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Farmland cash rent in Ohio.

USDA's 2025 survey puts Ohio's average cropland at $184/acre, irrigated at $212/acre, pasture at $31/acre. County figures below vary widely with soil and local demand — 88 counties in Ohio have published data (average county soil productivity index 0.56).

Own ground in Ohio? Run your parcel — the county rate adjusted for your soil and your measured tillable acres, free.
CountyCroplandIrrigatedPastureSoil (NCCPI)
Adams County$144—$380.45
Allen County$229——0.71
Ashland County$128——0.61
Ashtabula County$57——0.42
Athens County$47—$140.39
Auglaize County$228——0.69
Belmont County$24—$13.50.37
Brown County$163—$310.60
Butler County$158—$56.50.67
Carroll County$59—$22.50.47
Champaign County$204—$500.65
Clark County$235—$470.67
Clermont County$132—$360.57
Clinton County$180——0.72
Columbiana County$90.5—$39.50.44
Coshocton County$96—$290.44
Crawford County$204——0.73
Cuyahoga County$66——0.52
Darke County$287—$600.69
Defiance County$165——0.61
Delaware County$197——0.71
Erie County$186——0.66
Fairfield County$173—$320.68
Fayette County$237——0.68
Franklin County$209——0.72
Fulton County$209——0.63
Gallia County$68.5—$230.31
Geauga County$61.5—$36.50.53
Greene County$223—$47.50.70
Guernsey County$52—$120.43
Hamilton County$167——0.46
Hancock County$210——0.72
Hardin County$238——0.71
Harrison County$43.5—$190.32
Henry County$200——0.63
Highland County$181—$41.50.63
Hocking County$101—$62.50.37
Holmes County$119—$600.51
Huron County$190——0.72
Jackson County$64.5—$38.50.40
Jefferson County$37.5—$150.34
Knox County$149—$430.64
Lake County$116$211—0.55
Lawrence County$60——0.26
Licking County$134—$290.66
Logan County$209—$450.63
Lorain County$141——0.60
Lucas County$179——0.58
Madison County$240—$520.70
Mahoning County$91—$23.50.51
Marion County$195——0.72
Medina County$108——0.59
Meigs County$55—$28.50.35
Mercer County$280——0.70
Miami County$198—$78.50.67
Monroe County$26.5—$110.25
Montgomery County$198——0.67
Morgan County$55—$16.50.39
Morrow County$180——0.71
Muskingum County$99.5—$26.50.46
Noble County$58—$18.50.32
Ottawa County$185——0.62
Paulding County$188——0.56
Perry County$93.5—$18.50.47
Pickaway County$218—$32.50.70
Pike County$137——0.37
Portage County$86—$590.56
Preble County$225——0.67
Putnam County$172——0.60
Richland County$171—$430.64
Ross County$165—$430.50
Sandusky County$197——0.65
Scioto County$96.5—$20.50.33
Seneca County$182——0.68
Shelby County$259——0.68
Stark County$89—$510.52
Summit County$89——0.53
Trumbull County$87.5—$260.60
Tuscarawas County$111—$23.50.43
Union County$190—$41.50.69
Van Wert County$232——0.69
Vinton County$56——0.29
Warren County$150—$390.67
Washington County$67—$18.50.37
Wayne County$179——0.64
Williams County$194——0.67
Wood County$198——0.63
Wyandot County$210——0.71

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.