How Much Is Your Monroe County Land Worth?

Start with recent completed sales that buyers would compare with your land. Match the location, size, road, usable ground and services. An old purchase price, tax assessment or asking price alone won’t tell you what your land could sell for today. Gather a few good matches and ask a local land agent for a price range with clear reasons.

Put your land details on one sheet

Start with a tax bill, old deed or map pin. Write down the nearby road, size and land ID if you know them. The land ID is the county’s number for the property. Empty land may not have a street address.

Are you selling one piece or several together? List them all. Note any house, barn or other items included. You’ll need the same details for the sales you compare.

Keep any survey, road agreement or rental agreement handy. A survey is a measured drawing of the land. Take clear photos of the entrance, open ground and woods if you can safely. You don’t need to have every answer before asking a land agent for help.

Find Monroe County land records

The Assessment Office links to the county’s property search by property number, name, address or map number. A property number is the county’s ID for a piece of land. Have a tax bill handy if you have one.

The office lists 570-517-3133 and One Quaker Plaza, Room 102, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. Ask which record helps you check the size and details of your land and which year any value covers.

The county map page links to Public GIS Search and Assessment Property Search. GIS is the county’s online map system. It lists 570-517-3156 for the GIS Coordinator. Use a map to help find the ground and questions worth checking. A screen line alone does not settle a boundary or road-use question.

For a missing deed, start with the Recorder of Deeds. It lists 570-517-3969 and One Quaker Plaza, Room 106, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.

The Recorder’s page links to Landex Remote Web for subscription access. It also points to Landex Document Publishing Service for a deed if you don’t want a subscription. Ask what the copy you need costs before using a service. Have the recorded name and any document number or book and page reference ready.

A deed records a transfer of land. Finding a copy is a start; the closing team still needs to check ownership and any debts tied to the land.

Check which year the property record shows

The Assessment Office explains that it values property for taxes. Its page also links to countywide reassessment information. Reassessment is a county review of property values for taxes.

If you have an old tax bill or a newer notice, ask which year the figure covers. Don’t treat it as a buyer’s offer today. Keep recent similar completed sales in the price discussion.

If a property detail looks wrong, ask the office which record to check. Keep photos, maps and any reply with your sale notes. You can work on that question while gathering the facts for a price discussion.

Choose sales that fit your land

Ask a local land agent for recent completed sales and why each fits. An asking price is what a seller hopes to get. A completed sale price is what was paid. Keep the two separate.

• Location: compare the nearby roads and setting, not just the county name.
• Road: compare how a buyer can reach the land. Share any written right to cross a neighbor’s ground.
• Slopes: compare the amount of level ground, steep ground and usable space.
• Size and shape: a small lot and a large wooded tract may attract different buyers.
• Services: compare water and power that are connected. A line nearby is not the same as a connection.
• Buildings: find out whether the price included a house, barn or other improvements.

Ask what supports the final price. If a sale’s details are unclear, keep that question beside the number. Don’t let a neat price-per-acre figure hide a poor match.

Compare usable ground, not just acres

Note open ground, woods, steep sections, rocks and wet spots you know about. Take clear photos of the entrance and main areas if you can safely. A tract with a large level area may be a poor price match for land with little usable space.

Share what you know about the road and how people reach the land. Keep any written road-use agreement with your sale papers. A path you have used and a written right to cross a neighbor’s ground are different details for a buyer to check.

For a lot near other homes, share any existing well, septic or service papers. A septic system handles household wastewater. Nearby water or power is different from a connection to your land.

If there is a neighborhood or owner group, keep any rules and fee notices handy. Ask the agent whether the comparison has similar costs or rules. Don’t assume a nearby lot has the same setup.

If someone rents or uses part of the ground, keep the agreement with your sale papers. Ask how it affects a sale before promising the land will be empty. Don’t promise a new home site or lot split without checking the buyer’s plan.

Count the whole sale once

Two entries with similar roads and prices may refer to one deal. Ask for the land IDs and recorded document before treating them as separate sales. Find out everything the buyer received for the price.

Here’s a made-up example: a $90,000 land-only sale includes a three-acre piece and a six-acre piece together. That is nine acres in one deal. Divide $90,000 by nine to get $10,000 per acre. Giving each piece the whole price would count the same money twice.

This explains the math; it is not a Monroe County sale or an estimate for your land. Price per acre helps only when the price, size and deal details are checked.

For each match, write down the source, sale date, land IDs, whole price, total acres and buildings included. Add a short reason it fits. If the final price or deal contents can’t be checked, leave that number out of your estimate.

Ask for a price range you can understand

Ask the agent which sales support the low and high ends. What is better or worse about your land? Which missing fact could change the price? You should be able to follow the answer without learning a new set of terms.

A value on a tax record is not a completed sale or a buyer’s offer. Use it to ask questions about the record, then keep recent similar sales in the price discussion. If good matches are scarce, ask what else could help instead of filling the gap with an old county average.

You can use an agent, sell it yourself or compare a direct offer. Your time and the work you want to handle matter too. Our Monroe County seller page covers selling steps. Our land-value guide explains the wider price question.

Compare the money you keep

Ask which costs you pay and how a loan or unpaid taxes would be handled. Get an estimate of the money you keep before signing. Compare the closing date, buyer checks and any right to cancel as well as the offer price.

Keep the latest tax bills and any neighborhood fee notices with your sale notes. Ask the closing team who handles amounts due and where they appear on the closing statement. For an unclear property detail, the Assessment Office is a place to start.

Our offer worksheet helps put real terms side by side. If you’d like a Reelvest offer to compare, tell us about your land. You decide whether it works for you.

Questions About Monroe County Land Value

Local source links reviewed October 6, 2026.