Watauga County farmland
$62 an acre a year
Cash rent for non-irrigated cropland, USDA NASS county survey, 2026
Cash rent in Watauga 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 | $62 | 2026 | $40 |
| Pasture | $36 | 2026 | $21 |
Cash rent in Watauga 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 | Pasture |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $62 | $36 |
| 2025 | $66 | $24.50 |
| 2024 | $56.50 | $19.50 |
| 2023 | Not published | $24 |
| 2022 | $40 | $21 |
| 2021 | $50 | $23 |
| 2020 | $51 | $23 |
| 2019 | $50 | $23 |
| 2018 | Not published | Not published |
| 2017 | $55 | $25 |
| 2016 | $63 | $22 |
| 2015 | Not published | Not published |
| 2014 | Not published | $19 |
| 2013 | $66 | $17 |
| 2012 | Not published | Not published |
| 2011 | $32 | $16 |
| 2010 | $25 | $15 |
| 2009 | $66 | $16.50 |
| 2008 | $64 | Not published |
What farmland in Watauga County is worth
- Farmland value, land and buildings$8,870 an acreAverage per farm acre, 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Land in farms29,402 acres2022 Census of Agriculture
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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.
Data edition
Figures as of Oct 31, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.