Data center land acquisition cost by market, in the unit the underlying transaction or report used ($/acre or $/MW).
Also reported as $5.59/sq ft · range across tracked US markets shown below
Units vary by market (mostly $/acre; $/MW or bundled land+power deals where power availability, not acreage, is the binding constraint) — see the Unit column.
| Market | Metric | Value | Unit | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia | Asking land price | 3.5-4.0 | $M/acre | B |
| Northern Virginia (Fairfax County record) | Disclosed transaction price | ~4.0 ($166.8M for 42 acres) | $M/acre | A |
| Northern Virginia (Amazon transaction) | Disclosed transaction price | ~3.5 ($427.3M for ~122 acres) | $M/acre | A |
| Northern Virginia & Northeast | Best powered-site asking price | 8.0+ | $M/acre | A |
| Phoenix/Mesa | Asking land price (premium sites near substations/fiber) | 0.2-0.5 | $M/acre | B |
| Chicago | Asking land price (established corridors) | 0.5-1.0 | $M/acre | B |
| US (weighted national average) | Weighted average land cost | 5.59 / 244,000 | $/sq ft / $/acre | A |
| Kansas City | Land + power rights, bundled (ESA) | ~0.8 (~$475M for ~1,440 acres + 600MW energy service agreement) | $M/MW | A |
| Market | Metric | Value | Unit | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAP-D (London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin) | Prime powered land cost | 1.24 -> 2.26 (+82% since 2021) | EUR M/MW | A |
| London / South East England (data-center-suitable "powered land") | Asking land price | 8-15 | GBP M/acre | A |
| UK (general commercial/agricultural/residential land, all types, national average) | Average land price | 16,012 (per a 2026 live-listing index) vs. 363,000 (per a 2025 EG Radius-sourced estimate) | GBP/acre | C |
| Wilton, Teesside (Sembcorp/Digital Reef site) | Notable transaction/pipeline context | Former petrochemical site, 240MW existing grid connection, phased build targeting up to 1GW, ~GBP15bn implied investment over 8-10 years | n/a | B |
| UAE / Saudi Arabia / GCC (land cost) | Not found | — | 2026 | — |