Recent data from Lands of America records $2 billion in land for sale for sale in North Carolina. This represents 234,097 acres of land for sale in North Carolina. Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Onslow County had the most rural property and land for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale in North Carolina on Lands of America recently was $49 million, though the median price for land and other rural acreage for sale in North Carolina came in at $217,480. The average price of land for sale in North Carolina was $463,723. There was 1,645 acres of sold land in North Carolina recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an eight percent decrease in sales activity over the previous month. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $8.5 million. Onslow County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. North Carolina offers year-round opportunities to fish and hunt, including prime fly-fishing in over 3,000 miles of mountain trout streams in the western third of the state. Throw in Atlantic Ocean deep-sea fishing and some two million acres of game lands open to hunters, anglers and trappers-and you've got one serious outdoor sports-obsessed state. With numerous opportunities to hunt species including deer, boar and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in North Carolina. In terms of its size, North Carolina is the country's 28th-largest state, covering an area of 53,821 square miles (34 million acres). Of this area, 48,618 square miles (90 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 5,201 square miles is made up of water.