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Jefferson County, NY · Sold

NY-683894

3979 County Road 285

$35,900
$3,885/ac · 9.24 ac
Acreage9.24 ac
Price per acre$3,885/ac
ZoningAgricultural
Road accessGravel
UtilitiesOff grid
TopographyFlat
ListedJan 29, 2024
Coordinates43.9522, -76.0655
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County market

Jefferson County, New York. Upstate and Southern Tier acreage well below downstate expectations.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

1 item to verify before you offer.

Risk index
7
Low risk
Wetlands4.5% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope1.8%

Gentle grade, straightforward to develop.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessDeeded frontage

529 ft of deeded road frontage.

Power4,506 ft away

Service extension needed; get a utility quote.

Buildable area8.38 of 9.24 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$56,056
$41,909$70,204 · $6,067/ac on 9.24 ac
Asking vs estimate
-36.0%
Priced below the comp set

Weighted from 10 recorded sales, adjusted for tract size, access, utilities and time since sale. Range width reflects dispersion across the comp set.

AI deal brief

Comps, diligence flags, an offer number and what to ask the seller.

Offer calculatorAsking $35,900
Maximum allowable offer
$32,032
$3,467/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $3,868 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$34,755
Net resale$51,572
Projected profit$16,817
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.3%
Break-even resale$4,088/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$6,503
-10%
$11,660
0%
$16,817
+10%
$21,974
+20%
$27,131
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
NY-993360
Landlocked · Power at road
6.3Jul 27, 2026$24,0003,8244,6723.4 mi
85
NY-744162
Gravel · Off grid
11.2Jul 27, 2026$82,2007,3297,4628.4 mi
85
NY-244470
Dirt · Off grid
14.0Jul 27, 2026$76,4005,4486,5876.5 mi
85
NY-574931
Gravel · Power at road
19.6Jul 27, 2026$165,8008,4707,7764.0 mi
77
NY-392928
Dirt · Off grid
4.6Jan 15, 2026$14,6003,1893,6482.0 mi
74
NY-233005
Dirt · Off grid
4.8Jul 27, 2026$31,4006,4807,27010.9 mi
74
NY-133742
Dirt · Power at road
8.3Sep 3, 2024$32,4003,9164,1543.0 mi
73
NY-574815
Dirt · Power at road
18.0Oct 6, 2025$106,8005,9346,4816.2 mi
72
NY-965022
Landlocked · Off grid
20.9Apr 13, 2024$93,6004,4747,8552.9 mi
63
NY-492166
Dirt · Full utilities
2.6Nov 27, 2023$13,9005,2504,4683.9 mi
55
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (6.27 ac → 9.24 ac)-2.5%
  • Access (Landlocked → Gravel)+47.1%
  • Utilities (Power at road → Off grid)-15.0%

Step 3 · Market it

Turn this underwriting into a listing

Generate a comp-priced headline, listing description, land-group post and cash-buyer email for this tract — then post it to the investor marketplace.