County · Ohio · USDA NASS 2025

Ashland County

cropland

$128.00/ac

OH avg $184.00

Pasture

—

irrigated —

Soil NCCPI

0.607

OH avg 0.560

Rank · cropland

55/88

percentile 38

Δ since 2019

+15%

OH +19%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Ashland County at $128 per acre per year. The county's soils index 0.61 (NCCPI), above the Ohio county average of 0.56 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 15% since 2019; Ashland County ranks 55 of 88 Ohio counties.

All counties · 88 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Darke	287.00	—	60.00	0.685
2	Mercer	280.00	—	—	0.698
3	Shelby	259.00	—	—	0.676
4	Madison	240.00	—	52.00	0.697
5	Hardin	238.00	—	—	0.707
6	Fayette	237.00	—	—	0.679
7	Clark	235.00	—	47.00	0.666
8	Van Wert	232.00	—	—	0.686
9	Allen	229.00	—	—	0.705
10	Auglaize	228.00	—	—	0.694
11	Preble	225.00	—	—	0.666
12	Greene	223.00	—	47.50	0.700
13	Pickaway	218.00	—	32.50	0.699
14	Hancock	210.00	—	—	0.716
14	Wyandot	210.00	—	—	0.706
16	Franklin	209.00	—	—	0.723
16	Fulton	209.00	—	—	0.630
16	Logan	209.00	—	45.00	0.632
19	Champaign	204.00	—	50.00	0.647
19	Crawford	204.00	—	—	0.734
21	Henry	200.00	—	—	0.633
22	Miami	198.00	—	78.50	0.672
22	Montgomery	198.00	—	—	0.670
22	Wood	198.00	—	—	0.634
25	Delaware	197.00	—	—	0.707
25	Sandusky	197.00	—	—	0.649
27	Marion	195.00	—	—	0.723
28	Williams	194.00	—	—	0.669
29	Huron	190.00	—	—	0.721
29	Union	190.00	—	41.50	0.695
31	Paulding	188.00	—	—	0.562
32	Erie	186.00	—	—	0.664
33	Ottawa	185.00	—	—	0.619
34	Seneca	182.00	—	—	0.679
35	Highland	181.00	—	41.50	0.632
36	Clinton	180.00	—	—	0.719
36	Morrow	180.00	—	—	0.708
38	Lucas	179.00	—	—	0.585
38	Wayne	179.00	—	—	0.636
40	Fairfield	173.00	—	32.00	0.678
41	Putnam	172.00	—	—	0.596
42	Richland	171.00	—	43.00	0.644
43	Hamilton	167.00	—	—	0.457
44	Defiance	165.00	—	—	0.607
44	Ross	165.00	—	43.00	0.505
46	Brown	163.00	—	31.00	0.597
47	Butler	158.00	—	56.50	0.669
48	Warren	150.00	—	39.00	0.669
49	Knox	149.00	—	43.00	0.641
50	Adams	144.00	—	38.00	0.450
51	Lorain	141.00	—	—	0.596
52	Pike	137.00	—	—	0.372
53	Licking	134.00	—	29.00	0.655
54	Clermont	132.00	—	36.00	0.570
55	Ashland	128.00	—	—	0.607
56	Holmes	119.00	—	60.00	0.506
57	Lake	116.00	211.00	—	0.551
58	Tuscarawas	111.00	—	23.50	0.431
59	Medina	108.00	—	—	0.587
60	Hocking	101.00	—	62.50	0.370
61	Muskingum	99.50	—	26.50	0.458
62	Scioto	96.50	—	20.50	0.327
63	Coshocton	96.00	—	29.00	0.440
64	Perry	93.50	—	18.50	0.466
65	Mahoning	91.00	—	23.50	0.510
66	Columbiana	90.50	—	39.50	0.438
67	Stark	89.00	—	51.00	0.518
67	Summit	89.00	—	—	0.526
69	Trumbull	87.50	—	26.00	0.598
70	Portage	86.00	—	59.00	0.562
71	Gallia	68.50	—	23.00	0.311
72	Washington	67.00	—	18.50	0.375
73	Cuyahoga	66.00	—	—	0.516
74	Jackson	64.50	—	38.50	0.403
75	Geauga	61.50	—	36.50	0.531
76	Lawrence	60.00	—	—	0.265
77	Carroll	59.00	—	22.50	0.473
78	Noble	58.00	—	18.50	0.317
79	Ashtabula	57.00	—	—	0.420
80	Vinton	56.00	—	—	0.293
81	Meigs	55.00	—	28.50	0.346
81	Morgan	55.00	—	16.50	0.392
83	Guernsey	52.00	—	12.00	0.429
84	Athens	47.00	—	14.00	0.393
85	Harrison	43.50	—	19.00	0.324
86	Jefferson	37.50	—	15.00	0.345
87	Monroe	26.50	—	11.00	0.250
88	Belmont	24.00	—	13.50	0.375

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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.