County · Vermont · USDA NASS 2025

Orange County

cropland

$67.50/ac

VT avg $68.00

Pasture

$36.50/ac

irrigated $99.50

Soil NCCPI

0.271

VT avg 0.270

Rank · cropland

3/13

percentile 77

Δ since 2019

+45%

VT +36%

USDA's 2025 survey puts non-irrigated cropland in Orange County at $67.5 per acre per year, with pasture at $36.5/acre and irrigated ground at $99.5/acre. The county's soils index 0.27 (NCCPI), near the Vermont county average of 0.27 — individual parcels run higher or lower, which moves real rents. Non-irrigated cropland rent here is up 45% since 2019; Orange County ranks 3 of 13 Vermont counties.

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$/ac cropland · quantile classes

ORANGE COUNTY50017

cropland$67.50

irrigated$99.50

pasture$36.50

nccpi0.271

rank3/13

cropland $/ac · 2019–2025

OrangeVermont 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.