Current Agricultural Land Values

Source: 2015 Farmland Value Survey, Iowa State University
Units: Dollars per acre
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FIPS County Name Year County Average   District District Weighted Average
All Grades		 District
High Grade		 District
Medium Grade		 District
Low Grade
19000 State of Iowa 2015 7,633   ST 7,633 9,364 7,127 4,834
19001 Adair 2015 5,851   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19003 Adams 2015 4,948   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19005 Allamakee 2015 5,586   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19007 Appanoose 2015 3,682   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19009 Audubon 2015 8,139   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19011 Benton 2015 8,485   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19013 Black Hawk 2015 9,198   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19015 Boone 2015 8,800   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19017 Bremer 2015 8,692   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19019 Buchanan 2015 8,447   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19021 Buena Vista 2015 9,570   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19023 Butler 2015 8,101   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19025 Calhoun 2015 9,282   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19027 Carroll 2015 8,949   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19029 Cass 2015 7,169   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19031 Cedar 2015 8,741   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19033 Cerro Gordo 2015 7,974   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19035 Cherokee 2015 9,219   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19037 Chickasaw 2015 7,567   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19039 Clarke 2015 4,081   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19041 Clay 2015 9,023   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19043 Clayton 2015 7,102   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19045 Clinton 2015 7,665   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19047 Crawford 2015 8,424   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19049 Dallas 2015 8,150   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19051 Davis 2015 4,858   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19053 Decatur 2015 3,514   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19055 Delaware 2015 8,954   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19057 Des Moines 2015 7,468   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19059 Dickinson 2015 8,638   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19061 Dubuque 2015 8,152   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19063 Emmet 2015 8,772   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19065 Fayette 2015 8,233   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19067 Floyd 2015 7,808   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19069 Franklin 2015 7,993   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19071 Fremont 2015 6,740   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19073 Greene 2015 8,257   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19075 Grundy 2015 9,183   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19077 Guthrie 2015 7,340   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19079 Hamilton 2015 9,193   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19081 Hancock 2015 8,011   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19083 Hardin 2015 8,438   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19085 Harrison 2015 7,687   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19087 Henry 2015 6,903   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19089 Howard 2015 6,857   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19091 Humboldt 2015 8,827   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19093 Ida 2015 8,840   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19095 Iowa 2015 7,572   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19097 Jackson 2015 7,061   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19099 Jasper 2015 7,867   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19101 Jefferson 2015 5,611   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19103 Johnson 2015 9,114   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19105 Jones 2015 7,745   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19107 Keokuk 2015 6,682   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19109 Kossuth 2015 8,557   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19111 Lee 2015 6,676   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19113 Linn 2015 9,093   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19115 Louisa 2015 7,803   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19117 Lucas 2015 3,837   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19119 Lyon 2015 9,878   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19121 Madison 2015 6,341   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19123 Mahaska 2015 6,912   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19125 Marion 2015 6,707   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19127 Marshall 2015 7,995   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19129 Mills 2015 7,645   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19131 Mitchell 2015 7,999   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19133 Monona 2015 7,054   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19135 Monroe 2015 4,980   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19137 Montgomery 2015 6,232   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19139 Muscatine 2015 8,185   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19141 O'Brien 2015 10,881   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19143 Osceola 2015 9,531   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19145 Page 2015 5,688   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19147 Palo Alto 2015 8,534   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19149 Plymouth 2015 9,804   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19151 Pocahontas 2015 8,905   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19153 Polk 2015 8,013   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19155 Pottawattamie 2015 8,261   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19157 Poweshiek 2015 7,581   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19159 Ringgold 2015 4,211   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19161 Sac 2015 9,502   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19163 Scott 2015 10,918   EC 8,506 10,289 7,934 5,366
19165 Shelby 2015 8,288   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19167 Sioux 2015 10,813   NW 9,685 11,229 8,834 6,252
19169 Story 2015 9,021   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19171 Tama 2015 7,985   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19173 Taylor 2015 4,491   SW 6,372 8,031 6,038 4,070
19175 Union 2015 4,992   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19177 Van Buren 2015 5,170   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19179 Wapello 2015 5,633   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19181 Warren 2015 6,740   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19183 Washington 2015 8,664   SE 6,892 9,536 6,525 3,797
19185 Wayne 2015 3,738   SC 4,397 6,445 4,282 2,750
19187 Webster 2015 8,843   C 8,505 10,087 7,758 5,292
19189 Winnebago 2015 7,415   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19191 Winneshiek 2015 7,054   NE 7,861 9,575 7,460 5,242
19193 Woodbury 2015 7,298   WC 8,061 9,684 7,581 5,082
19195 Worth 2015 7,409   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372
19197 Wright 2015 8,922   NC 7,962 8,976 7,352 5,372

 

Notes:

  • High, medium, and low grade classifications of land within a district are subjectively determined by respondents in the land value survey.  Survey participants include licensed real estate brokers and selected individuals considered to be knowledgeable of land market conditions.

  • For more information about the Iowa Land Value Survey, visit the ISU Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Website at http://www.card.iastate.edu/

  • Latest ISU data release:  December 2015

 
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NC North Central
NE Northeast
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SC South Central
SE Southeast
SW Southwest
WC West Central
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