Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Franklin County, Maine
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
- Franklin County's rent is 0.9 times the Maine average and 0.5 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd highest of the 10 Maine counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2021 it has risen 429.6%, from $13.50 to $71.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Franklin figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, in 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 it combined Franklin into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2020. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Franklin County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $71.50 | $80 | $146 |
| 2025 | $91.50 | $77.50 | $147 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $75.50 | $146 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $69 | $142 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $60 | $135 |
| 2021 | $13.50 | $59 | $128 |
| 2020 | Not available | No figure | $126 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $62 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $57 | $123 |
Every Maine county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $24 an acre in Oxford County to $108 an acre in Aroostook County.
- Under $40 (3 counties)
- $40 to under $80 (6 counties)
- $80 to under $120 (1 county)
- $120 to under $160 (0 counties)
- $160 and over (0 counties)
- Not published separately (6 counties, $56.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Hancock County, Knox County, Lincoln County, Piscataquis County, Sagadahoc County and Washington County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroostook County | $108 | 8.7% |
| 2 | Franklin County This county | $71.50 | 11.9% |
| 3 | Cumberland County | $66.50 | 9.6% |
| 4 | York County | $58 | 17.6% |
| 5 | Penobscot County | $52.50 | 30.9% |
| 6 | Kennebec County | $48.50 | 19.9% |
| 7 | Androscoggin County | $43.50 | 10.2% |
| 8 | Waldo County | $27.50 | 12.2% |
| 9 | Somerset County | $25.50 | 4.8% |
| 10 | Oxford County | $24 | 9.5% |
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.