Northeast
New York farmland value and cash rent on the Land Market Index
Upstate dairy and field crops, and higher-priced acres closer to metro areas, are averaged into one New York figure. The table does not split those markets.
New York farm real estate averaged $4,500 per acre in 2026, in line with the U.S. figure of $4,500.
2026 averages
- Farm real estate
- $4,500 / acre
- +4.7% from 2025
- Cropland
- $4,150 / acre
- +3.5% from 2025
- Pasture
- $2,040 / acre
- +4.6% from 2025
- Cropland cash rent
- $89.5 / acre
- +7.2% from 2025
- Pasture cash rent
- $30.5 / acre
- −1.6% from 2025
Dollars per acre. A state average is not the price of a specific farm.
Annual estimates
| Series | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm real estate | $3,720 | $3,960 | $4,150 | $4,300 | $4,500 | +4.7% |
| Cropland | $3,400 | $3,630 | $3,850 | $4,010 | $4,150 | +3.5% |
| Pasture | $1,750 | $1,840 | $1,910 | $1,950 | $2,040 | +4.6% |
| Cropland cash rent | $77 | $79.5 | $83.5 | $83.5 | $89.5 | +7.2% |
| Irrigated cropland cash rent | $163 | $172 | $170 | $173 | $182 | +5.2% |
| Non-irrigated cropland cash rent | $76 | $78.5 | $82.5 | $82.5 | $88.5 | +7.3% |
| Pasture cash rent | $25 | $25 | $26.5 | $31 | $30.5 | −1.6% |
What the rows mean
- Farm real estate
- Average value of all land and buildings used for agricultural production, including dwellings, if sold under current market conditions with a reasonable time on the market.
- Cropland
- Average value of land used for field crops, vegetables, or hay, including idle cropland and cropland in conservation programs. Land that alternates between crops and pasture is valued as cropland.
- Pasture
- Average value of land normally grazed by livestock. Animals do not have to be on the land during the survey year.
- Cropland cash rent
- Average cash rent for cropland. NASS measures this as rent expense in dollars per acre. Share rents are not included.
- Irrigated cropland cash rent
- Average cash rent for irrigated cropland, in dollars per acre.
- Non-irrigated cropland cash rent
- Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, in dollars per acre.
- Pasture cash rent
- Average cash rent for pastureland, in dollars per acre.
Counties
- Dutchess County $10,698 2022 census
- Steuben County $3,076 2022 census
- Wyoming County $4,920 2022 census
Nearby states
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Sources
- Land Values 2026 Summary, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, released 2026-07-31. Text tables. ESMIS archive.
- Quick Stats cash rent expense, dollars per acre, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
State and U.S. survey estimates. Blank cells were not published. Year-over-year rent changes in this file are calculated from those estimates. Land-value changes are the percents printed in the summary. Rent changes are calculated from the published yearly estimates. U.S. government figures are public domain and were not adjusted. A blank or “withheld” cell was not published.