2026 averages
Virginia pasture rent and land value
Statewide averages from USDA NASS.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), county cash rents and land values, retrieved from Quick Stats. Values are averages NASS published from its Cash Rents and June Area surveys; NASS withholds a county when too few farms report.
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By county
Virginia cash rent per acre by county
Newest county figure NASS published, per acre per year. A year in brackets means the county was not published in 2026.
| County | Pasture | Cropland (non-irrigated) |
|---|---|---|
| AccomackEastern | not published | $112.00 |
| AlbemarleCentral | $26.50 | $33.00 |
| AlleghanyWestern | $16.00 | $33.00 |
| AmeliaCentral | $29.00 | $43.50 |
| AmherstCentral | $16.00 | $26.00 |
| AppomattoxCentral | $22.00 | $32.50 |
| AugustaWestern | $43.50 | $105.00 |
| BathWestern | $35.00 | $45.00 |
| BedfordCentral | $18.00 | $28.00 |
| BlandSouthwestern | $28.00 | $46.50 |
| BotetourtWestern | $25.00 | $29.50 |
| BrunswickSoutheastern | $17.50 (2023) | $30.00 (2025) |
| BuchananSouthwestern | $21.00 (2024) | not published |
| BuckinghamCentral | $15.00 | $29.50 |
| CampbellCentral | $23.00 | $32.00 |
| CarolineCentral | $25.00 | $64.00 |
| CarrollSouthwestern | $31.00 | $44.50 |
| Charles CityEastern | $37.50 (2017) | $77.00 |
| CharlotteSouthern | $27.00 | $39.00 |
| Chesapeake CitySoutheastern | not published | $79.00 (2025) |
| ChesterfieldCentral | not published | $41.50 |
| ClarkeNorthern | $28.50 | $34.50 |
| CraigWestern | $14.50 (2024) | $43.50 |
| CulpeperNorthern | $27.50 | $58.00 |
| CumberlandCentral | $28.00 | $43.00 |
| DickensonSouthwestern | $3.30 (2025) | not published |
| DinwiddieSoutheastern | $19.00 | $72.00 |
| EssexEastern | not published | $95.00 |
| FauquierNorthern | $17.00 | $65.00 |
| FloydSouthwestern | $29.00 | $41.00 |
| FluvannaCentral | $20.00 | $21.00 |
| FranklinSouthern | $28.00 | $55.00 |
| FrederickNorthern | $24.00 | $33.50 |
| GilesSouthwestern | $24.00 | $30.00 |
| GloucesterEastern | $37.00 (2021) | $72.00 |
| GoochlandCentral | $30.50 | $44.50 |
| GraysonSouthwestern | $35.50 | $70.00 |
| GreeneCentral | $23.50 (2025) | $45.00 |
| GreensvilleSoutheastern | $28.50 (2023) | $95.50 |
| HalifaxSouthern | $29.00 | $38.00 |
| HanoverCentral | $21.50 | $52.00 |
| HenricoCentral | not published | $44.00 |
| HenrySouthern | $21.00 | $32.00 |
| HighlandWestern | $24.00 (2025) | $29.50 (2025) |
| Isle Of WightSoutheastern | $39.00 (2010) | $105.00 |
| King And QueenEastern | $34.00 (2012) | $83.00 |
| King GeorgeEastern | $28.00 (2012) | $54.50 (2024) |
| King WilliamEastern | not published | $68.00 |
| LancasterEastern | not published | $60.00 |
| LeeSouthwestern | $22.00 | $24.50 |
| LoudounNorthern | $29.00 | $37.00 |
| LouisaCentral | $30.00 | $56.00 |
| LunenburgSouthern | $26.00 | $42.50 |
| MadisonNorthern | $32.50 | $55.50 |
| MecklenburgSoutheastern | $28.50 | $38.00 |
| MiddlesexEastern | not published | $87.00 |
| MontgomerySouthwestern | $30.00 | $46.50 |
| NelsonCentral | $17.50 | $40.00 |
| New KentEastern | not published | $80.00 |
| NorthamptonEastern | not published | $88.00 |
