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 Texas's Houston County recently totaled almost $225 million and approximately 100,000 acres. Houston County ranks 61st out of 254 counties in the 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 $1,691,147. Of all locations 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 the 40th largest county (1,236 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Piney Woods North Texas region of the state.