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 total of approximately 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Houston County recently, representing a combined almost $230 million in Houston County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Houston County ranks 55th out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were eight properties listed as sold in Houston County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $4,042,075. 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 the 40th biggest county (1,236 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of Texas.