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. There was a total of approximately $85 million of farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Malheur County recently on Land.com. The total of all Malheur County farms and ranches for sale was 100,000 acres. Malheur County ranks 25th in Oregon for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were two properties listed as sold in Malheur County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $1,505,250. Of all farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Malheur County, Ontario had the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Malheur County. 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.