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Farmland prices in Illinois, United States

Farmland in Illinois, United States sold for $10,200/acre for cropland and $9,250/acre for farm real estate in 2026, against $6,020/acre for the United States as a whole. Of its 102 counties, Du Page County had the highest farm real estate value in 2022: $57,683/acre.

Prices by year

Cropland, farm real estate and pasture, latest year first.

  • Cropland
  • Farm real estate
  • Pasture
02,5005,0007,50010k12.5k20222023202420252026Cropland, 2022: $8,700/acreCropland, 2023: $9,250/acreCropland, 2024: $9,550/acreCropland, 2025: $9,850/acreCropland, 2026: $10,200/acreFarm real estate, 2022: $8,220/acreFarm real estate, 2023: $8,420/acreFarm real estate, 2024: $8,700/acreFarm real estate, 2025: $8,930/acreFarm real estate, 2026: $9,250/acrePasture, 2022: $3,570/acrePasture, 2023: $3,720/acrePasture, 2024: $3,970/acrePasture, 2025: $4,200/acrePasture, 2026: $4,300/acre
Farmland prices in Illinois, United States. Hover a point for its value; every value is in the table.
YearCroplandFarm real estatePasture
202610,2009,2504,300
20259,8508,9304,200
20249,5508,7003,970
20239,2508,4203,720
20228,7008,2203,570

Values in USD/acre.

Cash rent by year

Cropland, irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture, per acre and year, latest year first.

  • Cropland
  • Irrigated cropland
  • Non-irrigated cropland
  • Pasture
010020030020222023202420252026Cropland, 2022: $243/acre/yearCropland, 2023: $259/acre/yearCropland, 2024: $269/acre/yearCropland, 2025: $264/acre/yearCropland, 2026: $261/acre/yearIrrigated cropland, 2022: $259/acre/yearIrrigated cropland, 2023: $276/acre/yearIrrigated cropland, 2024: $277/acre/yearIrrigated cropland, 2025: $272/acre/yearIrrigated cropland, 2026: $275/acre/yearNon-irrigated cropland, 2022: $243/acre/yearNon-irrigated cropland, 2023: $259/acre/yearNon-irrigated cropland, 2024: $269/acre/yearNon-irrigated cropland, 2025: $264/acre/yearNon-irrigated cropland, 2026: $261/acre/yearPasture, 2022: $39.5/acre/yearPasture, 2023: $41/acre/yearPasture, 2024: $43.5/acre/yearPasture, 2025: $49/acre/yearPasture, 2026: $53/acre/year
Cash rent in Illinois, United States. Hover a point for its value; every value is in the table.
YearCroplandIrrigated croplandNon-irrigated croplandPasture
202626127526153
202526427226449
202426927726943.5
202325927625941
202224325924339.5

Values in USD/acre/year.

Counties of Illinois

Across 102 counties, farm real estate in 2022 ran from $4,224/acre in Pope County to $57,683/acre in Du Page County; the median county was $8,250/acre.

RankCountyFarm real estateRent: irrigated croplandRent: non-irrigated croplandRent: pasture
1Du Page County57,683———
2Cook County18,054—136—
3Lake County15,913—125—
4Kane County12,276238274—
5Piatt County12,224———
6Douglas County11,812—31388.5
7Kendall County11,745—297—
8Moultrie County11,597—33740
9Logan County11,349—326—
10De Witt County11,261—30165
11Woodford County10,987——45.5
12Christian County10,960—33265
13Lee County10,63932328350
14Marshall County10,448—293—
15Tazewell County10,38926826654.5
16Warren County10,349—28144
17Grundy County10,311—291—
18Coles County10,272—286—
19Will County10,259—231—
20Bureau County10,199310301—
21Edgar County10,162—27538
22La Salle County10,136—277—
23Livingston County10,108———
24Henry County10,039——51.5
25Stark County9,973—292—
26Ford County9,956—294—
27Mcdonough County9,948—29339.5
28Morgan County9,869—28133
29Ogle County9,818—28262.5
30Putnam County9,797—24650
31Carroll County9,704—29078.5
32Hancock County9,460—28461.5
33St Clair County9,310—243—
34Menard County9,257—288—
35Mercer County9,250—27350
36Stephenson County9,230——76
37Boone County9,226—267—
38Rock Island County9,125—22853
39Clinton County9,036———
40Whiteside County8,97630327069.5
41Montgomery County8,961—29148
42Cumberland County8,894—211—
43Shelby County8,890—25548
44Henderson County8,869—29252.5
45Macoupin County8,862—24548.5
46Mason County8,722275257—
47Knox County8,642—29638.5
48Iroquois County8,638———
49Adams County8,631—23874
50Jersey County8,366—221—
51Mchenry County8,304—234—
52Scott County8,195—273—
53Monroe County8,117148151—
54Winnebago County8,082—26453.5
55Washington County8,068—190—
56Pike County8,049—219—
57Jo Daviess County7,940—25556
58Clark County7,770—248—
59Bond County7,761—24946
60Effingham County7,723—199—
61Cass County7,711—30646.5
62De Kalb County7,704———
63Randolph County7,679—16629.5
64Greene County7,667—28034
65Jasper County7,477—195—
66Sangamon County7,261—33453.5
67Peoria County7,216—25339
68Champaign County7,187—316—
69Mclean County7,074—32670.5
70Lawrence County6,987—219—
71Fayette County6,973—192—
72Madison County6,940—249—
73Richland County6,859—196—
74Fulton County6,836—26361.5
75Vermilion County6,777—267—
76Kankakee County6,734290250—
77Crawford County6,710227200—
78Brown County6,571—23339.5
79Schuyler County6,519—249—
80Macon County6,339—347—
81Clay County6,235———
82Marion County6,108—17257
83Perry County6,023—17245
84Edwards County5,893—156—
85Hamilton County5,788———
86Wabash County5,778—202—
87Gallatin County5,746—155—
88Franklin County5,677—12669.5
89Wayne County5,608—176—
90White County5,590—175—
91Calhoun County5,497—201—
92Pulaski County5,494—152—
93Alexander County5,148———
94Union County5,116—86.5—
95Jackson County5,094—172—
96Jefferson County4,940—136—
97Saline County4,910—150—
98Williamson County4,701—10125
99Hardin County4,632———
100Massac County4,582———
101Johnson County4,327——37
102Pope County4,224——25.5

Ranked by farm real estate in USD/acre (2022, Census of Agriculture). Cash rent in USD/acre/year (2026). A year beside a value marks another year.

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