Malheur County, Oregon Land Market Insights and Pricing

Tucked away in the southeastern corner of Oregon, over 90 percent of Malheur County is rangeland, with the Bureau of Land Management controlling almost three-quarters of this land. With an economy that is dependent on agriculture, and tourism to a lesser degree, the most intensive farming occurs in the northeastern part of the county in what is known regionally as ?Treasure Valley? (a nickname given to the fertile area fed by the Snake River and its various tributaries, including the Owyhee River and irrigation through the Owyhee River dam). Malheur County is also known for its distinctive volcanic buttes and the striking high-desert canyons carved by the passage of ancient rivers across the landscape. The value of all land for sale in Malheur County recently was $95 million, representing a combined 34,011 acres of land for sale in Malheur County. Malheur County ranks 25th in the Union State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Malheur County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Ontario had the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to Malheur County's overall GDP. Malheur County is one of the ten largest counties in Oregon (9,929 square miles). It's located in the Eastern Oregon region of the state.