Cook County land: flood and parcels
10,432 parcels
On the county tax roll
- Acres on the roll143,880
- In a FEMA flood zone32%special flood hazard area
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No zoning layer for Cook County yet. Zoning here is set town by town.
Around Cook County
Parcels to start with
Towns in Cook County
- Adel2,887 parcels
- Sparks1,158 parcels
- Lenox651 parcels
- Cecil233 parcels
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in Cook County
Fewer than 10 insured flood claims were recorded in Cook County from 1978 to Sep 2026. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land without an insured building never shows here.
What flood insurance costs in Cook County
What NFIP policyholders in Cook County pay a year for a single-family home, by flood zone: the middle half of premiums on policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.
| Flood zone | Policies | Middle half | Full-risk median |
|---|---|---|---|
| A zones (special flood hazard area) | 48 | $390–$880 | $520 |
| X zone (outside the mapped flood zone) | 18 | $370–$720 | $490 |
Full-risk premium: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases. Zones are the flood zone each policy is rated in. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.
Farmland rent in Cook County
Cropland in Cook County rents for about $101 an acre a year (USDA, 2026).
- Cropland rent
- $101 an acrenon-irrigated, 2026; $100 in 2022
- Irrigated cropland rent
- $243 an acre2026; $255 in 2022
- Pasture rent
- $56 an acre2026; $55 in 2021
No rent-to-price figure for Georgia yet.
Rent: USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026 (released August 21, 2026), public domain. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →
What land here is worth and produces
Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Cook County
- Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
- $4,057 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Farms
- 210 farms on 77,736 acresAverage 370 acres, median 83; 49,095 acres of cropland; 9,856 of pasture; 16,307 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- What the farms sell
- poultry and eggs 48% · cotton 12% · vegetables 12%Share of the $130 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Crops grown
- peanuts 28% · cotton 23% · corn 11% · pecans 8%Share of the county's 49,992 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Land cover
- cropland 31% · grass, hay and pasture 10% · forest 18% · shrubland 2% · wetlands 26% · developed 10%Share of the county's 149,254 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Forest
- 27,170 acres, 18% of the countyEvergreen 92% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Conservation Reserve (CRP)
- 751 acres, average $101 an acre a yearAcres under contract at the end of fiscal year 2025, paid a yearly rent to keep them in grass or trees instead of crops; a new contract's county average soil rental rate is $106 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics
- Timber price (softwood sawtimber)
- $27.88 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $20.79; softwood pulpwood $10.96; hardwood sawtimber $39.31 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division
- Farm and forest tax program
- Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4
- Large forest tax program
- Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7
Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.
People and new homes in Cook County
- Population18,232July 2025 estimate, +5.8% since 2020
- Median household income$53,6512020–2024 average, ±$6,406
- New homes permitted2782025, 53 single-family; 209 in 2021
- Permitted so far in 202674Jan–Aug, against 162 a year earlier
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).
Land in Cook County by useLand use on the county roll
| Land class | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other or not coded | 8,385 | 80% |
| Farm and timber | 1,617 | 16% |
| Institutional | 430 | 4.1% |
1,617 farm and timber parcels cover 111,255 acres. County tax roll, as of Oct 2026; land class read from the roll's land-use and building fields.
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Cook County is 1.05 acres (10,432 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll (DeKalb County's open layer publishes none, so its acres are the parcel outline's); where the roll and the outline disagree by more than three times, the parcel page names both. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
Land parcels in Cook CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
- 379.4 acres of farm and timber land
- 1127 Bb Bennett Rd 378.5 acres
- 638 Owen Medford Rd 375.8 acres
- 488 Nell Purvis Rd 367.0 acres
- 363.6 acres of farm and timber land
- 975 Old Coffee Rd 363.1 acres
- 361.6 acres of farm and timber land
- 356.0 acres of farm and timber land
- 2100 Byron Connell Rd 350.0 acres
Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Questions about Cook County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Cook County, GA?
10,432 parcels on the Cook County tax roll (as of Oct 2026), covering 143,880 acres.
How much vacant land is in Cook County, GA?
Cook County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in Cook County?
The median parcel is 1.05 acres, from 10,432 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Cook County is in a flood zone?
32% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Cook County?
14% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
Are there land prices for Cook County?
No land prices for Cook County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Cook County.
How many people live in Cook County?
About 18,232 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), +5.8% since 2020.
How many new homes are being built in Cook County?
Building permits authorized 278 new housing units in 2025 and 74 from January to Aug 2026 (against 162 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: Cook County parcels: Southern Georgia Regional Commission (layer as of Oct 2026). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
What Groundwork can price in Cook County
Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.
Land sale prices
This county publishes no bulk sale prices we may use, and Georgia has no statewide sale-price file.
Sources
Parcels: Cook County parcels: Southern Georgia Regional Commission (layer as of Oct 2026) (roll as of Oct 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); counted on our map built Oct 2026.