Understand farmland values, county by county

Compare land types, learn how to research actual market data, and calculate hypothetical farmland costs without confusing statistics with parcel prices.

Start with a research topic

Farmland Value ResearchUnderstand agricultural real estate values and the differences between sales prices and survey averagesCropland PricesCompare tillable acreage, soils, drainage, productivity and land improvementsPasture and Grazing Land ValuesConsider forage productivity, water, fencing, carrying capacity and grazing leasesCash Rent ResearchRead cropland and pasture cash rents while identifying limitations of published survey dataIrrigated FarmlandEvaluate water sources, pumping costs, permits and irrigation infrastructureSoils and Land ProductivityUse soils maps, actual crop records and conservation information for land comparisonsFarm Sales ComparablesReview property sales evidence and why no two rural parcels are exactly alikeAgricultural AppraisalsUnderstand professional farmland appraisal methods and documentationAgricultural LeasesPlan cash rent, flexible cash rent and crop-share negotiationsFarmland Investment BasicsResearch land ownership costs, agricultural returns, risk, and transaction expensesProperty Taxes and ValuationStudy land assessments, agricultural-use valuation and local tax research4-H and FFA Land Economics ProjectsEducational research projects on farmland values, cash rents and soil productivity

Choose a state or territory

Alaska30 geographic areasAlabama67 geographic areasArkansas75 geographic areasAmerican Samoa5 geographic areasArizona15 geographic areasCalifornia58 geographic areasColorado64 geographic areasConnecticut8 geographic areasDistrict of Columbia1 geographic areasDelaware3 geographic areasFlorida67 geographic areasGeorgia159 geographic areasGuam1 geographic areasHawaii5 geographic areasIowa99 geographic areasIdaho44 geographic areasIllinois102 geographic areasIndiana92 geographic areasKansas105 geographic areasKentucky120 geographic areasLouisiana64 geographic areasMassachusetts14 geographic areasMaryland24 geographic areasMaine16 geographic areasMichigan83 geographic areasMinnesota87 geographic areasMissouri115 geographic areasNorthern Mariana Islands4 geographic areasMississippi82 geographic areasMontana56 geographic areasNorth Carolina100 geographic areasNorth Dakota53 geographic areasNebraska93 geographic areasNew Hampshire10 geographic areasNew Jersey21 geographic areasNew Mexico33 geographic areasNevada17 geographic areasNew York62 geographic areasOhio88 geographic areasOklahoma77 geographic areasOregon36 geographic areasPennsylvania67 geographic areasPuerto Rico78 geographic areasRhode Island5 geographic areasSouth Carolina46 geographic areasSouth Dakota66 geographic areasTennessee95 geographic areasTexas254 geographic areasUtah29 geographic areasVirginia134 geographic areasU.S. Virgin Islands3 geographic areasVermont14 geographic areasWashington39 geographic areasWisconsin72 geographic areasWest Virginia55 geographic areasWyoming23 geographic areas

Tools, guides and site maps

Land value and rent calculatorTransparent example calculations with CSV export95 farmland guidesLand purchases, cash rents and research checklistsComplete XML sitemapBrowse every public URL

2026 USDA land value context

The USDA reported a 2026 U.S. average farm real estate value of $4,500 per acre. That is a national statistic for farm real estate, not a quote for an individual farm or a county land price. See the USDA ERS farmland value analysis and the NASS Quick Stats database. Local land types and sale conditions vary widely.

For agricultural reporting, visit Farm.FM.

Official land data and research sources

Use published USDA figures with their source year, geography, agricultural land class, and units. A published regional mean is not an individual property appraisal.