Land Market Insights and Pricing in Hamilton County, Illinois

McLeansboro is the county seat of Hamilton County, a mostly agricultural region comprising cornfields and small Midwestern farming communities. This often-overlooked area of southern Illinois is also home to a few surprising attractions, including the country's largest archaeological site,?Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, over 100 wineries and outdoor recreation like bouldering and mountain biking in 280,000-acre Shawnee National Forest. There was a combined around $2 million of land for sale in Hamilton County, Illinois, recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Hamilton County farms, rural land, hunting land and other land for sale was almost 1,000 acres. Hamilton County ranks 102nd in the Inland Empire for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Hamilton County with land and rural real estate for sale, Mcleansboro featured the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 695 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Hamilton County generate annual revenues of $11 million, most of which is from crops. Hamilton County is the 68th largest county (435 square miles) in Illinois. It's located in the Southern Illinois region of Illinois.