East Texas is also often colloquially referred to as the "Piney Woods," an area characterized by dense pine forest that unfurls into Arkansas and Louisiana. Land for sale in Houston County recently totaled $252 million and approximately 100,000 acres. Houston County ranks 55th out of 254 counties in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were four properties listed as sold in Houston County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $1,513,994. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Houston County, Crockett had the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Houston County. Houston County is Texas's 40th largest county (1,236 square miles). It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of Texas.