Start with recent completed sales of the same kind of land. Compare the location, usable ground, entrance and what came with each deal. A tax value, an asking price or a county average cannot answer all those questions for your tract.
Use your papers to identify the right land
Start with a tax bill or deed. Write down the land ID, acres, closest road and every piece you plan to sell. A land ID is the number used to identify one piece of land.
The Susquehanna County Assessment Office lists help with land IDs, deed book and page references, acreage and property record cards. A book and page reference tells you where a recorded paper can be found.
If you need help, call 570-278-4600, extension 4001. The office is at 31 Lake Avenue in Montrose. Have an owner’s name and the land details handy so you can ask about the right record.
Keep your tax record separate from current sale research
The county explains that its assessments use an older value base for tax purposes. That is one reason not to treat a number on a tax bill as today’s selling price.
Its assessment page also links to online property information and explains where owners can find the control number and password on their tax bill. If you don’t have the bill, ask the office how to get help. Keep any password private.
Save the tax value’s label and date in a separate note. For a selling range, ask a local land agent for recent completed deals with features like yours. Don’t guess a conversion from the tax figure.
Choose sales for the kind of ground you own
Tell your agent whether you have a small lot, open field, woods or mixed acreage. Choose sales with a similar location, size and likely use. Look at these details before keeping a match:
- Ground: How much is open, wooded or steep? Which parts can a buyer reach and use?
- Entrance: Where does the route start? Does it cross someone else’s land?
- Services: Is water or power connected, nearby or still unchecked?
- Buildings: Did a home, cabin or barn come with the sale?
For land beside water, check whether the sold tract has a similar feature. A distant view and land directly beside water are different. Neither one tells you what new uses would be allowed.
Bring existing agreements into the price discussion
If a field is rented or someone uses a lane, save the agreement you have. Keep any timber, gas or other land-use papers with your notes too. Ask your closing team how they affect what a buyer would receive. Don’t assume every right passes with the land.
If your tax papers mention the Clean and Green tax program, ask the Assessment Office about your planned sale before making changes or splitting the land. The county asks owners in that program to contact the office before changes. It can help explain questions specific to your record.
You can start price research with these questions still open. Just keep known facts and unknowns separate, rather than promising a buyer something that hasn’t been checked.
Build a few checked comparisons
Save each completed deal on one row. Ask your agent to help check its details before relying on its price.
| Write down | Question to answer |
|---|---|
| Date, full price and sale reference | Did the sale close? |
| Every land ID and total acres | What land was sold together? |
| Ground, entrance, services and buildings | Does it fit my tract? |
| Agreements and missing details | What needs further checking? |
Don’t count the same deal twice because it appears under several addresses. Put advertised prices in a different list. If you cannot check a price or what was included, leave it out of the main support for your range.
Here is a made-up example. A 40-acre sale at $200,000 equals $5,000 per acre. If it included a cabin and another piece of land, that figure is not a price for 40 empty acres. These are teaching numbers, not Susquehanna County sales.
Use the range to compare your next steps
Ask a local land agent which checked deals best support a starting range and why. If you need a formal value or your tract is unusual, ask about an appraisal and its cost. An appraisal is a professional opinion of value for a stated purpose.
You can list with an agent, sell yourself or compare a direct offer. Get each offer’s price, costs you pay, planned closing date and buyer’s right to cancel in writing. Use our offer comparison worksheet to compare the money you keep.
The Pennsylvania land seller guide explains general selling steps. If you’d like a direct Reelvest offer, tell us what you know about the land. You decide whether to move forward.
Questions About Susquehanna County Land Value
Can I use the tax value as today’s asking price?
Use recent completed sales of land with similar features to research an asking range. Save any tax value with its label and date in a separate note.
What if I cannot find my land ID or deed reference?
Call the county Assessment Office and have the owner’s name and closest road handy. Ask how to find the right record, and keep any old tax bill or deed with your notes.
Should I compare open ground with a steep wooded tract?
Choose sales with a similar mix of useful ground and access. Equal acres can serve different buyers. Ask your agent to explain large differences before relying on a match.
What if my papers mention a land-use agreement?
Save the papers and ask your closing team what a buyer would receive. Keep questions about a rental, lane, timber or other use visible before making promises.
Local source links reviewed October 6, 2026.