2025–2026 Recently Sold Comps (Searcy / Van Buren Submarket)
| Property Address |
Sold Date |
Sold Price |
Acres |
$/Gross Acre |
Improvements & Topo Context |
242 Ida Dr, Witts Springs
Searcy County, AR |
2026-01-12 |
$185,999 |
10.0 ac |
$18,600 |
1BR/1BA 968 sqft Cabin on 10 Acres — Closed Jan 12, 2026 at $185,999. Benchmarks turnkey small cabin on 10 acres in Witts Springs. |
2671 AR 14 Hwy, Harriet / Marshall
Searcy County, AR |
2026-04-21 |
$74,900 |
18.74 ac |
$3,997 |
Raw Land / Rolling Timber — Reported Realtor sold data at $74,900 / 18.74 acres (~$4,000/acre). Raw rolling acreage benchmark. |
2 Hide And Seek Ln, Leslie
Searcy County, AR |
2026-02-23 |
$100,000 |
5.0 ac |
$20,000 |
Small ~300 sqft Cabin on Acreage — Sold Feb 23, 2026 for $100,000; unusual listing history and tiny ~300 sqft cabin. |
1141 Wafted Ln (Tract 3), Marshall
Searcy County, AR |
2026-01-18 |
$70,000 |
10.0 ac |
$7,000 |
Vacant Land / Cleared Homesite — 10-acre tract with homesite pad sold at $7,000/acre in Marshall. |
Old Highway 66, Leslie
Searcy County, AR |
2026-04-15 |
$53,000 |
17.0 ac |
$3,117 |
Raw Timberland — 17 acres raw timberland sold at $3,117/acre in Leslie. |
Highway 377, Witts Springs
Searcy County, AR |
2025-11-10 |
$80,000 |
40.0 ac |
$2,000 |
Mountain Timber / Steep — 40 acres steep mountain land sold at $2,000/acre in Witts Springs. |
Effective $/Usable Acre Multiplier Analysis
The Ozark Usable Land Premium: In mountain terrain, calculating price purely by gross acreage creates severe valuation illusions. A 10-acre cliff for $80k costs $8,000/gross acre, but has infinite cost per usable acre because no level ground exists for building or farming.
SF-A-003 is the standout value: At $120,000 for 19.88 acres on the 1,853 ft summit shoulder, it includes 6.06 acres of usable ground (<10% slope) and an existing $20,000 drilled water well. Net of infrastructure, the land cost is only $4,627/gross acre or $15,181/usable acre — far lower than building out raw mountain land.