Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Barnstable County, Massachusetts
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for non-irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
The latest figures and how they have changed
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What the numbers say
- Barnstable County's rent is 0.4 times the Massachusetts average and 0.3 times the US average.
- It is the lowest of the 11 Massachusetts counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2021 it has risen 15.4%, from $32.50 to $37.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Barnstable figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 it combined Barnstable into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $37.50 | $97.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $88.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $91.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $90.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $87.50 | $135 |
| 2021 | $32.50 | $78 | $128 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $68 | $126 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $71 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $67 | $123 |
Every Massachusetts county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $37.50 an acre in Barnstable County to $141 an acre in Franklin County.
- Under $40 (1 county)
- $40 to under $80 (5 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (2 counties)
- $120 to under $160 (3 counties)
- $160 and over (0 counties)
- Not published separately (3 counties, $122 an acre combined)
NASS combined Nantucket County, Norfolk County and Suffolk County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | $141 | 13.2% |
| 2 | Hampden County | $130 | 17.2% |
| 3 | Hampshire County | $129 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Bristol County | $101 | 11.7% |
| 5 | Plymouth County | $81.50 | 15.7% |
| 6 | Essex County | $77.50 | 12.7% |
| 7 | Middlesex County | $64.50 | 14.3% |
| 8 | Worcester County | $60.50 | 9.4% |
| 9 | Berkshire County | $58 | 10.2% |
| 10 | Dukes County | $51 | 9.7% |
| 11 | Barnstable County This county | $37.50 | 12.5% |
What this measures
NASS asks farm operators what they pay in cash rent per acre, separately for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture. State figures come out at the end of July; county figures follow in August. When too few farms in a county answer, NASS combines that county with others and publishes one "other counties" figure, so some counties have no figure of their own.