking and several excellent off-roading trails.
Farms were the most common type of land for sale in West Virginia. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the agricultural sector contributed $344 million to the West Virginia economy, or less than one percent of overall state GDP (placing it 46th among all U.S. states for the size of its farm economy). Of the 55 counties in the state, Hampshire County had the most land and farms for sale. West Virginia ranks among the country's smallest states in terms of size, covering an area of 24,231 square miles (16 million acres). Of this area, 24,038 square miles (99 percent) is land, while the remaining 192 square miles comprises water.
