1 Acre of Land For Sale in Ohio

One acre in Ohio can carry a very different value depending on where your property sits. In northwest Ohio’s premium corn and soybean counties like Mercer, Putnam, or Van Wert, where Class I Brookston silt loam soils produce among the highest corn yields in the country, your 1 acre lot next to a farm can be priced at premium agricultural value for bare ground. In southeast Ohio’s Appalachian hill country counties like Hocking, Vinton, Morgan, and Meigs, you may find 1 acre of wooded recreational land listed at relatively affordable prices, giving you access to cheaper acreage if you are comfortable with a more rural lifestyle and fewer metropolitan conveniences. Ohio’s CAUV program, the Current Agricultural Use Valuation, is the state’s primary tool for reducing property taxes on farmland. At 1 acre, this program is unlikely to apply to your property in most counties because CAUV eligibility requires active agricultural production verified by the county auditor, and most 1 acre rural lots do not support a qualifying farming operation. However, if you purchase 1 acre adjacent to a larger agricultural tract that you also own or lease, you may have options worth discussing with the county auditor. Ohio also requires setback compliance for new construction in unincorporated areas governed by township zoning. If you plan to build, you should confirm the minimum lot size and setback requirements in the specific township before purchasing the parcel.