Real Realtracs MLS data across Wilson County's land market — 706 closed sales, 211 active listings, broken down by Wilson County high school zone, acreage, and quarter. Aggregated trends only; for specific parcel comps, request them inline.
View Wilson County GuideWilson County land prices in 2026 sit at a 3-year median of $45,276 per acre across 706 closed land sales. Prices vary substantially across the county's 5 statistically reliable high school zones — the Green Hill High School zone leads at roughly $130K/acre, while the Watertown High School zone bottoms out near $25K/acre on larger-acreage tracts. The Wilson County land market behaves like most of Middle Tennessee: tract size and school zone drive most of the per-acre spread.
This report breaks Wilson County land for sale down by high school zone, acreage band, property type, and quarter — using only verified closed Realtracs MLS data. 211 active land listings, 24 parcels under contract, and 1 coming soon round out a current picture of supply. Whether you're sourcing a residential homesite near Lebanon, a larger acreage tract, or a development parcel, the per-zone data below tells you what the comparable closings look like. Last updated May 2026.
Each point is the median price-per-acre across all Wilson County land transactions that closed in that quarter.
| Year | Sales | Median Price | $/Acre | DOM | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 172 | $219,000 | $42,239 | 18 | 5.84 |
| 2024 | 244 | $225,380 | $41,638 | 25 | 5.78 |
| 2025 | 222 | $237,845 | $49,824 | 11 | 5.05 |
| 2026 YTD | 68 | $271,250 | $68,680 | 30 | 5.01 |
| Sub-Type | Total | Closed | Close Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Lot | 578 | 438 | 76% |
| Unimproved Tract | 219 | 163 | 74% |
| Farm | 102 | 73 | 72% |
| Unrestricted Lot | 43 | 32 | 74% |
The cleanest signal in the dataset: as tract size goes up, $/acre comes down — fast. Under-1-acre infill lots trade at over $1M/acre. 100-acre tracts trade in the low-teens per acre.
| Tract Size | Sales | Median Price | Median $/Acre | Median DOM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 acre | 131 | $165,000 | $329,289 | 8 | |
| 1 – 5 acres | 140 | $166,258 | $82,667 | 22 | |
| 5 – 10 acres | 207 | $250,000 | $42,239 | 15 | |
| 10 – 25 acres | 120 | $337,450 | $25,521 | 19 | |
| 25 – 100 acres | 85 | $684,000 | $14,587 | 25 | |
| 100+ acres | 12 | $1,779,250 | $12,916 | 51 |
| Quarter | Closed Sales | Median Sale Price | Median $/Acre | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | 60 | $212,500 | $40,588 | 10 |
| 2024-Q4 | 56 | $225,380 | $44,767 | 28 |
| 2025-Q1 | 38 | $255,000 | $50,948 | 25 |
| 2025-Q2 | 89 | $225,000 | $68,182 | 9 |
| 2025-Q3 | 42 | $206,030 | $42,750 | 12 |
| 2025-Q4 | 53 | $300,000 | $44,910 | 15 |
| 2026-Q1 | 43 | $257,400 | $98,039 | 45 |
| 2026-Q2 | 25 | $350,000 | $52,581 | 13 |
Quarterly medians are computed only from closed sales with verified sale prices in the Realtracs MLS feed. Single-quarter readings can be volatile when sample sizes are small — weigh them against the 3-year median in the headline above.
Wilson County land prices spread widely across the county. A smaller tract in Green Hill High School trades at a different price-per-acre than a larger tract in Watertown High School. Click any zone to jump to its dedicated breakdown.
| High School Zone | Closed (3-yr) | Median Price | Median $/Acre | Avg Acres | Avg DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon High School | 230 | $216,150 | $62,278 | 9.30 | 53 |
| Watertown High School | 185 | $225,000 | $25,000 | 19.12 | 63 |
| Wilson Central High School | 145 | $255,000 | $41,667 | 22.86 | 76 |
| Mt. Juliet High School | 104 | $243,500 | $102,642 | 7.52 | 69 |
| Green Hill High School | 42 | $310,425 | $129,630 | 5.76 | 58 |
Schools with fewer than 30 closed sales in the 3-year window are rolled into the county total to ensure statistical reliability.
Detailed metrics and a brief market read for each Wilson County high school zone with statistically reliable closed-sale volume.
Statistically reliable Wilson County zone — see numbers above. Contact us for a parcel-level comp inside this zone.
Statistically reliable Wilson County zone — see numbers above. Contact us for a parcel-level comp inside this zone.
Statistically reliable Wilson County zone — see numbers above. Contact us for a parcel-level comp inside this zone.
Statistically reliable Wilson County zone — see numbers above. Contact us for a parcel-level comp inside this zone.
Statistically reliable Wilson County zone — see numbers above. Contact us for a parcel-level comp inside this zone.
The 3-year median sale price per acre in Wilson County is $45,276 based on 706 closed land sales since 2023. Prices vary substantially by school zone and tract size — the Green Hill High School zone leads the county at roughly $130K/acre, while the Watertown High School zone bottoms out near $25K/acre on larger tracts. The right number for a specific parcel depends on tract size, school zone, and zoning.
Across 5 statistically reliable Wilson County high school zones, Green Hill High School currently leads the county on a $/acre basis at roughly $130K/acre on closed sales — typically driven by smaller tracts in the highest-demand sub-markets. Watertown High School sits at the other end of the range near $25K/acre, where larger rural tracts pull the per-acre median down. Full zone-by-zone breakdown is in the table below.
Wilson County's median $/acre moved up 19.7% from 2024 to 2025. Days on market currently sit around 15 days at the median, with 211 active listings and 24 parcels under contract as of May 2026. Per-zone medians vary widely — read the school-zone and acreage tables below before drawing a county-wide conclusion.
There are 211 active land listings in Wilson County as of May 2026, with a median asking price of $425K and a median list price of $120K/acre. An additional 24 parcels are under contract and 1 are coming soon.
Wilson County's 3-year median is $45,276/acre across 706 closed sales. That figure is most useful in context — compare it to the live medians for adjacent counties in the cross-county strip below, or browse the full 16-county Land Intelligence dashboard. Adjacent-county reports use the same Realtracs MLS window and the same school-zone and acreage breakdowns, so cross-border comparisons are apples-to-apples.
All figures are aggregated from the Realtracs MLS — 942 Wilson County land listings (2023-2026) including 706 verified closed sales. Medians are reported (not averages) to reduce outlier effect. To protect seller privacy and comply with IDX rules, no specific addresses or individual sale prices are displayed — only aggregate trends. For a comp on a specific parcel, request one via the form on this page.
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Compare Wilson land prices to neighboring counties in the Middle Tennessee Land Intelligence dataset. Adjacent-county reports cover the same Realtracs MLS window and the same school-zone / acreage breakdowns — useful when a buyer is comparing tracts across county lines. All 16 counties are live; tap any neighbor below to compare median price-per-acre and closed-sale volume.