Cash rent in New Castle County, Delaware.
USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in New Castle County at $110 per acre per year and irrigated ground at $225/acre. The county's soils index 0.60 (NCCPI), above the Delaware county average of 0.55 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $110/ac · 2025 |
| Irrigated cropland | $225/ac · 2025 |
Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 16% since 2020 · New Castle County ranks 1 of 3 Delaware counties
A county average is the starting point, not your number. FieldLease adjusts it for your parcel — measured soil productivity, measured tillable acres, flood exposure — and stamps a FAIR / BELOW MARKET verdict against what you're paid.
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Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey, county estimates, latest published year per series. Soil productivity from USDA SSURGO (NCCPI). Planning-grade market data — not an appraisal, legal, or financial advice.