Pennsylvania → York
York County, Pennsylvania
Pasture here rented for $50.50 an acre in 2026, $17.50 above the Pennsylvania median of $33. That's the 70th percentile among the 15 Pennsylvania counties reporting that year, and the 86th percentile nationally.
Put that in lease terms. On a quarter-section — 160 acres — the gap between this county and the state median is $2,800 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 2010, this county's rate has risen 135 percent: $21.50 then, $50.50 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 $59 to $62.50 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks, at its most recent published rate:
| County | $/acre |
|---|---|
| Lancaster | $91.50 (2019) |
| Harford, Maryland | $62.50 |
| Carroll, Maryland | $59 |
| Cumberland | $51.50 (2023) |
| Dauphin | $44 (2025) |
| Baltimore, Maryland | $44 (2025) |
| Adams | $27 (2020) |
Every year on record
| Year | $/acre |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $21.50 |
| 2012 | $47 |
| 2013 | $50.50 |
| 2017 | $39 |
| 2019 | $66.50 |
| 2020 | $56 |
| 2021 | $82.50 |
| 2023 | $38 |
| 2026 | $50.50 |
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