County cash rent
New Jersey Farmland Cash Rent: County Rates and Trends
USDA NASS reported 10 New Jersey county cash-rent figures for non-irrigated cropland in 2026. The 2026 state average is USD 85/ac, up USD 11/ac from 2025.
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The five highest reported New Jersey counties in 2026 are Warren (USD 129/ac), Gloucester (USD 108/ac), Monmouth (USD 101/ac), Cumberland (USD 100/ac), Salem (USD 89/ac).
The five lowest reported counties are Somerset (USD 35/ac), Mercer (USD 55/ac), Hunterdon (USD 66/ac), Middlesex (USD 71/ac), Burlington (USD 79/ac), which shows why a statewide average is a weak substitute for county data.
| County or fallback | Year | $/acre | Data level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 2026 | USD 79/ac | NASS county figure |
| Cumberland | 2026 | USD 100/ac | NASS county figure |
| Gloucester | 2026 | USD 108/ac | NASS county figure |
| Hunterdon | 2026 | USD 66/ac | NASS county figure |
| Mercer | 2026 | USD 55/ac | NASS county figure |
| Middlesex | 2026 | USD 71/ac | NASS county figure |
| Monmouth | 2026 | USD 101/ac | NASS county figure |
| Salem | 2026 | USD 89/ac | NASS county figure |
| Somerset | 2026 | USD 35/ac | NASS county figure |
| Warren | 2026 | USD 129/ac | NASS county figure |
| Counties not separately reported by NASS | 2026 | USD 85/ac | State-level fallback, not county-specific |
County averages, not medians. The final fallback row shows the New Jersey state figure explicitly labeled as state-level for counties NASS does not separately report.
Coverage in New Jersey
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.
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Five-year New Jersey trend
The 2026 state average is USD 85/ac, up USD 11/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 New Jersey state average is not your number.
New Jersey state average, 2026
$85/ac
USDA NASS, non-irrigated cropland
Your parcel
Run your own parcel to see the gap. Every New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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.