Cheap Land for Sale in Arizona
Cheap land in Arizona is real, but it is cheap for reasons. The lowest-priced lots we sell are the ones farthest from pavement, without a water line or a power drop at the corner, in counties where property tax on vacant dirt is a small line item. Knowing which of those trade-offs you can live with is what separates a bargain from a mistake.
Every listing on this page has at least one lot priced in the range most buyers would call cheap. Prices are on the listing pages; here we explain what you are actually buying at that price.
Cheap Land: 3 listings
From $30,000
Three 13.26-Acre Lots Bordering State Trust Land on Gample Lane, Show Low
13.26 acres · Show Low, Navajo County
$25,000
10-Acre Lots in Juniperwood Ranch, Ash Fork
10 acres · Ash Fork, Yavapai County
$12,000
Five Lots Off Highway 180 Near the Grand Canyon, Williams
1.21–1.37 acres · Williams, Coconino County
What Small Arizona Lots Sold For
Our own record of closed sales, last two years, middle half of prices — in-town lots and parcels of 2 to 10 acres only, per acre.
| Parcel size | Sales | Typical price per acre | Time to sell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo County — 2 to 10 acres | 367 | $6,660 – $56,100 | — |
| Navajo County — Under 2 acres | 491 | $38,200 – $196,000 | — |
| Yavapai County — 2 to 10 acres | 1273 | $21,600 – $98,900 | about 95 days |
| Yavapai County — Under 2 acres | 1048 | $55,100 – $300,000 | about 163 days |
| Coconino County — 2 to 10 acres | 480 | $11,000 – $164,000 | about 137 days |
| Coconino County — Under 2 acres | 679 | $10,400 – $142,000 | about 67 days |
| Cochise County — 2 to 10 acres | 305 | $2,700 – $11,300 | about 82 days |
| Cochise County — Under 2 acres | 120 | $9,500 – $70,200 | — |
| Mohave County — 2 to 10 acres | 1532 | $2,980 – $10,800 | about 78 days |
| Mohave County — Under 2 acres | 1549 | $7,020 – $70,000 | about 90 days |
| Pinal County — 2 to 10 acres | 704 | $15,000 – $81,300 | about 120 days |
| Pinal County — Under 2 acres | 848 | $40,000 – $251,000 | about 87 days |
| Pima County — 2 to 10 acres | 586 | $16,700 – $89,100 | about 89 days |
| Pima County — Under 2 acres | 847 | $67,400 – $534,000 | about 136 days |
What cheap actually means here
The price of an Arizona lot is mostly a price for what is already at the lot line. A paved road, a water meter, a power drop and a nearby town each add to it; take them away and the same acreage costs a fraction. So the cheapest lots are usually some combination of these:
- Dirt road access. County-maintained gravel is the good case; a two-track across a neighbor's land is the bad one. Legal access, not just physical access, is the thing to verify.
- No water line. Most rural Arizona lots are hauled water or a well. A shared well or a private well already drilled is a major plus, and we call it out when it exists.
- No power at the lot. Poles along the road are one thing; a drop to your building site is a quote from the utility. Off-grid solar is common and often cheaper than a long line extension.
- Distance. An hour from a full-service town means fewer buyers competing, which is exactly why the price is low.
Why price per acre falls as parcels get bigger
A small lot in a platted subdivision sells at a price per acre that a large ranch parcel never will, because most of what a buyer pays for is the right to use the land at all: a buildable site, road frontage, a county address. Once those are covered, extra acres add pasture, privacy and views but not much more utility, so each additional acre sells for less than the first. That is why a large parcel can look expensive as a total and cheap per acre at the same time, and why a tiny lot can look cheap as a total and dear per acre.
The costs that do not show in the price
Annual property tax on vacant land in rural Arizona counties is modest, and we list the current figure on each listing. The costs that matter are the ones you choose: a well, a septic system, a driveway, a power extension or a solar array. Get quotes before you buy if you intend to build. If you intend to hold, camp or park an RV, most of those costs never come due.
How to tell a bargain from a trap
Check zoning for the use you want. Confirm legal access on the title commitment, not on a map. Ask the county what a septic permit involves on that soil. Look at the lot on satellite for washes and slope. Then decide whether the trade-offs behind the price are ones you can live with. Every listing we publish says what we know and says "not verified" where we do not.
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