County · Vermont · USDA NASS 2025

Chittenden County

cropland

$37.00/ac

VT avg $68.00

Pasture

$19.00/ac

irrigated $224.00

Soil NCCPI

0.330

VT avg 0.270

Rank · cropland

13/13

percentile 0

Δ since 2019

−9%

VT +36%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Chittenden County at $37 per acre per year, with pasture at $19/acre and irrigated ground at $224/acre. The county's soils index 0.33 (NCCPI), above the Vermont county average of 0.27 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is down 9% since 2019; Chittenden County ranks 13 of 13 Vermont counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

CHITTENDEN COUNTY50007

cropland$37.00

irrigated$224.00

pasture$19.00

nccpi0.330

rank13/13

cropland $/ac · 2019–2025

ChittendenVermont average

All counties · 13 rows

#	County	Cropland ↓	Irrigated	Pasture	NCCPI
1	Franklin	97.00	—	50.50	0.315
2	Windham	83.50	—	22.50	0.237
3	Orange	67.50	99.50	36.50	0.271
4	Grand Isle	65.50	—	—	0.443
5	Addison	63.00	—	29.50	0.348
6	Lamoille	62.00	—	49.50	0.258
7	Washington	56.00	—	—	0.188
8	Orleans	55.00	—	31.50	0.244
9	Bennington	50.50	—	—	0.253
10	Rutland	49.00	109.00	23.00	0.252
11	Windsor	47.50	—	21.00	0.206
12	Caledonia	41.50	—	27.00	0.225
13	Chittenden	37.00	224.00	19.00	0.330

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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.