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. The value of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Fort Bend County recently was approximately $1 billion, representing a combined 9,183 acres of land for sale in Fort Bend County. Fort Bend County ranks 13th out of 254 counties in Texas for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Richmond had the most land for sale. Fort Bend County is the 181st largest county (885 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Houston Texas region of the state.