Louisiana → Allen
Allen County, Louisiana
Pasture here rented for $12.50 an acre in 2026, $13.75 below the Louisiana median of $26.25. That's the 6th percentile among the 42 Louisiana counties reporting that year, and the 19th percentile nationally.
Put that in lease terms. On a quarter-section — 160 acres — the gap between this county and the state median is $2,200 a year. Differences that look like pocket change per acre stop looking that way at scale.
Across Louisiana's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $19.75 to $33.75 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 25 percent: $10 then, $12.50 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 $14 to $25.50 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks, at its most recent published rate:
| County | $/acre |
|---|---|
| Rapides | $29.50 (2025) |
| Evangeline | $25.50 |
| Vernon | $22.50 (2025) |
| Beauregard | $16 |
| Jefferson Davis | $14 |
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $10 |
| 2010 | $9 |
| 2011 | $8 |
| 2012 | $18 |
| 2013 | $13.50 |
| 2014 | $6.80 |
| 2016 | $20 |
| 2017 | $17 |
| 2019 | $18 |
| 2020 | $20 |
| 2021 | $24 |
| 2022 | $25.50 |
| 2023 | $23 |
| 2025 | $9.70 |
| 2026 | $12.50 |
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