Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland: Washington 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
- In 2024, Washington County's rent was 0.9 times the Vermont average and 0.4 times the US average.
- It is the 6th lowest of the 13 Vermont counties NASS published for 2024.
- From 2016 to 2024 it rose 83.6%, from $30.50 to $56 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Washington figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, and in 2025 and 2026 it combined Washington into "other counties". Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Washington County | Vermont | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Combined into "other counties" | $68 | $146 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $68 | $147 |
| 2024 | $56 | $64 | $146 |
| 2023 | $59 | $59.50 | $142 |
| 2022 | $40 | $58 | $135 |
| 2021 | $45.50 | $52 | $128 |
| 2020 | $45.50 | $53 | $126 |
| 2019 | $43 | $50 | $127 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $125 |
| 2017 | $44 | $48 | $123 |
| 2016 | $30.50 | $48 | $125 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $133 |
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.
Washington: not published separately.
| 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 | $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.