Lands of America data lists $1 billion in land and ranches for sale in Alabama. This represents a combined 228,165 acres of Alabama land for sale. The most expensive land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $38 million, although the median price for land, ranches and rural property in Alabama was $233,225. The average price of land listed for sale in Alabama was $439,913. There was 3,687 acres of sold land in Alabama recorded in April 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $10.6 million. Alabama takes full advantage of its plentiful natural assets, with over 1.3 million acres of public hunting lands and some of the country's most liberal hunting seasons and bag limits. Some of the most popular wildlife species to hunt in Alabama include white-tailed deer, wild turkey, mourning doves and rabbits and waterfowl. In terms of its size, Alabama is the country's 30th-largest state, covering an area of 52,423 square miles (34 million acres). Of this area, 50,645 square miles (97 percent) covers land area, while the remaining 1,775 square miles comprises water. Less than ten percent of land in Alabama 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 Alabama. The financial publication Kiplinger has ranked the state among the ten best states for retirees based on factors including property and income taxes, health care and cost of living. The state has also been ranked among the ten best states for the cost of living by U.S. News & World Report. Of the 67 counties in the state, Escambia County had the most land and acreage for sale.