Cash rent in Hays County, Texas.
USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Hays County at $37 per acre per year, with pasture at $5.7/acre. Individual parcels run higher or lower with soil quality and tillable share, which moves real rents.
| Non-irrigated cropland | $37/ac · 2025 |
| Pasture | $5.7/ac · 2025 |
Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 12% since 2019 · Hays County ranks 45 of 224 Texas counties
A county average is the starting point, not your number. FieldLease adjusts it for your parcel — measured soil productivity, measured tillable acres, flood exposure — and stamps a FAIR / BELOW MARKET verdict against what you're paid.
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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.