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Bond County, Illinois
Pasture here rented for $46 an acre in 2026, $4 below the Illinois median of $50. That's the 36th percentile among the 43 Illinois counties reporting that year, and the 81st percentile nationally.
Put that in lease terms. On a quarter-section — 160 acres — the gap between this county and the state median is $640 a year. Differences that look like pocket change per acre stop looking that way at scale.
Across Illinois's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $39.75 to $61.50 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 2010, this county's rate has risen 35 percent: $34 then, $46 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. Every bordering county NASS tracks, at its most recent published rate:
| County | $/acre |
|---|---|
| Madison | $50.50 (2023) |
| Montgomery | $48 |
| Fayette | $48 (2025) |
| Clinton | $40 (2019) |
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $34 |
| 2011 | $34.50 |
| 2012 | $38 |
| 2014 | $41.50 |
| 2017 | $44 |
| 2019 | $38 |
| 2020 | $33 |
| 2021 | $24 |
| 2023 | $69.50 |
| 2026 | $46 |
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