What Is Your Bourbon County Land Worth?

Start with recent completed sales of land like yours in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Match the acres, way in, ground and included buildings. Use local property and deed records to check each example before discussing a price range. A county average alone cannot price your land.

Start With the Land You Actually Plan to Sell

Find a tax bill, deed or old survey. Write down the acres if known, nearest road and parcel number. A parcel number is the county’s number for a piece of land. List every piece included in your sale.

Make a short note about the ground, way in and included buildings. Keep any lease or shared-road papers with it. If you own several pieces but want to keep one, mark that clearly before looking for price matches.

You do not need every answer before asking for help. Mark what you know and what is still a question. An old map can help explain the land, but it does not settle a boundary dispute.

Find Your Bourbon County Property Record

Start with the Bourbon County PVA website. PVA means Property Valuation Administrator, the office that lists property and values it for taxes. Its Property Search link opens the county’s property records.

The basic search has owner name, parcel number and location address choices. For empty land with no street address, use the number on your tax bill or the owner name. Match the acres and location to your papers before keeping the record.

Call the PVA at 859-987-2152 if a detail does not fit. Keep the record year with your notes. The property site says its assessment information comes from the last certified tax roll, the county’s finished tax records. That value is not a buyer’s offer.

Use the Sales Tools as a Starting Point

The PVA’s current FAQ explains how to find sale information. It describes transfer history when available, Sales Search and a list of property sales for a date range. The property site has separate tabs for Sales Search and Sales List.

The FAQ describes choices such as sale price, dates, acreage and type of sale. Start with dates and sizes close to your land. Read the site’s current access terms before using a search. Ask the PVA for help if a tool is unavailable or the details are unclear.

The sales site warns that sale prices, dates and property details may contain errors. Treat a result as a lead to check, not proof of a land-only sale. Look for the deed and all included parcel numbers before using the price.

Keep asking prices separate from completed sales. A listing update or price cut does not show that a buyer paid that amount. If a record is missing or a price is unclear, skip it until you can explain it.

Check the Deed and What the Buyer Received

The Bourbon County Clerk’s Online Records page explains its eCCLIX options. The commercial option has a subscription fee. Its no-charge private option is limited to Bourbon County residents doing personal searches with no commercial gain, with five searches a day. Do not assume it is a free tool for every seller or business.

You can ask the Clerk at 859-987-2142 how to find a deed or get a copy. Have the owner names, approximate date and any document or book/page number ready. Ask about access and copy costs before paying.

Check whether the sale included a home, barn, several parcels or other items. Keep the full price and all pieces together. Do not divide one deal’s price by the acres of only one piece.

A deed’s recording date can differ from the closing date. Keep each date with its label. A deed helps identify the transfer but may not explain every part of the price. Ask a land agent or appraiser when the amount is unclear.

Keep Pasture, Larger Tracts and Small Lots Apart

A small home lot and a large pasture tract can serve different buyers. Being in Bourbon County does not make them good price matches. Begin with the same kind of land and a similar size.

• Ground: Compare open acres, slopes and wooded parts.
• Way in: Note the road, entrance and any written right to cross other land.
• Included items: Check for a home, barn, fences, equipment or other items in the price.
• Current use: Keep any farm lease or other agreement with your notes.

For example, a fenced pasture sold with a barn is a poor bare-field match unless you know what the barn added. A small lot beside a street is also a poor match for a large tract reached by a shared lane. Write down those differences instead of guessing a fixed bonus per acre.

Take recent photos if you can safely visit. Show gates, fences, open ground, slopes and the entrance. Do not describe the whole tract as level from one roadside photo. Ask before sending buyers onto land someone else uses.

Do not promise a building site or utility connection you have not checked. A home nearby does not prove the same options for your land. Mark the question and let buyers know what is still unknown.

Make a Short Sheet for Each Useful Sale

Save the source link, land numbers, sale date, acres, full price and any buildings. Keep the deed number or book and page with the record. Then write one sentence about how the land differs from yours.

Count one deal once, even if it appears on several websites. A new listing date or price change does not mean the land sold again. Several parcels in one deed do not always 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: do not treat the whole $18,000 per acre as a land-only price.

These are not local sales or an estimate for your land. They show why you need to check what a price includes. Do not 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 examples. Our land value guide explains other details that can affect the price.

Compare the Money 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 ad, 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 date and what lets the buyer cancel or ask for a lower price. Ask how a loan or unpaid taxes would be handled.

A tax value is not the amount you owe. Have the person handling closing confirm any balance and estimate what you would receive. Keep private loan and family papers out of a public listing.

If you’re handling inherited land or helping settle a loved one’s estate, gather the papers you have. Ask who needs to sign and what is missing. You can research prices while those questions are being answered.

If you want a direct offer to compare, tell Reelvest about your land. Start with what you know. You decide whether an offer fits your plans. For general selling steps, read our Kentucky land seller guide.

Questions About Bourbon County Land Value

Local source links reviewed October 7, 2026.