I'm looking for land too, for me I went about narrowing down where I want to move by climate/latitude i currently live at about 40 degrees north and wanted a similar or cooler clime. so that cut off about half of the US
Then I looked at each state for the features I want. I want hilly land with mineral rights and preferably water and no massive electrical lines. that got rid of another chunk
Then I looked at the culture, crime, political leaning, taxes, laws and cost of living to see if they agreed with my preferences, narrowed it down to just a few states. New York would be great except the tax burden is outrageous as well as a bunch of their regulations.
Next I compared the few states I narrowed it down too for climate, natural disasters, and wildlife. Dug deeper into culture etc from above.
Which landed me on West Virginia, the upper 2/3rds of the state to be specific. It's below the latitude I set my parameters at but it's a much higher elevation so cooler. Has similar wildlife to what I have where I currently am so the transition shouldn't be too hard and the growing season is almost identical another plus.
The search took me a couple years of refining and exploring. I am willing to give up most of my wants if the land is in a good location and has a south facing hill I can build on. Now it's just watching listings for good fits while I save money and make plans.