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Cash rent for pasture: Massachusetts

The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.

Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Jul 31, 2026. Next expected July 2027.

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Massachusetts, 2026

$26.50 an acre

Down 17.2% from $32 in 2025

United States, 2026

$16.50 an acre

Up 6.5% from $15.50 in 2025

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What the numbers say

Massachusetts's rent is 1.6 times the US average.
Since 2017 it has fallen 1.9%, from $27 to $26.50 an acre.

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Cash rent: pasture, dollars an acre
Year	Massachusetts	United States
2026	$26.50	$16.50
2025	$32	$15.50
2024	$29	$15.50
2023	$27.50	$15
2022	No figure	$14
2021	$32	$13
2020	$28	$13
2019	No figure	$13
2018	No figure	$12.50
2017	$27	$12.50

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Every Massachusetts county, 2025

Darker shading means a higher figure.

All published values (1 county)
Not published separately (13 counties, $28.50 an acre combined)

NASS combined Barnstable County, Berkshire County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Essex County, Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Middlesex County, Nantucket County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County and Suffolk County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.

Published Massachusetts counties, highest first, 2025
Rank	County	Figure (dollars an acre)	Precision (CV)
1	Worcester County	$41	10.1%

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. State and US estimates released Jul 31, 2026. Quick Stats item "RENT, CASH, PASTURELAND - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

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.