In this article, you’ll learn how to use these features to quickly find properties on Acres. You can use any of these search filters individually or in combination with each other.
Using Parcel Search requires a subscription. Click here to compare our plans and upgrade your plan.
Open Parcel Search
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To open Parcel Search, click on the Search Bar on the top left of the map then click Parcel Search.
- Mobile Users will click on the Search Icon on the bottom left then click Advanced.
- This will open the Advanced Parcel Search filter menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
Parcel Search Filter Options
Search by Owner Information
- To search by Owner Name, enter a name and then select the name(s) you’re looking for from the dropdown menu.
- To search by Owner Tax Address, enter an address and then select the correct address(es).
- Click Search to view your results.
Note: Acres+ users can search by Owner Name and Parcel #. For more Parcel Search options, an Acres Pro or Enterprise subscription is required. Compare our plans here.
Search by Location
You can search locations in the contiguous U.S. using any of the location fields shown in the Parcel Search menu.
Scroll to the Define Search Area section and select either State/County, Shape, or Selections.
State/County
These filters include:
- State
- County
- Township-Range
- Section
- Parcel Number
Shape
Shape filters are great for searching within a certain area not defined by county, etc. Options here include:
- Polygon — Click your starting point then click to create your shape. Double click or hit Return to complete the shape.
- Rectangle — Click and drag to create a rectangle. Square miles are measured as you adjust the size.
- Radius — Click and drag to create a circle. The radius is measured in feet as you adjust the size.
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Note: The maximum searchable shape size is 31,250 sq. miles.
Selections
Search by Selections if you want to search within a custom boundary or boundaries that are added to your Selections Panel.
Click Search to view available results or narrow the search further with additional criteria.
To search by location, an Acres Pro or Enterprise subscription is required. Compare our plans here.
Other Filter Options
The following filters will only be enabled once a search area is defined.
Acreage Range
- Add a minimum and/or maximum number of acres to include in your search.
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Leave these fields blank to remove any limits.
Assessed Improvements
- Enter a minimum and/or maximum dollar amount to search by, to distinguish between properties that have structures and those that are undeveloped.
- Leave blank to include all land results, with or without assessed improvements.
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Note: Assessed improvement values reflect local county reporting practices and are therefore subject to regional non-uniformity. Be aware that data consistency may vary in specific geographic areas.
Use Category
- Select one or multiple land use categories, such as Agricultural, Residential, or Industrial, from the drop-down menu.
Slope Percentage
- You can now search by elevation slope! Enter as a minimum and/or maximum percentage range.
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Note that this is searching the average slope of the parcel, not the max slope at any point within the parcel.
Land Cover Type
- Search by Land Cover type and Year by clicking on the drop-down options and making your selections.
- Note that one crop and year can be selected at a time. Including a year is required.
- Note that results are limited to parcels greater than 5 acres.
Soil Score
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Use the dropdown menu to select the Index to search within, then include the desired range (specific to the index scores).
- Note that selecting an area-specific soil index will limit results to the area which uses that index.
Tips:
- To clear your search filters, select Clear Filters to the right of the category that you want to clear filters from.
- To include adjacent parcels that have matching owner names and/or addresses in your search results, select the Include adjacent parcels in results option right above the Cancel and Search buttons at the bottom.
View Parcel Search Results
Results of your search will appear both in the left-hand Parcel Search window in table form and on the map.
The results list shows a checkbox, owner name(s), owner address, and number of acres. You can sort by any of those columns by clicking the column name.
You can view 25, 50, 100, 250, or 500 results at a time. To adjust this, find where it says “Per page” on the bottom left of that results window, click, then click the desired amount to be shown.
To go to another page of results, click the arrows on the bottom right of the results window.
View Results & Make a Selection
From the Results List
To add results to your selections panel, click on the check box and click Add to Selections. You can also click the very top check box to select all results on that page.
To view a result on the map you can click on the result and the map will zoom to that particular parcel.
From the MAP
The results shown on the list are also displayed on the map. These are shown as points from a further zoom point and as the boundary shape when zoomed closer.
You can add a parcel to the selections panel by using your white Quick Select cursor and clicking. (Note that this will not work if you searched for an area by a shape, as the tool will only grab the shape.)
Parcel Search criteria are auto saved, so if you accidentally get out of the results (say by clicking on a parcel with the black info tool, bringing up the Property Summary) you can open Parcel Search again and run the same search.