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Wilson County, Texas

Pasture here rented for $13 an acre in 2026, $2 above the Texas median of $11. That's the 66th percentile among the 223 Texas counties reporting that year, and the 20th percentile nationally.

The record, computed from 15 archived USDA survey years, 2008–2026
as of 2026-10-012026 surveymethodcompare your own rate

Put that in lease terms. On a quarter section of 160 acres, the gap between this county and the state median is $320 a year. A difference that looks small per acre is large at that scale.

Across Texas's counties, the middle half of county averages in 2026 runs $7 to $14.50 an acre. Individual leases spread wider than county averages do, because grass, water, fencing and term length all move the price. An offer far outside this band should come with a reason the other side can say out loud.

Since 2008, this county's rate has fallen 4 percent: $13.50 then, $13 in 2026.

The counties next door

The comparison made at the kitchen table is with the neighbors. This year, rates across the county line go from $12 to $15.50 an acre. Every bordering county NASS tracks is listed at its most recent published rate.

County$/acre
Guadalupe$15.50
Gonzales$15.50
Bexar$14.50
Karnes$13
Atascosa$12

Every year on record

Year$/acre
2008$13.50
2009$13.50
2010$9.80
2011$12
2012$11.50
2013$11.50
2014$11.50
2017$13
2020$13.50
2021$13.50
2022$14
2023$14.50
2024$15
2025$16.50
2026$13

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Planned: the Wilson County negotiation packet. A one-page brief to hand across the table, lease terms as ranchers contribute them (water, fencing, maintenance, term length) and the stocking-rate bridge between dollars per acre and per-head rates. The rates, the history and the neighbors table above stay free. What's free today.

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