Cash rent for pasture: Chittenden County, Vermont
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for pasture, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
The latest figures and how they have changed
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What the numbers say
- Chittenden County's rent is 1.1 times the Vermont average and 2.1 times the US average.
- It is the 2nd highest of the 5 Vermont counties NASS published for 2026.
- Since 2009 it has risen 9.7%, from $31 to $34 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Chittenden figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2011, 2016 and 2025 it combined Chittenden into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008 and 2022. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Chittenden County | Vermont | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $34 | $31 | $16.50 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $31 | $15.50 |
| 2024 | $19 | $28 | $15.50 |
| 2023 | $19 | $29 | $15 |
| 2022 | Not available | No figure | $14 |
| 2021 | $33.50 | $26.50 | $13 |
| 2020 | $25.50 | $29 | $13 |
| 2019 | $30 | $29 | $13 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $12.50 |
| 2017 | $34 | $24.50 | $12.50 |
| 2016 | Combined into "other counties" | $20.50 | $13 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $14 |
| 2014 | $32 | $21 | $12 |
| 2013 | $30 | $23 | $12 |
| 2012 | $28.50 | $22 | $11.50 |
| 2011 | Combined into "other counties" | $19 | $11.50 |
| 2010 | $30.50 | $23 | $11 |
| 2009 | $31 | $23 | $11 |
| 2008 | Not available | $21 | $10.50 |
| 2007 | No figure | No figure | $10 |
| 2006 | No figure | No figure | $10.80 |
| 2005 | No figure | No figure | $10.30 |
| 2004 | No figure | No figure | $9.60 |
| 2003 | No figure | No figure | $9 |
| 2002 | No figure | No figure | $9.20 |
| 2001 | No figure | No figure | $9.20 |
| 2000 | No figure | No figure | $8.50 |
| 1999 | No figure | No figure | $8.90 |
| 1998 | No figure | No figure | $8.80 |
Every Vermont county, 2026
Darker shading means a higher figure. Values run from $15 an acre in Caledonia County to $41 an acre in Franklin County.
- Under $25.50 (1 county)
- $25.50 to under $26 (1 county)
- $26 to under $34 (1 county)
- $34 to under $41 (1 county)
- $41 and over (1 county)
- Not published separately (9 counties, $35.50 an acre combined)
NASS combined Addison County, Bennington County, Essex County, Grand Isle County, Lamoille County, Rutland County, Washington County, Windham County and Windsor County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | $41 | 14.0% |
| 2 | Chittenden County This county | $34 | 7.7% |
| 3 | Orange County | $26 | 8.2% |
| 4 | Orleans County | $25.50 | 8.5% |
| 5 | Caledonia County | $15 | 9.0% |
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.