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Farmland prices in Iowa, United States
Farmland in Iowa, United States sold for $10,700/acre for cropland and $10,100/acre for farm real estate in 2026, against $6,020/acre for the United States as a whole. Of its 99 counties, O Brien County had the highest farm real estate value in 2022: $13,843/acre.
Prices by year
Cropland, farm real estate and pasture, latest year first.
- Cropland
- Farm real estate
- Pasture
| Year | Cropland | Farm real estate | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,700 | 10,100 | 3,800 |
| 2025 | 10,300 | 9,790 | 3,650 |
| 2024 | 9,800 | 9,420 | 3,500 |
| 2023 | 9,410 | 9,250 | 3,170 |
| 2022 | 8,830 | 8,880 | 3,000 |
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
| Year | Cropland | Irrigated cropland | Non-irrigated cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 271 | 285 | 271 | 68.5 |
| 2025 | 274 | 267 | 274 | 65 |
| 2024 | 276 | 271 | 276 | 63.5 |
| 2023 | 269 | 271 | 269 | 60.5 |
| 2022 | 256 | 252 | 256 | 59.5 |
Values in USD/acre/year.
Counties of Iowa
Across 99 counties, farm real estate in 2022 ran from $4,927/acre in Appanoose County to $13,843/acre in O Brien County; the median county was $9,410/acre.
| Rank | County | Farm real estate | Rent: irrigated cropland | Rent: non-irrigated cropland | Rent: pasture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Brien County | 13,843 | — | 310 | 60 |
| 2 | Sioux County | 13,341 | 355 | 336 | 86 |
| 3 | Lyon County | 12,857 | — | 284 | 60.5 |
| 4 | Grundy County | 12,121 | — | 322 | 72.5 |
| 5 | Osceola County | 11,586 | — | 283 | — |
| 6 | Plymouth County | 11,556 | — | 288 | 90.5 |
| 7 | Sac County | 11,519 | — | 290 | 73.5 |
| 8 | Buena Vista County | 11,332 | — | 260 | 55.5 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 11,186 | — | 301 | 59.5 |
| 10 | Hamilton County | 11,157 | — | 301 | 41 |
| 11 | Pocahontas County | 11,081 | — | 269 | 51 |
| 12 | Benton County | 10,970 | — | 303 | 75 |
| 13 | Story County | 10,914 | — | 290 | 63.5 |
| 14 | Webster County | 10,795 | — | 275 | 50 |
| 15 | Kossuth County | 10,771 | — | 282 | — |
| 16 | Linn County | 10,758 | — | 258 | 58 |
| 17 | Greene County | 10,751 | — | 268 | 60 |
| 18 | Boone County | 10,746 | — | 263 | 48 |
| 19 | Carroll County | 10,742 | — | 305 | 63 |
| 20 | Humboldt County | 10,740 | — | 262 | — |
| 21 | Franklin County | 10,718 | — | 271 | 62 |
| 22 | Ida County | 10,698 | — | 291 | 74 |
| 23 | Dubuque County | 10,692 | — | 303 | 70 |
| 24 | Dallas County | 10,688 | — | 241 | 55.5 |
| 25 | Calhoun County | 10,686 | — | 267 | 53.5 |
| 26 | Cedar County | 10,621 | — | 297 | 72 |
| 27 | Dickinson County | 10,588 | — | 247 | 52 |
| 28 | Hardin County | 10,393 | — | 280 | 54.5 |
| 29 | Mitchell County | 10,387 | — | 277 | 71.5 |
| 30 | Clay County | 10,321 | — | 248 | 63 |
| 31 | Wright County | 10,313 | — | 267 | 59 |
| 32 | Johnson County | 10,307 | 297 | 277 | 89 |
| 33 | Delaware County | 10,164 | — | 298 | — |
| 34 | Scott County | 10,076 | — | 284 | 71.5 |
| 35 | Black Hawk County | 9,980 | — | 257 | — |
| 36 | Bremer County | 9,905 | — | 291 | 69.5 |
| 37 | Floyd County | 9,857 | — | 293 | 53 |
