The Upper Gulf Coast is generally used to refer to the Houston area and its surrounding counties, with a distinct climate and demography from the coastal counties of East and South Texas. A total of nearly 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Austin County recently, representing a total value of almost $519 million in Austin County land and rural real estate for sale. Austin County ranks 77th in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were five properties listed as sold in Austin County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $15,790,453. Among cities in Austin County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Sealy had the most land for sale. Manufacturing and related services are the largest economic sectors in Austin County. Austin County is Texas's 229th biggest county (656 square miles). It's located in the Houston Texas region of the state.