Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Berkshire 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
- Berkshire County's rent is 0.6 times the Massachusetts average and 0.4 times the US average.
- It is the 3rd lowest of the 11 Massachusetts counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2017 it has risen 262.5%, from $16 to $58 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Berkshire figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2022, 2023 and 2024 it combined Berkshire into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Berkshire County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $58 | $97.50 | $146 |
| 2025 | $68.50 | $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 | $50 | $78 | $128 |
| 2020 | $27.50 | $68 | $126 |
| 2019 | $35 | $71 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $16 | $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 This county | $58 | 10.2% |
| 10 | Dukes County | $51 | 9.7% |
| 11 | Barnstable 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.