Pennsylvania → Perry
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Pasture here rented for $56.50 an acre in 2026, $23.50 above the Pennsylvania median of $33. That's the 77th percentile among the 15 Pennsylvania counties reporting that year, and the 90th percentile nationally.
Put that in lease terms. On a quarter-section — 160 acres — the gap between this county and the state median is $3,760 a year. Differences that look like pocket change per acre stop looking that way at scale.
Across Pennsylvania's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $25.50 to $53.50 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 2009, this county's rate has risen 95 percent: $29 then, $56.50 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. Every bordering county NASS tracks, at its most recent published rate:
| County | $/acre |
|---|---|
| Franklin | $60 (2025) |
| Cumberland | $51.50 (2023) |
| Juniata | $45.50 (2023) |
| Dauphin | $44 (2025) |
| Northumberland | $33.50 (2023) |
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $29 |
| 2010 | $45.50 |
| 2016 | $38 |
| 2017 | $62.50 |
| 2019 | $29 |
| 2022 | $52.50 |
| 2023 | $72.50 |
| 2024 | $12.50 |
| 2025 | $75 |
| 2026 | $56.50 |
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