Pocono-edge recreational country with limited farm activity.
Wooded acreage, lake-adjacent properties, second-home developments, and Delaware River frontage dominate the land market. Working agriculture is essentially nonexistent.
The county is within easy reach of NYC via I-84. Weekend, second-home, and retirement buyers from NYC and northern New Jersey drive nearly all demand.
Working farms are scarce. Most rural-land sales are recreational, lifestyle, or development — pricing them as farms misses the buyer pool entirely.
The county is within easy reach of NYC. Weekend and second-home buyers drive most demand.
Working farms are scarce. Most rural-land sales are recreational or lifestyle.
Pike County's land market is almost entirely recreational and second-home. Wooded acreage, lakefront properties, Delaware River frontage, and developed resort communities make up nearly all activity around Milford, Matamoras, Lords Valley, Lackawaxen, and Greentown.
Per-acre pricing for general wooded acreage runs $3,500–$10,000, with lakefront, waterfront, and Delaware River-adjacent properties going considerably higher. The buyer pool is heavily NYC-metro driven — weekend buyers, second-home buyers, and retirement buyers shop Pike County actively, peaking in spring and summer.
Lake Wallenpaupack (shared with Wayne County), the Delaware Water Gap, the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, and the surrounding state forest all anchor a real and well-funded recreational economy. Properties with water frontage, lake access, or strong river views routinely outperform comparable inland acreage by 50–100%.
I market Pike County properties to the recreational and lifestyle buyer pool, not the farm-buyer pool. Honest framing — "Delaware River-adjacent wooded acreage with cabin potential" rather than generic farm description — is what gets the right NYC-metro buyer in the door and the price up.
Pike County land typically sells in the $3,500–$10,000 per acre range for general wooded acreage. Lakefront, waterfront, and resort-community properties often command meaningful premiums.
NYC metro weekend and second-home buyers, retirement buyers, recreational buyers, lifestyle buyers from Philadelphia and northern New Jersey, and occasional resort-development buyers.
Well-priced Pike County properties typically sell in 60 to 120 days. Lakefront properties peak in late spring and summer.
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