Recent data from Lands of America records $782 million in land and ranches for sale in the Palmetto State. This represents a total of 118,030 acres of South Carolina land for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $19 million, although the median price for land, ranches and rural property in South Carolina came in at $338,071. The average price of land, ranches and rural property in South Carolina was $528,780. There was 4,356 acres of sold land in South Carolina recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from the previous period. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $5.0 million. The South Carolina landscape offers a diversity of terrain, from the mountains in its northwest corner to the beaches and waterways of the eastern coast. The state boasts 47 state parks covering 80, 000 acres, where popular outdoor-recreation activities include hiking, kayaking and fishing and camping. In terms of size, South Carolina is the country's 40th-largest state, covering an area of 32,007 square miles (20 million acres). In its entirety, 30,061 square miles (94 percent) covers land area, while the remaining 1,960 square miles comprises water. Less than ten percent of land in South Carolina 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 South Carolina. 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. Of the 46 counties in the state,
Horry County had the most land and farms for sale.
