Land Market Insights and Pricing in West Virginia

Given its largely mountainous terrain, West Virginia is principally a livestock-farming state, with two thirds of state agricultural output given over to cattle, broiler chickens, and turkeys. Land.com has around 100,000 acres of West Virginia farms and rural land for sale, totaling $1 billion in overall value. Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Monongalia County has the most farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Looking at data recently recorded through the Land Network Comparable Sales program, the most land and rural property sales were recorded in Hampshire County. Some suggested agricultural applications for land currently listed for sale in West Virginia include livestock, timber, or aquaculture use. Outdoorsmen can hunt for species including whitetail deer, turkey, bear, grouse, and quail on land for sale here, while anglers can cast for bass, trout, and catfish.