Internal data from Lands of America lists $1 billion in land and rural real estate for sale for sale in the Prairie State. This represents 187,998 acres of land for sale in Illinois. Of Illinois's 102 counties,
Cook County had the most land and farms for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale in Illinois on Lands of America recently was $10 million, while the median price for land and other rural acreage for sale in Illinois was $289,043. The average price of land and rural property for sale in Illinois was $413,659. There was 3,504 acres of sold land in Illinois recorded in September 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from August 2018. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $27.0 million. Cook County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. Some 42 percent of the appropriately named Great Lakes State is covered by water, spelling abundant fishing opportunities on its diverse spread of lakes, rivers and streams. Hunting in the state is similarly diverse, with popular game species including waterfowl, deer, wild turkey, raccoon and even skunk. As befits a state with excellent hunting for big and small game like deer, waterfowl and wild turkey,
hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Illinois. In terms of size, Illinois is the country's 25th-largest state, covering an area of 57,918 square miles (37 million acres). In total, 55,519 square miles (96 percent) of the state is land, while the remaining 2,395 square miles is covered by water.
