Shelby County, Illinois Land Market Insights and Pricing

The combined value of farms and rural land for sale in Shelby County, Illinois, recently on Land.com was $6 million. This represents approximately 1,000 acres of farms and rural land for sale in Shelby County. Shelby County ranks 81st in the Prairie State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Shelby County with farms and rural real estate for sale, Moweaqua featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Shelby County economy, with 1,282 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Shelby County generate annual revenues of $29 million, most of which is from crops. Shelby County is the 18th largest county (768 square miles) in Illinois. It's located in the Central Illinois region of the state.