Rankings

Cheapest California Counties for Land

A sourced market snapshot ranking counties by land affordability and availability signals.

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Rankings Are Discovery Leads

A high ranking means a county is worth researching first. It is not legal advice, a recommendation to buy land, or proof that any parcel will qualify for a specific use.

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Land affordability uses county-level active listing snapshots and should not replace parcel comps.

Source confidence

Ranking Confidence Strip

A quick trust check for the top-ranked counties: verified profiles, major source coverage, citation depth, and the number of source inputs behind this ranking.

top 10 covered

Top 10 profilesverified

10/10

Sourced county profiles

Source coverageverified

10/10

Major sourced layers present

Citation depthsourced

148

Top 10 county citation URLs

Ranking inputssourced

Source groups used by this ranking

Methodology Data status Source glossary

#1Inyo CountyPartially sourced100

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Inyo County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#2Modoc CountyPartially sourced99

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Modoc County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#3Lassen CountyPartially sourced91

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Lassen County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#4Siskiyou CountyPartially sourced80

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Siskiyou County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#5Trinity CountyPartially sourced74

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Trinity County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#6Colusa CountyPartially sourced68

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Colusa County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#7Glenn CountyPartially sourced59

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Glenn County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#8Sierra CountyPartially sourced57

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Sierra County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#9Shasta CountyPartially sourced50

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Shasta County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#10Tehama CountyPartially sourced47

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Tehama County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#11Tuolumne CountyPartially sourced37

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Tuolumne County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#12Kern CountyPartially sourced27

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Kern County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#13Imperial CountyPartially sourced24

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Imperial County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#14Mariposa CountyPartially sourced24

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Mariposa County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#15Butte CountyPartially sourced24

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Butte County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#16Plumas CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Plumas County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#17Alameda CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Alameda County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#18Alpine CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Alpine County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#19Amador CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Amador County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#20Calaveras CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Calaveras County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#21Contra Costa CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Contra Costa County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#22Del Norte CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Del Norte County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#23El Dorado CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for El Dorado County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#24Fresno CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Fresno County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#25Humboldt CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Humboldt County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#26Kings CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Kings County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#27Lake CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Lake County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#28Los Angeles CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Los Angeles County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#29Madera CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Madera County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#30Marin CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Marin County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#31Mendocino CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Mendocino County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#32Merced CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Merced County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#33Mono CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Mono County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#34Monterey CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Monterey County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#35Napa CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Napa County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#36Nevada CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Nevada County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#37Orange CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Orange County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#38Placer CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Placer County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#39Riverside CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Riverside County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#40Sacramento CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Sacramento County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#41San Benito CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Benito County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#42San Bernardino CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Bernardino County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#43San Diego CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Diego County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#44San Francisco CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Francisco County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#45San Joaquin CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Joaquin County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#46San Luis Obispo CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Luis Obispo County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#47San Mateo CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for San Mateo County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#48Santa Barbara CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Santa Barbara County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#49Santa Clara CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Santa Clara County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#50Santa Cruz CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Santa Cruz County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#51Solano CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Solano County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#52Sonoma CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Sonoma County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#53Stanislaus CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Stanislaus County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#54Sutter CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Sutter County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#55Tulare CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Tulare County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#56Ventura CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Ventura County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#57Yolo CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Yolo County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

#58Yuba CountyPartially sourced20

Official California county-rule source anchors added for Yuba County; direct office confirmation remains pending before verified status.

Ranking Source Trail

Land affordability rankings are market snapshots, useful for discovery but not a substitute for parcel comps or title review.

Source glossary

Primary Market Layer

LandSearch county snapshotsCounty-level active listing count and price-per-acre snapshots used as a land market proxy.

Cross-Checks

Property tax layerCounty-level property tax rate source summarized in the dataset coverage report.Dataset coverage reportLayer-by-layer coverage status for live county datasets.