South Texas is typically classified as the area between the San Antonio metro area and south to the Rio Grande and Gulf of Mexico. The total value of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Gillespie County, Texas, recently on Land.com was $1 billion. This represents around 100,000 acres of farms and ranches for sale in Gillespie County. Gillespie County ranks 11th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were four properties listed as sold in Gillespie County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $6,383,730. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Gillespie County, Fredericksburg had the most land for sale. Based on its natural assets, tourism and recreation are important factors in the Gillespie County economy. Gillespie County is Texas's 67th largest county (1,061 square miles). It's located in the Highland Lakes Texas region of the state.