Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Bennington County, Vermont
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
- Bennington County's rent is 0.9 times the Vermont average and 0.4 times the US average.
- It is the 5th highest of the 10 Vermont counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2023 it has risen 28.0%, from $46.50 to $59.50 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Bennington figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2018, and in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2025 it combined Bennington into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Bennington County | Vermont | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $59.50 | $68 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $68 | $147 |
| 2024 | $50.50 | $64 | $146 |
| 2023 | $46.50 | $59.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $58 | $135 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $52 | $128 |
| 2020 | Combined into "other counties" | $53 | $126 |
| 2019 | Combined into "other counties" | $50 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | Combined into "other counties" | $48 | $123 |
Every Vermont county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $40 an acre in Windsor County to $90 an acre in Franklin County.
- Under $52 (2 counties)
- $52 to under $58.50 (2 counties)
- $58.50 to under $61.50 (2 counties)
- $61.50 to under $71 (2 counties)
- $71 and over (2 counties)
- Not published separately (4 counties, $66 an acre combined)
NASS combined Essex County, Lamoille County, Washington County and Windham County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | $90 | 4.7% |
| 2 | Orange County | $71 | 9.6% |
| 3 | Addison County | $65.50 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Grand Isle County | $61.50 | 8.0% |
| 5 | Bennington County This county | $59.50 | 7.2% |
| 6 | Orleans County | $58.50 | 7.9% |
| 7 | Rutland County | $57.50 | 11.7% |
| 8 | Caledonia County | $52 | 24.9% |
| 9 | Chittenden County | $47 | 14.0% |
| 10 | Windsor County | $40 | 13.4% |
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.