Farmland and its buildings in Sterling County averaged $1,186 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 16th cheapest of the 254 counties in Texas, 53% below the Texas average in the same census ($2,499).
In the 2017 census it was $678 an acre, so the average has risen 75% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $1,186 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $678 +75% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 70 (76 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 9,299 acres |
| Share of the county that is farmland | 110.1%More than all of it, because USDA counts every acre of a farm in the county it is mainly run from, and some farms here reach across the line. |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $147,000 ± $100,600 |
The farm figure is land and buildings together, averaged over every farm in the county, from the largest ranch to the smallest holding. It is for comparing one county with another, not a price for any parcel: a few acres with road frontage usually costs more an acre than the average, not less. The home value comes from a survey that reaches few homes here, so its margin of error is wide.
Source: USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Texas county data, Table 8; Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, table B25077
Next door
The counties that share a border with Sterling County, cheapest farmland first.
| county | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Reagan County | $1,249 | $171,500 |
| Glasscock County | $1,420 | $245,200 |
| Howard County | $1,426 | $155,600 |
| Mitchell County | $1,428 | $85,800 |
| Coke County | $1,542 | $117,900 |
| Tom Green County | $2,271 | $197,000 |
Buying land here: the Texas rules
Ten acres can skip the septic permit, and land sold for taxes can be taken back for two years.
Each links to the Texas guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.