Appalachian
West Virginia farmland value and cash rent on the Land Market Index
West Virginia's agricultural land is mostly pasture and hay on a mountainous landscape, with limited cropland. The acre values reflect that small, dispersed farm base.
West Virginia farm real estate averaged $3,640 per acre in 2026, below the U.S. figure of $4,500.
2026 averages
- Farm real estate
- $3,640 / acre
- +3.4% from 2025
- Cropland
- $4,400 / acre
- +4.3% from 2025
- Pasture
- $2,400 / acre
- +3.0% from 2025
- Cropland cash rent
- Not published
- Change not published
- Pasture cash rent
- $19 / acre
- +18.8% 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 | $3,080 | $3,300 | $3,420 | $3,520 | $3,640 | +3.4% |
| Cropland | $3,700 | $3,920 | $4,050 | $4,220 | $4,400 | +4.3% |
| Pasture | $2,200 | $2,220 | $2,250 | $2,330 | $2,400 | +3.0% |
| Cropland cash rent | $41.5 | $45 | $47 | $44.5 | Not published | Not published |
| Non-irrigated cropland cash rent | $41.5 | $45 | $47 | $44.5 | $38.5 | −13.5% |
| Pasture cash rent | $12 | $14 | $14 | $16 | $19 | +18.8% |
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.
- 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
- Greenbrier County $3,317 2022 census
- Hampshire County $3,713 2022 census
- Hardy County $4,212 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.