Groundwork · Ohio · Q3 2026
Ohio land prices by county, Q3 2026
What land sold for in each Ohio county in Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep 2026), from recorded sales. In the 12 counties whose quarter is fully recorded, land of 1 acre or more sold for a median $15.8k an acre, +5% on Q3 2025.
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Biggest moves on the year
Median Q3 2026 against Q3 2025, counties with 30 or more sales in both.
| County | Land | Q3 2025 | Q3 2026 | Change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox | Lots, per lot | $20.5k | $20k | −2% | 50 → 57 |
Every county
Q3 2026, Jul–Sep 2026. A dash: too few sales for the rule under Method.
| County | Per acre, 1+ acre | Sales | vs Q2 2026 | vs Q3 2025 | Per lot, under 1 acre | Sales | vs Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $7,100 | 24 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Belmont | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| Brown | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| Clinton | $24.1k | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Erie | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| Fayette | — | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Geauga | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Holmes | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Huron | Sales recorded through Aug 2026 | ||||||
| Knox | — | 8 | — | — | $20k | 57 | −2% |
| Lorain | $20.1k | 13 | — | — | $58k | 13 | — |
| Morgan | Sales recorded through Aug 2026 | ||||||
| Ottawa | — | 6 | — | — | $65k | 11 | — |
| Shelby | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Method
- Recorded arm's-length sales of land, one parcel each, Jul–Sep 2026, from the county's own recorded sales (its arm's-length flag): the same sales the county price bands count.
- Land at the sale: declared land / lot or farm on the transfer form, or vacant on the county file at the sale (else on today's roll); a building that stood before the sale, a house on a lot the file still calls vacant, and acreage under $100 an acre are left out.
- 1+ acre: price per acre. Lots: price per lot under an acre.
- A median needs 10 sales; a change needs 30 sales in both quarters. A county prints Q3 2026 only when its recorded sales reach its last month.
- The Ohio figures cover the same 12 counties in every quarter.
Questions
What did an acre of land sell for in Ohio in Q3 2026?
$15.8k an acre: the median of 98 recorded sales of 1 acre or more in the 12 counties whose Q3 2026 sales are fully recorded (+5% on Q3 2025 in the same counties).
Which Ohio county had the highest land prices in Q3 2026?
Clinton County: a median $24.1k an acre on 11 sales of 1 acre or more, among counties with 10 or more such sales.
Why do some counties show no figure?
A median needs 10 sales and a change needs 30 sales in both quarters; a county whose recorded sales stop before the quarter's last month prints none.
Sources and dates
the county's own recorded sales (its arm's-length flag): recorded sales through Sep 2026; edition built 2026-10-18. Free to cite as “Groundwork (groundworkmap.com)”.