Recent data from Lands of America shows almost $432 million in farms, ranches and other land for sale in the Hawkeye State. This represents a total of 61,435 acres of Iowa land for sale. Of Iowa's 99 counties, Polk County had the most land and farms for sale. The most expensive land listed for sale in Iowa on Lands of America recently was $6 million, while the average price of land and rural real estate for sale in Iowa was $432,584. There were 1,544 acres of sold land in Iowa recorded in October 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 $9 million. Polk County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. With its dizzying elevation extreme of a mere 1,190 feet, pancake-flat Iowa's main outdoor attractions are of the horizontal persuasion. Two national scenic byways thread the state, while any number of country roads will take you through a land of farms, covered bridges, and quiet towns. Fishing and hunting are both popular in the state, with the Missouri and Mississippi rivers both offering the chance to cast for trout, catfish, walleye, and bass. As befits a state with excellent hunting for game including turkey, whitetail deer, pheasant, ducks, geese, and quail, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Iowa. Fishermen will enjoy casting for species like catfish, bass, walleye, and pike on land for sale in Iowa. WalletHub, a personal finance website, has ranked the state among the ten best states for retirees based on factors including affordability, quality of life and health care. In terms of its size, Iowa is the country's 26th-largest state, covering an area of 56,276 square miles (36 million acres). Of this area, 55,857 square miles (99 percent) covers land area, while the remaining 416 square miles is made up of water.