Tippah County, MS
Land for Sale in Tippah County, MS
Wondering what a hill-country tract near Ripley is actually worth? Value here comes down to legal access, the mix of pine and hardwood, and how much of the acreage sits in a usable creek bottom versus a workable ridge. Crew walks the tract, checks the road frontage, and prices it against what buyers here are actually paying — not a county average.
About the County
About Tippah County land
Tippah County is hill country tied to the Tippah River and the headwaters of the Little Hatchie, which drains north into Tennessee. Upland ridges carry mixed pine and hardwood, and creek bottoms carry hardwood stands.
US-72 crosses the southern part of the county as a four-lane road between Memphis and Corinth. MS-15 and MS-4 give north–south and east–west access, and MS-2 and MS-30 serve the interior — worth checking against any tract's actual road frontage before assuming easy access.
Tippah County Lake, a state fishing lake, sits inside the county and is a useful landmark for buyers looking at nearby ground.
Local Land Market
How land trades in Tippah County
On a Tippah County tract, the things that move the price are legal access, soil quality, timber condition, and how much of the ground is usable creek bottom versus dry ridge. Frontage on a county-maintained road is worth more than frontage on a private easement, and that difference should be nailed down early.
Land Types
Types of land found in Tippah County
Hunting and recreational land
Timberland and investment property
Farms, pasture and open land
Buying Land
Buying land in Tippah County
Most costly surprises on a rural purchase turn up before closing, not after. Here is what we check with buyers on a Tippah 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 Tippah County tract.
Selling Land
Selling land in Tippah County
Acreage alone does not tell you what your land is worth. We price each Tippah County tract based on what it actually has — access, timber, water, improvements, leases, restrictions, and relevant comparable sales in Mississippi.
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 Tippah County tract. No pressure to sign a listing agreement.
Forestry Support
Does the timber change what a Tippah 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 Tippah County resource
Listing Availability
Current listings in Tippah County
No active Tippah County listings right now
Crew Land Co. does not currently have an active listing in Tippah 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 Tippah County.
FAQ
Tippah County land — questions we hear
- Where is Tippah County Lake?
- It's a state fishing lake run by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. MDWFP sets the access and use rules.
- Can I get to Memphis easily from Tippah County?
- Yes. US-72 runs four lanes east–west across the southern part of the county, straight to Memphis on one end and Corinth on the other.
Statewide Coverage
Land for sale across Mississippi
Talk with a Tippah County land broker
Buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what a Tippah County tract is really worth — Crew Land Co. will give you a straight answer.