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. A combined almost 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Houston County recently; the overall value of all Houston County land and rural real estate for sale was around $253 million. Houston County ranks 54th 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 Houston County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $1,513,994. Among cities in Houston County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Crockett featured the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Houston County's overall GDP. Houston County is Texas's 40th biggest county (1,236 square miles). It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of Texas.