Connecticut is a densely populated, largely urban state with commuter communities serving New York City and financial hubs like Hartford. It is the third-smallest state in the country. It has a small farming economy that grows mostly crops, with farmland comprising 14 percent of the state land area. The countryside and coastal areas of Connecticut offer plenty of opportunities to explore, from kayaking through coastal marshes to biking along rail-trails amidst the splendor of fall foliage. Despite its small size (5,543 square miles), Connecticut counts 180 public lakes and ponds, and thousands of miles of rivers and streams where anglers can enjoy casting for bass, trout, northern pike, bluegill, and more. Lands of America has approximately 100,000 acres of Connecticut farms and rural land for sale, totaling nearly $3 billion in overall value. Of Connecticut's 8 counties,
Fairfield County has the most farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Looking at data recently recorded through the Lands of America Comparable Sales program, the most land and rural property sales were recorded in Litchfield County. Outdoorsmen can hunt for game including geese, ducks, whitetail deer, and turkey on land for sale here, while fishermen can cast for bass.
