Iowa → Madison
Madison County, Iowa
Pasture here rented for $66 an acre in 2026, $0.75 above the Iowa median of $65.25. That's the 52nd percentile among the 88 Iowa counties reporting that year, and the 95th percentile nationally.
Across Iowa's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $58.50 to $73.50 an acre. Individual leases spread wider than county averages do, because grass, water, fencing and term length all move the price. An offer far outside this band should come with a reason the other side can say out loud.
Since 2008, this county's rate has risen 81 percent: $36.50 then, $66 in 2026. A lease left alone over that stretch has been repricing itself by default.
The counties next door
The comparison made at the kitchen table is with the neighbors. This year, rates across the county line go from $55.50 to $83 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks is listed at its most recent published rate.
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $36.50 |
| 2009 | $36.50 |
| 2010 | $33.50 |
| 2011 | $36 |
| 2012 | $40.50 |
| 2014 | $51 |
| 2016 | $50 |
| 2017 | $47.50 |
| 2019 | $47.50 |
| 2020 | $48 |
| 2021 | $57 |
| 2022 | $63.50 |
| 2023 | $58.50 |
| 2024 | $68 |
| 2025 | $55.50 |
| 2026 | $66 |
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