County · Massachusetts · USDA NASS 2025

Middlesex County

cropland

$71.00/ac

MA avg $88.50

Pasture

—

irrigated $149.00

Soil NCCPI

0.336

MA avg 0.310

Rank · cropland

6/10

percentile 40

Δ since 2021

+17%

MA +25%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Middlesex County at $71 per acre per year and irrigated ground at $149/acre. The county's soils index 0.34 (NCCPI), above the Massachusetts county average of 0.31 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 17% since 2021; Middlesex County ranks 6 of 10 Massachusetts counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

MIDDLESEX COUNTY25017

cropland$71.00

irrigated$149.00

pasture—

nccpi0.336

rank6/10

cropland $/ac · 2021–2025

MiddlesexMassachusetts average

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.