There was a total of $39 million of farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Amherst County, Virginia, recently on Land.com. The total size of all Amherst County farms and rural land for sale was nearly 2,000 acres. Amherst County ranks 55th in the Old Dominion for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were two properties listed as sold in Amherst County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $389,000. Of all farms and rural land for sale in Amherst County, Madison Heights featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Amherst County's overall GDP. Amherst County is Virginia's 31st largest county (478 square miles). It's located in the Central Virginia region of the state.