County · New Mexico · USDA NASS 2025

Curry County

cropland

$23.50/ac

NM avg $18.50

Pasture

$8.00/ac

irrigated $122.00

Soil NCCPI

—

NM avg 0.210

Rank · cropland

2/6

percentile 67

Δ since 2019

+9%

NM +6%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Curry County at $23.5 per acre per year, with pasture at $8/acre and irrigated ground at $122/acre. Individual parcels run higher or lower with soil quality and tillable share, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 9% since 2019; Curry County ranks 2 of 6 New Mexico counties.

All counties · 32 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Roosevelt	25.50	143.00	5.60	0.317
2	Curry	23.50	122.00	8.00	—
2	Taos	23.50	80.00	4.30	—
4	Mora	15.00	85.00	5.30	—
5	Rio Arriba	14.00	43.50	1.80	—
6	Quay	13.50	75.00	5.80	—
—	Bernalillo	—	110.00	1.00	—
—	Catron	—	—	1.20	—
—	Chaves	—	128.00	2.00	—
—	Cibola	—	—	1.10	—
—	Colfax	—	47.00	5.40	0.234
—	De Baca	—	230.00	3.30	0.193
—	Dona Ana	—	240.00	3.70	—
—	Eddy	—	136.00	1.50	—
—	Grant	—	—	2.80	—
—	Guadalupe	—	122.00	2.90	0.160
—	Harding	—	—	3.80	0.272
—	Hidalgo	—	117.00	—	0.140
—	Lea	—	129.00	1.70	0.166
—	Lincoln	—	—	2.70	—
—	Luna	—	232.00	3.90	0.116
—	Mckinley	—	—	1.50	—
—	Otero	—	—	2.00	—
—	San Juan	—	144.00	4.00	—
—	San Miguel	—	—	2.10	—
—	Sandoval	—	95.00	2.00	—
—	Santa Fe	—	41.00	1.90	—
—	Sierra	—	173.00	2.80	—
—	Socorro	—	181.00	2.20	—
—	Torrance	—	102.00	1.70	—
—	Union	—	138.00	6.20	0.291
—	Valencia	—	140.00	2.50	—

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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.