| 38 | Palo Alto County | 9,830 | 279 | 282 | 59 |
| 39 | Buchanan County | 9,819 | — | 293 | 79 |
| 40 | Winnebago County | 9,707 | — | 262 | — |
| 41 | Polk County | 9,677 | — | 258 | 58.5 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 9,600 | — | 304 | 67 |
| 43 | Tama County | 9,563 | — | 257 | 82 |
| 44 | Washington County | 9,552 | — | 286 | 71 |
| 45 | Audubon County | 9,544 | — | 302 | 89 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 9,476 | — | 281 | 73.5 |
| 47 | Chickasaw County | 9,461 | — | 284 | — |
| 48 | Hancock County | 9,457 | 292 | 265 | 63.5 |
| 49 | Shelby County | 9,443 | — | 270 | — |
| 50 | Emmet County | 9,410 | — | 239 | 62 |
| 51 | Marshall County | 9,375 | — | 286 | 57.5 |
| 52 | Muscatine County | 9,311 | 272 | 288 | 75.5 |
| 53 | Jones County | 9,299 | — | 279 | 64.5 |
| 54 | Worth County | 9,241 | — | 241 | 60 |
| 55 | Fayette County | 9,138 | — | 270 | 72.5 |
| 56 | Cerro Gordo County | 9,033 | — | 260 | 52.5 |
| 57 | Mills County | 8,944 | — | 258 | — |
| 58 | Poweshiek County | 8,752 | — | 278 | 59 |
| 59 | Jasper County | 8,750 | — | 264 | 47.5 |
| 60 | Pottawattamie County | 8,718 | — | 255 | 91 |
| 61 | Butler County | 8,547 | — | 301 | 56 |
| 62 | Guthrie County | 8,494 | — | 248 | 61.5 |
| 63 | Howard County | 8,461 | — | 283 | — |
| 64 | Harrison County | 8,414 | 273 | 255 | 58.5 |
| 65 | Woodbury County | 8,352 | 248 | 288 | 83.5 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 8,284 | — | 275 | 72.5 |
| 67 | Winneshiek County | 8,233 | — | 274 | 59.5 |
| 68 | Cass County | 8,221 | — | 259 | 87.5 |
| 69 | Monona County | 8,044 | 296 | 272 | 75.5 |
| 70 | Fremont County | 7,991 | — | 215 | — |
| 71 | Mahaska County | 7,959 | — | 244 | 68 |
| 72 | Warren County | 7,820 | — | 218 | 68 |
| 73 | Louisa County | 7,815 | 263 | 242 | 64 |
| 74 | Des Moines County | 7,802 | — | 253 | 79 |
| 75 | Henry County | 7,797 | — | 253 | 56.5 |
| 76 | Madison County | 7,700 | — | 221 | 66 |
| 77 | Iowa County | 7,674 | — | 269 | 73 |
| 78 | Clayton County | 7,648 | — | 266 | 65 |
| 79 | Marion County | 7,647 | — | 230 | 49.5 |
| 80 | Lee County | 7,412 | — | 242 | 67 |
| 81 | Keokuk County | 7,382 | — | 236 | 49.5 |
| 82 | Allamakee County | 7,375 | — | 252 | 46.5 |
| 83 | Adair County | 7,226 | — | 237 | 81 |
| 84 | Montgomery County | 7,044 | — | 248 | 74.5 |
| 85 | Jefferson County | 6,951 | — | 244 | 71 |
| 86 | Taylor County | 6,835 | — | 228 | 76 |
| 87 | Page County | 6,763 | — | 236 | 76.5 |
| 88 | Wapello County | 6,657 | — | 247 | 53.5 |
| 89 | Adams County | 6,476 | — | 232 | 80 |
| 90 | Union County | 5,970 | — | 266 | 83 |
| 91 | Wayne County | 5,741 | — | 199 | 66 |
| 92 | Decatur County | 5,732 | — | 167 | 62 |
| 93 | Lucas County | 5,715 | — | 176 | 65 |
| 94 | Ringgold County | 5,670 | — | 201 | 77.5 |
| 95 | Monroe County | 5,613 | — | 174 | 68 |
| 96 | Van Buren County | 5,451 | — | 197 | 49.5 |
| 97 | Clarke County | 5,329 | — | 167 | 67.5 |
| 98 | Davis County | 5,154 | — | 182 | 67.5 |
| 99 | Appanoose County | 4,927 | — | 173 | 65.5 |
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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