| NorthumberlandEastern | not published | $93.00 |
| NottowaySouthern | $25.50 | $37.00 |
| OrangeCentral | $33.50 (2025) | $76.00 |
| PageNorthern | $39.00 | $53.00 |
| PatrickSouthern | $23.50 | $43.00 |
| PittsylvaniaSouthern | $35.00 | $41.00 |
| PowhatanCentral | $23.50 (2025) | $30.00 (2023) |
| Prince EdwardCentral | $28.00 | $30.50 |
| Prince GeorgeSoutheastern | not published | $63.50 |
| Prince WilliamNorthern | $21.00 (2021) | $49.00 |
| PulaskiSouthwestern | $45.00 | $48.00 |
| RappahannockNorthern | $15.00 | $31.00 |
| RichmondEastern | not published | $93.50 |
| RoanokeWestern | $18.50 | $20.00 |
| RockbridgeWestern | $22.00 | $33.00 |
| RockinghamNorthern | $53.00 | $111.00 |
| RussellSouthwestern | $34.50 | $37.00 |
| ScottSouthwestern | $18.50 | $31.00 |
| ShenandoahNorthern | $39.00 | $68.50 |
| SmythSouthwestern | $30.50 (2025) | $65.50 |
| SouthamptonSoutheastern | $27.50 (2017) | $100.00 |
| SpotsylvaniaCentral | $21.00 | $47.00 |
| StaffordNorthern | $28.50 | $65.50 |
| Suffolk CitySoutheastern | not published | $103.00 |
| SurrySoutheastern | not published | $80.00 |
| SussexSoutheastern | $19.00 (2010) | $81.00 |
| TazewellSouthwestern | $24.00 | $40.00 |
| Virginia Beach CitySoutheastern | not published | $62.50 |
| WarrenNorthern | $16.00 | $36.00 |
| WashingtonSouthwestern | $46.50 | $50.00 |
| WestmorelandEastern | not published | $109.00 |
| WiseSouthwestern | $5.50 (2024) | $27.50 |
| WytheSouthwestern | $45.00 | $61.50 |
Calculator
Virginia pasture rent calculator
Turn a per-acre rent into a total and a per-pair, per-month figure.
History
Virginia rent and land value by year
| Year | Pasture rent | Cropland rent | Pasture value | Cropland value | Farmland value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $33.50 | $69.50 | $5,430 | $6,400 | $6,300 |
| 2025 | $28.00 | $68.00 | $5,300 | $6,170 | $6,100 |
| 2024 | $26.00 | $64.00 | $5,090 | $5,930 | $5,850 |
| 2023 | $24.50 | $66.50 | $4,480 | $5,490 | $5,300 |
| 2022 | $23.50 | $63.00 | $4,130 | $5,100 | $4,950 |
| 2021 | $23.50 | $59.00 | $3,970 | $4,690 | $4,600 |
| 2020 | $23.00 | $60.00 | $3,940 | $4,610 | $4,550 |
| 2019 | $21.00 | $57.00 | $3,990 | $4,690 | $4,620 |
| 2018 | $21.00 | $61.00 | $4,050 | $4,760 | $4,620 |
| 2017 | $20.00 | $58.00 | $4,150 | $4,730 | $4,590 |
| 2016 | $20.00 | $55.00 | $4,090 | $4,610 | $4,470 |
Questions
Questions about Virginia Pasture Rent and Cash Rent per Acre by County
What is the going rate for pasture in Virginia?
USDA NASS put the 2026 statewide average at $33.50 an acre per year. County figures range widely; find yours in the table above.
How much is an acre of farmland in Virginia?
NASS valued Virginia farm real estate (land and buildings) at $6,300 an acre in 2026, and pasture alone at $5,430 an acre. Small tracts near towns sell for far more than these farm averages.
How do I calculate pasture rent per cow-calf pair?
Multiply the rent per acre by the acres each pair needs, then divide by the months grazed. The calculator above does it for any county.
Why is my county not listed?
NASS withholds a county's figure when too few farms report rent, to keep individual answers private.