A combined almost 8,000 acres were listed for sale in Essex County, New York, recently; the value of all Essex County land for sale was nearly $240 million. Essex County ranks 14th out of 62 counties in the Empire State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Essex County, Lake Placid featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Essex County. Essex County is one of the ten biggest counties in New York (1,916 square miles). It's located in the Northern New York region of the state.