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. Of 254 counties in the state, Galveston County is 185th in terms of its size (873 square miles). Galveston County is in Houston Texas. The total value of about 1,000 acres of beachfront homes and property recently listed for sale in Texas's Galveston County was nearly $500,000. Browse all waterfront property for sale in Galveston County on the Land Network to find the marina, lakefront and other recreational property that meets your needs, from waterside land perfect as a retirement investment to existing residential waterfront land and property for hunting, fishing and other outdoor-recreation pursuits! The most common type of land for sale by combined acreage in Galveston County is undeveloped land.