Vail's land market runs small. Nearly three hundred parcels have sold here in the last two years, and almost all of them were small lots under two acres. Fewer than one in a hundred sales topped forty acres. If you own a larger tract near Vail, you're holding an unusual property, and the buyer pool for it is much thinner than for a typical lot.
Prices here have come down hard. Not a small dip, a real slide, and it's been going on for two years straight. If you bought this parcel expecting it to climb, or you're holding out for it to recover before you sell, the market hasn't given you a reason to wait. Every month costs you a tax bill, and an empty lot in Pima County doesn't take care of itself between rains.
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295 land sales closed in and around Vail over the last 24 months. Here is the middle half of what they went for — the range most parcels landed in, not an average.
| Parcel size | Typical price per acre | Sales | Time to sell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 to 40 acres | $5,020 – $13,700 | 33 | — |
| 2 to 10 acres | $19,900 – $84,500 | 100 | — |
| Under 2 acres small in-town lots | $97,000 – $645,000 | 160 | — |
Our own recorded sales for Vail and the surrounding area, most recent 2026-08-19. Price per acre falls as parcels get bigger, so the sizes are kept separate — a blended number would be misleading. Blank means we do not have enough sales to say honestly.
Land moves in Vail. Our records show 295 parcels sold in and around Vail, in Pima County, over the last two years, the most recent on 2026-08-19. A typical sale was 1.7 acres at about $185,000.
The mix matters as much as the price. Large acreage is rare here β only 1% of sales were 40 acres or more, and 11% fell between 10 and 40 acres. If your parcel is bigger than what usually trades here, expect a thinner buyer pool and a longer wait on the open market.
Price per acre falls as parcels get bigger, so there is no single Vail number. In our records, parcels between 10 and 40 acres sold for $5,020 to $13,700 an acre across 33 sales; parcels between 2 and 10 acres sold for $19,900 to $84,500 an acre across 100 sales. That is the middle half of sales in each size β a quarter went for less, a quarter for more, depending on access, terrain and whether the parcel has power nearby.
Prices have softened. The median went from $96,500 an acre in 2025 to $49,600 in 2026, a 49% down move. We price off today's sales, not last year's.
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