Ohio → Carroll
Carroll County, Ohio
Pasture here rented for $23.50 an acre in 2026, $8 below the Ohio median of $31.50. That's the 37th percentile among the 26 Ohio counties reporting that year, and the 48th percentile nationally.
Put that in lease terms. On a quarter-section — 160 acres — the gap between this county and the state median is $1,280 a year. Differences that look like pocket change per acre stop looking that way at scale.
Across Ohio's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $19.50 to $45.62 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 fallen 4 percent: $24.50 then, $23.50 in 2026.
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 $17 to $50 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks, at its most recent published rate:
| County | $/acre |
|---|---|
| Stark | $50 |
| Columbiana | $39.50 (2025) |
| Tuscarawas | $23.50 (2022) |
| Harrison | $17 |
| Jefferson | $15 (2024) |
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $24.50 |
| 2010 | $22 |
| 2011 | $21 |
| 2013 | $18.50 |
| 2014 | $18 |
| 2016 | $22.50 |
| 2017 | $13.50 |
| 2019 | $15 |
| 2021 | $22.50 |
| 2022 | $48.50 |
| 2023 | $22.50 |
| 2026 | $23.50 |
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