Greene County, AL
Land for Sale in Greene County, AL
Prairie ground and river-bottom ground in the same county can carry very different value, and mixing them up is an easy way to overpay or underprice. Greene County sits in west-central Alabama's Black Belt with Eutaw as the seat, framed by the Tombigbee on the west and the Black Warrior on the east, and I-20/59 crossing the north end.
About the County
About Greene County land
I-20/59 crosses the north end of the county between Tuscaloosa and Meridian, with an interchange near Boligee. US-11 runs parallel to the interstate, US-43 heads south through Eutaw toward Demopolis, and AL-14 crosses the middle of the county east to west.
The Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers frame the county on both sides. Demopolis Lake, backed up by the Corps' Demopolis Lock and Dam downstream, extends into Greene along both river arms.
Prairie ground on the county's characteristic clay soils supports pasture, hay, and row crops, while the river-bottom corridors along both rivers carry hardwood stands — the two behave nothing alike when it comes to drainage or building.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Greene County
Greene County is small and heavily rural, with interstate access at the north end and river-bottom ground running along both flanks. Legal access, soils, drainage, and floodplain profile drive value on any given tract — prairie ground and river-bottom ground in the same county are not comparable.
Crew Land Co. is licensed in Alabama and Mississippi.
Land Types
Types of land found in Greene County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Farms, pasture and open land
Waterfront and river property
Buying Land
Buying land in Greene County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Greene County tract.
Before buying rural land
- Legal access — deeded road frontage or a recorded easement, not just a road you can drive.
- Boundaries and survey — what is flagged on the ground, and whether a new survey is worth the money.
- Utilities and septic — power, water, and whether the site will take a septic system.
- Wet or flood-prone ground — FEMA maps, wetland maps, and a walk on the tract itself.
- Usable acreage — how much of the tract you can actually build on, farm, or hunt.
- Rights, leases and restrictions — timber, hunting leases, minerals, and what is included in the sale.
See current listings or contact Crew to walk a specific Greene County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Greene County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Greene County tract based on what it actually has — access, timber, water, improvements, leases, restrictions, and relevant comparable sales in Alabama.
Before selling rural land
- Confirm acreage, boundaries, and any easements or leases on the property.
- Walk the tract for road frontage, usable interior roads, water, and timber condition.
- Get the timber looked at if it carries real value.
- Shoot drone imagery and put together boundary and plat maps buyers can read.
- Review what comparable land has actually sold for, adjusted for how it is used.
- Market it to real land buyers and stay with it through closing.
Ask for a straight opinion on your Greene County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Greene County tract is worth?
Standing timber can be one of the biggest pieces of a rural tract's value, and it is easy to guess wrong on it. Crew Land Co. handles the land sale. Southeast Forestlands handles the professional forestry work. When timber, thinning history, or replanting affects the deal, we set up that handoff before you buy, price or sell.
More on how we coordinate: Crew's forestry handoff page · Southeast Forestlands Greene County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Greene County
No active Greene County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Greene County. Browse our current listings across Mississippi and Alabama or contact us about buying or selling land in the county.
Nearby Counties
Nearby land markets within Crew's service area
Rural buyers rarely stop at a county line. These neighboring counties fall inside Crew Land Co.'s active service area — only real, in-network adjacencies are shown here. Listings featured on these pages are located in the linked county, not in Greene County.
FAQ
Greene County land — questions we hear
- Where does I-20/59 cross Greene County?
- It crosses the northern part of the county between Tuscaloosa and Meridian, with an interchange near Boligee, giving that end of the county direct interstate reach both directions.
- What is the Alabama Black Belt, and does it affect my land?
- It's a prairie belt of clay-rich soil that stretches across west-central Alabama, including Greene, Marengo, Sumter, Hale and the counties around them. Those soils drain and behave differently than the pine-hills ground to the north and south, which matters for farming and for whether a spot is buildable.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Alabama
Talk with a Greene County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Greene County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.