Recent internal data lists $2 billion in land for sale for sale in the Camellia State. This represents some 399,107 acres of Alabama land for sale (accounting for around one percent of the state's land). Of Alabama's 67 counties, Escambia County had the most land and acreage for sale. The most expensive property listed for sale in Alabama on Lands of America recently was $38 million, though the median price for land and other rural acreage for sale in Alabama was $248,397. The average price of land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale in Alabama was $510,655. There was 6,219 acres of sold land in Alabama recorded in July 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects a 13 percent decrease in sales activity over the previous month. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $22.7 million. Escambia County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. 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, rabbits and waterfowl. 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 state has also been ranked among the ten best states for the cost of living by U.S. News & World Report. In terms of size, Alabama is the country's 30th-largest state, covering an area of 52,423 square miles (34 million acres). Of its total landmass, 50,645 square miles (97 percent) of the state is land, while the remaining 1,775 square miles comprises water.