Price Per Acre Calculator
Land gets priced by the acre, but you're usually comparing parcels of different sizes, so the per-acre number is what tells you which is actually the better buy. Enter the acreage and the price per acre below. You'll get the total cost, plus what that works out to per square foot and per hectare, so you can line up listings that quote in different units.
How this is calculated
Total cost is acres times price per acre, the easy part. The useful part is breaking it down: price per square foot is the per-acre price divided by 43,560, and price per square yard divides by 4,840. Those smaller units are how you compare a 2-acre lot priced one way against a half-acre lot priced another.
A worked example
At the rough US average of $18,000 an acre, 5 acres runs about $90,000. That same $18,000-per-acre price is about $0.41 per square foot. Prices swing hard by location and use, though: cropland averages closer to $5,830 an acre, while a buildable lot in a tight market can run many times the average. Enter your real numbers above for the parcel in front of you.
Common questions
Divide the total land price by the number of acres. A 4-acre parcel listed at $60,000 is $15,000 per acre. The calculator also flips it: enter acres and a per-acre price to get the total.
The US average is around $18,000 an acre, but that hides a huge range. Cropland averages near $5,830, rural pasture far less, and buildable lots in strong markets far more. Location and use drive it more than anything.
Divide the per-acre price by 43,560. So land at $21,780 an acre is about $0.50 a square foot. The tool shows this automatically.
Yes, a lot. State averages range from a few hundred dollars an acre in the cheapest rural markets to well over $20,000 in the priciest. Always compare against recent local sales, not a national average.
Estimates for planning. Verify against your supplier's units and your local building codes before ordering or building. For anything structural, follow your engineer or local code.