Florida → Volusia
Volusia County, Florida
Pasture here rented for $27.50 an acre in 2026, $6.50 above the Florida median of $21. That's the 64th percentile among the 29 Florida counties reporting that year, and the 56th percentile nationally.
Put that in lease terms. On a quarter-section — 160 acres — the gap between this county and the state median is $1,040 a year. Differences that look like pocket change per acre stop looking that way at scale.
Across Florida's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $12.50 to $35 an acre. Individual leases spread wider than county averages do — grass, water, fencing, and term length all move the number — but an offer far outside this band should come with a reason the other side can name out loud.
Since 2009, this county's rate has risen 57 percent: $17.50 then, $27.50 in 2026. A lease that hasn't been revisited over that stretch has been repricing itself by default — just not on paper.
The counties next door
The comparison that actually gets made at the kitchen table isn't the state median — it's what the neighbors get. This year, rates just across the county line run $10.50 to $22 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks, at its most recent published rate:
| County | $/acre |
|---|---|
| Brevard | $22 |
| Marion | $22 (2025) |
| Orange | $20 |
| Putnam | $20 (2022) |
| Seminole | $14.50 (2021) |
| Lake | $10.50 |
| Flagler | $6.40 (2021) |
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $17.50 |
| 2010 | $15.50 |
| 2012 | $7 |
| 2013 | $6.50 |
| 2014 | $5.80 |
| 2016 | $10 |
| 2020 | $6.70 |
| 2024 | $26 |
| 2026 | $27.50 |
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