Franklin County land: flood and parcels

Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)

$7,127 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture

Farms

669 farms on 68,943 acresAverage 103 acres, median 65; 20,446 acres of cropland; 34,278 of pasture; 15,000 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture

What the farms sell

poultry and eggs 98%Share of the $486 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture

Crops grown

hay (other than alfalfa) 28% · corn 28% · winter wheat then soybeans 13% · soybeans 7%Share of the county's 6,145 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery

Land cover

cropland 3% · grass, hay and pasture 39% · forest 42% · shrubland 2% · developed 12% · water 1%Share of the county's 170,433 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery

Forest

71,555 acres, 42% of the countyDeciduous 85%, evergreen 10% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery

Conservation Reserve (CRP)

94 acres, average $20 an acre a yearAcres under contract at the end of fiscal year 2025, paid a yearly rent to keep them in grass or trees instead of crops; a new contract's county average soil rental rate is $36 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics

Timber price (softwood sawtimber)

$23.37 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $17.96; softwood pulpwood $6.67; hardwood sawtimber $40.52 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division

Farm and forest tax program

Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4

Large forest tax program

Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7

Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.