Tippecanoe County farmland
$267 an acre a year
Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, USDA NASS county survey, 2026
Cash rent in Tippecanoe County
What a farmer pays a landowner a year for an acre, from the USDA's county survey: the latest year NASS published for each kind of land.
| Land | Rent an acre | Year | In 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cropland, non-irrigated | $267 | 2026 | $222 |
| Irrigated cropland | $337 | 2024 | $285 |
| Pasture | $45 | 2026 | $62.50 |
Cash rent in Tippecanoe County since 2008
Cropland and pasture rent an acre a year, every year the USDA's county survey published, newest first. "Not published" is a year NASS skipped or pooled the county; it is left blank, not estimated.
| Year | Non-irrigated | Irrigated | Pasture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $267 | Not published | $45 |
| 2025 | $265 | Not published | $50 |
| 2024 | $264 | $337 | Not published |
| 2023 | $253 | $322 | $74 |
| 2022 | $222 | $285 | $62.50 |
| 2021 | $191 | $290 | Not published |
| 2020 | $199 | $285 | Not published |
| 2019 | $211 | Not published | $43 |
| 2018 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2017 | $219 | Not published | $43 |
| 2016 | $225 | Not published | $43 |
| 2015 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2014 | $250 | Not published | $35 |
| 2013 | $260 | Not published | $33 |
| 2012 | $203 | Not published | $32.50 |
| 2011 | $190 | Not published | $24 |
| 2010 | $162 | Not published | Not published |
| 2009 | $155 | Not published | $41.50 |
| 2008 | $158 | Not published | Not published |
What farmland in Tippecanoe County is worth
- Farmland value, land and buildings$8,601 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Land in farms237,534 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
What farm surveys say about Tippecanoe County's region
Opinion surveys of farm managers, appraisers and lenders, for the survey region the county is in.
- Cropland value, West Central$12,458 an acreAverage-quality tillable bare cropland, June 2026 (top-quality $14,975; poor-quality $10,025) · Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026, 27 responses
- Cropland cash rent, West Central$289 an acre a yearAverage-quality tillable bare cropland, 2026 (top-quality $333; poor-quality $240) · Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026, 27 responses
Crop yields in Tippecanoe County
Bushels an acre harvested, from the USDA's county crop estimates.
| Crop | Yield an acre | Year | Five-year average | Acres harvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 233.4 bu | 2025 | 214.3 bu | 87,000 |
| Soybeans | 68.5 bu | 2025 | 62.9 bu | 90,600 |
| Winter wheat | 102 bu | 2025 | Not published | 2,020 |
Satellite crop map of Tippecanoe County's farm parcels, 2025
Share of the acres of the county's 5,633 parcels coded as farm use, by the class the USDA Cropland Data Layer (a satellite land-cover map) gives each parcel's center. Land cover, not planted acres.
USDA Cropland Data Layer 2025, shares of farm-parcel acres
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About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
Cash rent
USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released Aug 21, 2026. NASS withholds a county's figure when too few farms answer. Public domain.
Land value
USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, released Feb 13, 2024. Public domain.
Crop yields
USDA NASS county crop estimates, Quick Stats file of Oct 31, 2026. Public domain.
Satellite crop map
USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, a satellite land-cover map, read at each farm parcel's map point (the most common class of the 3 by 3 cells around it); parcels whose land type on the county roll is agricultural; read Oct 18, 2026. Shares are of those parcels' acres, each parcel counted whole under the class at its center, so they are not planted acres: USDA's planted and harvested acreage is the NASS county estimate (the yields table where it prints). Public domain.
Farm survey
Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics: Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026. An opinion survey of farm managers, appraisers, brokers, lenders, farmers and FSA staff; figures copied from the publisher on 2026-10-17.
Data edition
Figures as of Oct 31, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.