Start with recent sales of land like yours in King William County, Virginia. Match the size, location, way in and what each price included. Use the closest matches to discuss a selling range. An asking price or tax value is not a promise of what a buyer will pay.
Start With What You Know
Grab a tax bill, deed or old survey. Write down the acres and parcel number. The parcel number is the county's number for your piece of land. If you own several pieces, list each one. A buyer's price may cover more than one parcel.
Make a short note about the land. Is it mostly open or wooded? How do you reach it? Is a house, cabin or barn included? Is someone renting or using it? Mark any details you still need to check.
You don't have to know every answer today. These notes help you find better comparisons and explain what you're selling.
Start With Your Land Number and the County Land Books
Find your tax bill or deed. Write down the tax map or parcel number, acres and location. A parcel number is the county’s number for a piece of land. If you own several pieces, keep each number with its description.
The Commissioner of the Revenue page says the office prepares Land Books for the county and the Town of West Point. These are property-tax records. They are not the same as deeds showing a transfer, or a list of completed land sales.
The page links to the recent Land Books and lists 804-769-4225. Ask for help with a land number, acres or assessment that does not match your papers. A tax value is not the amount of unpaid taxes or a buyer’s offer.
Use the county’s maps page to find the current mapping link. Match the mapped location to your papers. A map helps you find the land but does not replace a survey or prove a right to cross another property.
Get Deed Help Without Confusing Records With Sales
The county’s Land Records page explains how to look up deeds and other recorded papers. It lists in-person access at the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and 804-769-4936 for questions. Call about the record or copy you need before making a trip.
Remote access is by paid subscription with a username and password. You do not have to assume that buying a subscription is your only next step. Ask the Clerk’s Office about the record you need and what help or copy options are available.
The office records deeds, deeds of trust and plats. A deed shows a transfer of land. A deed of trust is a loan record. A plat is a recorded drawing of land. Check the document type before calling it a completed sale.
Ask a local land agent or appraiser for recent completed land sales and the source of each price. Save the parcel number, deed reference, acres, sale date and full price together. A filing date is when a document entered the records; it may differ from the sale date.
Check whether a deal included several parcels, buildings or other items. A deed reference alone may not explain the full price. Leave a sale out of the main comparison list if you cannot confirm what changed hands.
Compare Similar Land and Check the Right Use Map
Choose sales with similar size, location, way in and included items. A small lot, wooded tract and working farm can draw different buyers. Do not combine them just because each listing says “land.”
- Size: Compare small lots with similar lots. Do not multiply a small lot’s high price per acre across a much larger tract.
- Access: Note the road, entrance and any agreement about crossing other land.
- Ground: Describe open or wooded areas, slopes and spots you know stay wet.
- Included items: List a house, barn, well, fence or timber rights included in the price.
- Current use: Note a renter, lease or other arrangement a buyer would need to understand.
The county’s maps page lists a zoning map and a future land-use map as separate resources. Zoning is the set of rules for how land may be used now. A future-use map shows planning goals; it is not permission to build or split your parcel.
For a use you have not checked, the maps page lists Planning and Zoning at 804-769-4980. Give the exact land number and explain the proposed use. Ask what still needs checking rather than promising it in a listing.
If woods, a lease or a water-related feature is part of the appeal, note what the buyer would actually receive. Nearby water or a road on a map does not by itself prove water access or a usable entrance.
Make a Short Comparison Sheet
For each useful sale, save the source link or report number. Add the sale date, parcel numbers, acres, full price and any buildings. Then write one sentence about how it differs from your land.
Do not average a high-priced property with a house into a vacant-land price. Check each example before deciding that a small number of acres makes it a useful lot sale. A different town label or listing date also does not prove a separate deal.
Count the same sale once, even if it appears on several websites. A new listing date or price change doesn't mean the land sold again. Several parcel numbers in one report don't automatically mean several separate sales.
Here's a made-up example of price-per-acre math:
- 20 acres sold for $80,000: $4,000 per acre.
- 40 acres sold for $120,000: $3,000 per acre.
- 5 acres with a cabin sold for $90,000: don't treat the whole $18,000 per acre as a land-only price.
These numbers aren't King William County sales or an estimate for your property. They show why you should check what a price includes. Don't multiply the highest per-acre figure by your acres and stop there.
Use the closest matches to discuss a range. If the records are thin or mixed, say so. A local land agent or appraiser may help find better comparisons. Our land value guide explains other details that can affect a buyer's price.
Compare What You Would Keep
Once you have a range, choose how you want to sell. An agent can help price and market the land. Selling yourself means handling the listing, questions and offers. A direct buyer can give you an offer to compare. Look at the work, time and costs of each choice.
Ask for the price and terms in writing. Check who pays closing costs, any agent fee, the planned closing date and what lets the buyer cancel. Ask how loans or unpaid taxes would be handled.
For a simple made-up example, a $60,000 offer minus $4,000 in seller costs leaves $56,000 before any loan or unpaid tax balance. A higher offer with more costs may leave less. Use our offer comparison worksheet to put the choices side by side.
Want a direct offer to compare? You can tell Reelvest about your land. Start with what you know. You decide whether an offer fits your plans. For the full selling steps, read our King William County seller guide or Virginia land seller guide.
Questions About King William County Land Value
What is the average land price in King William County?
Compare recent completed sales of land like yours. We do not give a current county average here because distinct land-only sales have not been verified. Size, use, access and included buildings can change which sales fit.
Are Land Books the same as deed records?
No. Land Books are property-tax records. Deeds show transfers of land. Keep the tax value, any unpaid balance and a completed sale price separate when researching your land.
Do I have to buy remote access to find a deed?
The county lists in-person access at the Circuit Court Clerk's Office and paid remote access. Call 804-769-4936 to ask about the record and copy you need before buying a subscription or making a trip.
Is a deed of trust proof that land sold?
No. It is a loan record. Check the document type, what changed hands and the actual price before treating a filing as a completed sale.
Does a future land-use map mean I can build?
No. A future-use map shows planning goals. Ask Planning and Zoning about the exact parcel and proposed use. The county maps page lists 804-769-4980.
Do I need every paper before asking about an offer?
No. Start with the location, acres if known and any land ID, tax bill or deed you have. Explain what is missing. Ownership and signatures still need checking before the sale closes.
Local source links reviewed October 7, 2026.