Recent data from Lands of America shows $3 billion in land and rural real estate for sale for sale in the Treasure State. This represents a total of 2.4 million acres of Montana land for sale (accounting for around three percent of the state's land). Of the 56 counties in the state, Gallatin County had the most rural property and land for sale. The most expensive property listed for sale in Montana on Lands of America recently was $58 million, though the median price for land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale in Montana was $1 million. The average price of farms, ranches and other land for sale in Montana was $3 million. There was 11,224 acres of sold land in Montana recorded in August 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from July 2018. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $17.6 million. Gallatin County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. Montana is home to some of the best fly-fishing in the world, not to mention serviced by some of the most unforgettable guest ranches in the country. Cast for trout in the Gold Medal waters of the Flathead or Yellowstone rivers, amidst an epic landscape that's worth every syllable of its Big Sky Country moniker. With numerous opportunities to hunt species including deer, boar and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Montana. Montana is the fourth-biggest state in the United States, covering an area of 147,046 square miles (94 million acres). Of its total landmass, 145,546 square miles (99 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 1,494 square miles is made up of water.