Lands of America recently had $393 million in land for sale for sale in the Mount Rushmore State. This represents some 174,386 acres of land for sale in the state. Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Fall River County had the most rural property and land for sale. The most expensive property listed for sale in South Dakota on Lands of America recently was $13 million, though the median price for land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale in South Dakota came in at $697,273. The average price of land and other rural acreage for sale in South Dakota was $956,169. There was 1,312 acres of sold land in South Dakota 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 $4.2 million. Fall River County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. Although 80 percent of land in South Dakota is privately owned, there's still room for over five million acres of state-managed land. The state boasts some of the nation's best pheasant hunting, with annual pheasant harvests regularly topping one million birds each year. 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 South Dakota. 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 size, South Dakota is the country's 17th-largest state, covering an area of 77,121 square miles (49 million acres). Of this area, 75,811 square miles (98 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 1,305 square miles is made up of water.