County · Massachusetts · USDA NASS 2021

Barnstable County

cropland

$32.50/ac

MA avg $88.50

Pasture

—

irrigated $490.00

Soil NCCPI

0.320

MA avg 0.310

Rank · cropland

10/10

percentile 0

Δ trend

—

MA +25%

USDA's 2021 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Barnstable County at $32.5 per acre per year and irrigated ground at $490/acre. The county's soils index 0.32 (NCCPI), near the Massachusetts county average of 0.31 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

BARNSTABLE COUNTY25001

cropland$32.50

irrigated$490.00

pasture—

nccpi0.320

rank10/10

All counties · 12 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Hampshire	144.00	304.00	25.00	—
2	Franklin	124.00	396.00	34.00	0.291
3	Hampden	112.00	265.00	—	—
4	Bristol	111.00	273.00	—	—
5	Norfolk	73.00	—	—	—
6	Middlesex	71.00	149.00	—	0.336
7	Plymouth	69.00	—	—	0.313
8	Berkshire	68.50	150.00	18.00	0.266
9	Worcester	52.00	320.00	41.00	—
10	Barnstable	32.50	490.00	—	0.320
—	Dukes	—	86.00	—	0.308
—	Essex	—	386.00	—	—

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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. Free · instant · nobody calls you.