Lands of America data lists $777 million in land and rural property for sale in the Palmetto State. This represents a total of 116,956 acres of land for sale in the state. The most expensive property listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $19 million, while the median price for land for sale in South Carolina came in at $336,422. The average price of land listed for sale in South Carolina was $526,849. There was 4,356 acres of sold land in South Carolina recorded in March 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from the previous period. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $5.0 million. The South Carolina landscape offers a diversity of terrain, from the mountains in its northwest corner to the beaches and waterways of the eastern coast. The state boasts 47 state parks covering 80, 000 acres, where popular outdoor-recreation activities include hiking, kayaking and fishing and camping. In terms of size, South Carolina is the country's 40th-largest state, covering an area of 32,007 square miles (20 million acres). Of this area, 30,061 square miles (94 percent) is land, while the remaining 1,960 square miles is covered by water. Less than ten percent of land in South Carolina is public land (i.e. national and state parks, national forests, BLM land). 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 Carolina. The financial publication Kiplinger has ranked the state among the ten best states for retirees based on factors including property and income taxes, health care and cost of living. Of South Carolina's 46 counties, Horry County had the most land for sale.