Cash rent in Highlands County, Florida.
USDA's 2023 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Highlands County at $51.5 per acre per year, with pasture at $23/acre and irrigated ground at $349/acre. The county's soils index 0.22 (NCCPI), below the Florida county average of 0.28 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $51.5/ac · 2023 |
| Irrigated cropland | $349/ac · 2025 |
| Pasture | $23/ac · 2025 |
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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.