Multi-factor property search
Search listings across the covered regions using relationship, public-land type, designation, property type, price, acreage, elevation, road access, flood-zone, and wildfire-hazard filters.
Unfenced
Unfenced is a web-based land search tool that finds active listings bordering, within, or near public land using USGS PAD-US data. Compare, map, export, and monitor rural properties.
Land listings measured against public boundaries
Unfenced is a web-based land search tool for finding active property listings that border, are within, or are near public land. It compares listing parcels with public-land boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.1 rather than relying only on descriptions in real-estate listings.
The service is designed for people evaluating rural land and public-land adjacency, including buyers who want to inspect shared boundaries, public access, acreage, terrain indicators, and potential constraints before following the source listing. Results are presented on a map and in searchable browse views, with caveats about data confidence and the need to verify important details independently.
Core features
Map-based exploration
Explore properties on an interactive map with zoom and pan controls, public-land geometry, parcel boundaries, and visual density cues for measured results.
Flexible result sorting
Sort results by distance, shared boundary, public-land size, elevation, price, price per acre, acreage, or score to prioritize different buying criteria.
Boundary and listing details
View measured frontage, nearest plausible gap, relationship status, confidence, public-land unit, access designation, and listing details on result and property pages.
Evidence-based scoring
Use the 0–100 matching score to compare evidence quality and ranking inputs, including relationship, distance, access, unit size, frontage, confidence, and estimated-border penalties.
Exports and alerts
Export search results as CSV or Google Earth KMZ, and subscribe to weekly email alerts for new listings matching a browse view.
Practical use cases
Screen land purchases
Filter by state, acreage, price, road access, and public-land relationship to build a shortlist of rural parcels for further review.
Evaluate public-land adjacency
Compare measured frontage, connected public-land size, access designation, and confidence when looking for parcels positioned beside forests, wildlife areas, wilderness, or other public holdings.
Plan preliminary due diligence
Review elevation, flood-zone, and wildfire-hazard indicators alongside listing details to identify questions for due diligence before contacting an agent or visiting a property.
Export a shortlist
Download a filtered result set as CSV or KMZ to continue comparing candidates in a spreadsheet or Google Earth workflow.
Monitor the market
Subscribe to weekly alerts when monitoring a region or set of search criteria for newly appearing listings.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Uses parcel-boundary comparisons with USGS PAD-US 4.1 instead of treating listing descriptions as proof of adjacency.
- Provides practical filters and sorting for comparing price, acreage, access, elevation, hazards, public-land type, and boundary evidence.
- Shows measurable relationship details such as shared frontage, gap distance, confidence, and the public-land unit associated with a listing.
- Offers map exploration, downloadable CSV and Google Earth KMZ results, and weekly email alerts for new matching listings.
Cons
- Coverage and listing information are refreshed about weekly rather than continuously.
- Unfenced is not a survey or a listing service; some matches may rely on lot-size estimates, snapped parcels, shared ownership, or rooftop points.
- Legal access, boundary accuracy, flood conditions, and other property facts require verification with county records, the deed, a survey, or the relevant official source.
FAQ
How do I search for properties?
Open unfenced.land/map or browse by state. Use filters such as relationship, public-land type, acreage, price, elevation, road access, flood zone, and wildfire hazard, then sort the results or open an individual listing.
What information is shown for each property?
The map and browse views provide listing details such as address, price, acreage, public-land unit, relationship, frontage or gap measurements, elevation, road access, flood-zone information, wildfire hazard, and confidence where available.
How are public-land relationships measured?
Unfenced compares parcel boundaries with public-land geometry from USGS PAD-US 4.1. On a detailed property page, it explains whether the county parcel boundary was retrieved and directly compared, or whether the result relies on an estimate or another lower-confidence method.
Can I rely on the results as a legal boundary or access determination?
No. Unfenced states that it is an analysis of publicly available boundary data, not a survey or a listing service. It recommends verifying boundaries against county records and a survey before relying on them, and notes that legal road access is a title question.
How current are the listings?
The site states that listings are refreshed about every week. Listing status, prices, and other details should be checked on the linked listing before making decisions.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Real-estate research and land search
- Platform
- Web application at unfenced.land
- Primary data source
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 public-land boundaries
- Listing data
- Active listings are refreshed about weekly
- Search outputs
- Interactive map, browse results, CSV, Google Earth KMZ, and email alerts
- Coverage shown on site
- 13,626 properties from 695,439 active listings across 49 regions
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