FieldLease

Farmland cash rent in Illinois.

USDA's 2025 survey puts Illinois's average cropland at $264/acre, irrigated at $272/acre, pasture at $49/acre. County figures below vary widely with soil and local demand — 102 counties in Illinois have published data (average county soil productivity index 0.70).

Own ground in Illinois? Run your parcel — the county rate adjusted for your soil and your measured tillable acres, free.
CountyCroplandIrrigatedPastureSoil (NCCPI)
Adams County$230—$69.50.75
Alexander County$189$200—0.49
Bond County$232—$69.50.68
Boone County$274——0.79
Brown County$226—$370.62
Bureau County$320$275$35.50.78
Calhoun County$222—$280.50
Carroll County$303$356$69.50.74
Cass County$291$293$300.68
Champaign County$297$297$630.81
Christian County$309—$49.50.83
Clark County$240—$510.66
Clay County$197—$450.68
Clinton County$218—$400.72
Coles County$291—$590.78
Cook County$123——0.58
Crawford County$223$261—0.68
Cumberland County$198——0.68
De Kalb County$318—$370.83
De Witt County$330—$490.80
Douglas County$299—$530.79
Du Page County$150——0.61
Edgar County$310—$51.50.80
Edwards County$130—$240.67
Effingham County$205—$46.50.70
Fayette County$181—$480.67
Ford County$281——0.66
Franklin County$131—$58.50.61
Fulton County$259—$49.50.71
Gallatin County$163$188—0.67
Greene County$274—$390.75
Grundy County$316——0.69
Hamilton County$138—$240.62
Hancock County$304—$410.77
Hardin County$100——0.44
Henderson County$293$220$490.73
Henry County$272$223$68.50.78
Iroquois County$205—$440.66
Jackson County$163—$510.58
Jasper County$201—$380.69
Jefferson County$129—$470.60
Jersey County$227—$350.67
Jo Daviess County$252—$490.62
Johnson County$129—$42.50.44
Kane County$281$260—0.75
Kankakee County$243$289—0.65
Kendall County$321——0.76
Knox County$279—$40.50.77
La Salle County$268—$34.50.77
Lake County$141—$1000.61
Lawrence County$222$305—0.70
Lee County$273$349$40.50.77
Livingston County$278—$610.66
Logan County$352$324$460.85
Macon County$361—$37.50.82
Macoupin County$264—$450.75
Madison County$231—$50.50.69
Marion County$166—$540.66
Marshall County$292—$680.76
Mason County$277$261$490.70
Massac County$121$203$34.50.57
Mcdonough County$299—$400.79
Mchenry County$220$272$54.50.68
Mclean County$303—$58.50.79
Menard County$317$256$53.50.81
Mercer County$295$223$420.74
Monroe County$162$156$510.63
Montgomery County$312—$250.76
Morgan County$266$153$25.50.80
Moultrie County$350—$520.80
Ogle County$279—$72.50.80
Peoria County$265—$390.73
Perry County$150—$350.63
Piatt County$320—$460.83
Pike County$231—$47.50.72
Pope County$92—$23.50.50
Pulaski County$183$196$380.56
Putnam County$241——0.71
Randolph County$169—$330.67
Richland County$187——0.69
Rock Island County$249$242$34.50.69
Saline County$172—$31.50.62
Sangamon County$372—$38.50.84
Schuyler County$224—$350.66
Scott County$257$353$340.73
Shelby County$228—$56.50.73
St Clair County$255—$360.69
Stark County$288—$470.82
Stephenson County$251—$68.50.79
Tazewell County$283$279$48.50.78
Union County$139—$380.53
Vermilion County$238—$490.72
Wabash County$238——0.72
Warren County$277—$500.83
Washington County$195—$54.50.70
Wayne County$181—$440.62
White County$186$170$34.50.67
Whiteside County$287$286$59.50.77
Will County$225—$530.64
Williamson County$97.5—$16.50.55
Winnebago County$288—$430.73
Woodford County$290—$440.77

Dollars per acre per year, latest published year per series (survey years can differ by county). “—” means USDA withholds that series for the county; those price at the state average in our tool, labeled as such. Source: USDA NASS cash rents survey. Soil is the county's average NCCPI from USDA SSURGO. Planning-grade — not an appraisal.