The Upper Gulf Coast is generally used to refer to the Houston area and its surrounding counties, with a distinct climate and demography from the coastal counties of East and South Texas. There was a total of approximately $108 million of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Texas's Wharton County recently on Lands of America. The total acreage of all Wharton County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was almost 100,000 acres. Wharton County ranks 121st in the Lone Star State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Wharton County with land for sale, El Campo had the most land for sale. Wharton County is Texas's 55th largest county (1,094 square miles). It's located in the Coastal Prairie Middle Texas region of the state.