Lands of America recently had $1 billion in land and ranches for sale in the Volunteer State. This represents 197,193 acres of land for sale in Tennessee. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $13 million, although the median price for land for sale in Tennessee came in at $261,700. The average price of land, ranches and rural property in Tennessee was $414,990. Based on comps submitted through the Lands of America Comparable Sales program in March 2018, Tennessee is among the country's top five states for land sold during the month. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from the previous reporting period. The Volunteer State is home to 29 major reservoirs and 19, 000 miles of warm- and cold-water streams, where anglers can wet a line for over 300 species of fish including crappie, bass, trout and catfish. Big-game species in Tennessee include bear, deer, red deer and turkey and elk. In terms of its size, Tennessee is the country's 36th-largest state, covering an area of 42,146 square miles (27 million acres). Of its total landmass, 41,235 square miles (98 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 909 square miles comprises water. Approximately 12 percent is considered public land such as national and state parks, national forestland or other federally protected 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 Tennessee. 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. The state has also been ranked among the ten best states for the cost of living by U.S. News & World Report. Of Tennessee's 95 counties, Cumberland County had the most land and acreage for sale.