Lands of America recently had $1 billion in land and other rural acreage for sale for sale in the Cotton State. This represents a total of 233,745 acres of Alabama land for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $38 million, though the median price for farms, ranches and other land for sale in Alabama came in at $237,210. The average price of farms, ranches and other land for sale in Alabama was $481,610. There was 4,946 acres of sold land in Alabama recorded last month 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 $10.2 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. As befits a state with excellent hunting for big and small game like deer, waterfowl 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 Alabama, Escambia County had the most land and rural real estate for sale. 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) is land, while the remaining 1,775 square miles comprises water.