Cash rent in Burke County, North Carolina.
USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Burke County at $39 per acre per year, with pasture at $20/acre and irrigated ground at $220/acre. The county's soils index 0.37 (NCCPI), below the North Carolina county average of 0.52 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $39/ac · 2025 |
| Irrigated cropland | $220/ac · 2023 |
| Pasture | $20/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.