County cash rent
Massachusetts Farmland Cash Rent: County Rates and Trends
USDA NASS reported 11 Massachusetts county cash-rent figures for non-irrigated cropland in 2026. The 2026 state average is USD 98/ac, up USD 9/ac from 2025.
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The five highest reported Massachusetts counties in 2026 are Franklin (USD 141/ac), Hampden (USD 130/ac), Hampshire (USD 129/ac), Bristol (USD 101/ac), Plymouth (USD 82/ac).
The five lowest reported counties are Barnstable (USD 38/ac), Dukes (USD 51/ac), Berkshire (USD 58/ac), Worcester (USD 61/ac), Middlesex (USD 65/ac), which shows why a statewide average is a weak substitute for county data.
| County or fallback | Year | $/acre | Data level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | 2026 | USD 38/ac | NASS county figure |
| Berkshire | 2026 | USD 58/ac | NASS county figure |
| Bristol | 2026 | USD 101/ac | NASS county figure |
| Dukes | 2026 | USD 51/ac | NASS county figure |
| Essex | 2026 | USD 78/ac | NASS county figure |
| Franklin | 2026 | USD 141/ac | NASS county figure |
| Hampden | 2026 | USD 130/ac | NASS county figure |
| Hampshire | 2026 | USD 129/ac | NASS county figure |
| Middlesex | 2026 | USD 65/ac | NASS county figure |
| Plymouth | 2026 | USD 82/ac | NASS county figure |
| Worcester | 2026 | USD 61/ac | NASS county figure |
| Counties not separately reported by NASS | 2026 | USD 98/ac | State-level fallback, not county-specific |
County averages, not medians. The final fallback row shows the Massachusetts state figure explicitly labeled as state-level for counties NASS does not separately report.
Coverage in Massachusetts
If you own ground you rent out
The Landlord Plan, a rent number you and your tenant can discuss, starts where Scout has parcel maps: Ohio and Indiana. Tell us your county and pick “I own land I rent out”, so we know where landlords are waiting. See where we cover parcels.
Free in Massachusetts: outline your field on the map, and Scout reads its soil, cash rent, water, flood, and wetlands and shows three uses for those acres side by side (farming it, cash rent, and a solar or wind lease, with CRP shown as paused while new enrollment is). Ohio and Indiana only for now: parcel maps you tap to select. Want one email when your county's parcel maps go live?
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Five-year Massachusetts trend
The 2026 state average is USD 98/ac, up USD 9/ac from 2025. The trend line below uses NASS state rows so it stays stable even when individual county suppression changes year to year.
From county average to parcel read
A county average tells you what surveyed non-irrigated cropland rented for in that county. It does not see whether your acres are high-PI prairie soil, a wet corner, a small irregular field, or ground with better access and drainage than the county average.
Scout reads the parcel's SSURGO soil profile, starts from the county NASS rent when it exists, and applies AgriTerra's PI-based soil band around that benchmark. If the county is unavailable, Scout uses the state figure and labels the downgrade.
County average vs. a real parcel
The Massachusetts state average is not your number.
Massachusetts state average, 2026
$98/ac
USDA NASS, non-irrigated cropland
Your parcel
Run your own parcel to see the gap. Every Massachusetts parcel reads differently on soil, drainage, and rotation.
Every parcel-scale figure is a Scout free read; see how we get our numbers. The state average anchor is the USDA NASS 2026 survey for non-irrigated cropland.
Check the parcel, not just the county.
Start with the Massachusetts county benchmark, then let Scout read the parcel's soils, acreage, flood, wetlands, CRP fit, and energy context.
Free here: outline your field and see its three uses side by side, with CRP shown as paused. Parcel maps you tap to select are Ohio and Indiana only for now; get an email when your county is live.