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Where are agricultural values lowest?
Compare states on the same USDA measure and year. Switch between farm real estate, cropland and pasture.
Open the comparison ↗Opening your land workspace…
Follow the numbers from an individual asking price to a state benchmark and a historical chart. Every comparison names its source, its date and the land it actually describes.
An asking-price screen for the current source catalog. The full cash commitment stays beside the per-acre figure.
| Property / source | Acres | Full cash ask | Ask / acre | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Road — S2105Price, WI · Wisconsin BCPL surplus land ↗ | 40 | $12,950 | $323.75 | 2026-10-23 |
| Wilson Creek — S1117-B2Price, WI · Wisconsin BCPL surplus land ↗ | 40 | $14,000 | $350.00 | 2026-10-23 |
| Wilson Creek — S1117-B6Price, WI · Wisconsin BCPL surplus land ↗ | 40 | $18,000 | $450.00 | 2026-10-23 |
| 160 acres in Sweetwater, WY — 15412Sweetwater, WY · LandCentral state catalogs ↗ | 160 | $88,993 | $556.20 | 2026-10-23 |
| Wilson Creek — S1117-B4Price, WI · Wisconsin BCPL surplus land ↗ | 40 | $24,000 | $600.00 | 2026-10-23 |
A longer view from official agricultural surveys. Use it to understand the backdrop, then return to the property’s actual rights, condition and use.
USDA NASS annual values, nominal USD per acre. These series are separate from the asking prices above.
| Date / year | Farm real estate | Cropland | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $2,150 | $2,700 | $1,060 |
| 2011 | $2,300 | $2,980 | $1,070 |
| 2012 | $2,520 | $3,350 | $1,110 |
| 2013 | $2,730 | $3,810 | $1,170 |
| 2014 | $2,940 | $4,090 | $1,290 |
| 2015 | $3,000 | $4,100 | $1,310 |
| 2016 | $2,990 | $4,040 | $1,320 |
| 2017 | $3,030 | $4,030 | $1,330 |
| 2018 | $3,100 | $4,050 | $1,370 |
| 2019 | $3,140 | $4,080 | $1,390 |
| 2020 | $3,130 | $4,060 | $1,400 |
| 2021 | $3,330 | $4,350 | $1,470 |
| 2022 | $3,720 | $4,940 | $1,630 |
| 2023 | $3,970 | $5,320 | $1,740 |
| 2024 | $4,170 | $5,570 | $1,830 |
| 2025 | $4,350 | $5,830 | $1,920 |
| 2026 | $4,500 | $6,020 | $2,000 |
Compare states on the same USDA measure and year. Switch between farm real estate, cropland and pasture.
Open the comparison ↗Compare the median asking price per acre and total purchase price across acreage bands in our catalog.
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Open the comparison ↗Each page contains its own data, history, definitions and links to current source observations where we have them.
Figures are nominal dollars per acre, not adjusted for inflation. USDA agricultural averages describe a different population from the parcels in our listing catalog.
Farm real estate includes agricultural land and buildings. Cropland and pasture are separate agricultural categories. Values are annual survey estimates, not an appraisal of a specific property, a vacant-lot median, or a closed-sale price index. Missing or withheld values remain missing. Each exported record preserves its report, table and page reference.
2010–2013 use the 2014 final-estimates bulletin; 2014–2018 use the 2019 final-estimates bulletin; 2019 uses the current Quick Stats final estimates. 2020, 2021, and 2022–2026 use the 2024, 2025, and 2026 annual reports respectively. All extracted numeric report values were cross-checked against the 2026-10-01 Quick Stats economics download. Newer selected report suppression takes precedence over an earlier numeric publication.
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