article_snippet.sent: A map of the US by county shows areas with land values from $73,000 to $3.35million per acre in dark blue and land less than $2,000 per acre in white.
article_snippet.sent: Washington DC had the greatest land value, with a staggering $1,050,000 per acre.
article_snippet.sent: Washington DC was followed by New Jersey, where the average acre cost of $196,000 led a foursome of smaller Northeastern states with acre values above $100,000 with Rhode Island's $133,730, Connecticut's $128,820 and Massachusetts $102,210.
article_snippet.sent: Land in Washington DC had the highest price  in America, with land costing more than $1million per acre .
article_snippet.sent: Northeastern states including New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts all have per acre values above $100,000.
article_snippet.sent: Wyoming, with $1,560 per acre, is the cheapest place in America to buy land, followed by New Mexico at $1,930 and Nevada at $2,120, according to the Wall Street Journal.
article_snippet.sent: Land in large urban areas was the most valuable, with cities of more than 1million people worth $64,844 per acre.
article_snippet.sent: Wyoming, which like many Western states is majority-owned by the federal government, had the lowest per acre price at $1,560.
highlights_snippet.sent: DC and New Jersey worth the most per acre, with Wyoming the least .
  