A recent report from Compass Land USA listed the "cheapest" places to buy land including both single-acre and five-acre plots. Texas is listed as one of the cheapest places to buy land within both the one- and five-acre categories. One West Texas county was listed as the most affordable area to buy five acres.
Overall, the report lists the various towns, the square mileage of the area and the lowest price for one or five acres of land. Among the least expensive areas to buy five acres of land, Hudspeth County, Texas tops the report category with the lowest price for five acres of land listed at $1,200.
Within the five acre category, the other cheapest places to buy land include Costilla County, Col. ($2,495), Valencia County, N.M. ($2,900), San Miguel County, N.M. ($3,500), Lake County, Ore. ($3,500), Mohave County, Ariz. ($3,500), Cochise County, Ariz. ($3,600), Socorro County, N.M. ($3,999), Kern County, Calif. ($4,995) and Apache County, Ariz. ($4,999).
'Cheapest' places to buy land in US (one acre)
For people looking to purchase one acre, the list of cheapest places to buy land include Valencia County, N.M. ($799), Apache County, Ariz. ($1,225), Jasper County, Miss. ($1,251), Navajo County, Ariz. ($1,400), Luna County, N.M.($1,450), Mohave County, Ariz. ($1,499), Cochise County, Ariz. ($1,595), Polk County, Fla. ($1,599) and Torrance County, N.M. ($1,750).