Comparative Iowa Land Values 2017-2018 By Crop Reporting District: 2017-2018 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017-2018 County Name $/acre $/acre $ change % change District Name $/acre $/acre $ change % change Harrison $ 7,115 $ 7,174 -$59-0.82% Northwest $ 9,311 $ 9,388 -$77-0.8% Henry $ 6,617 $ 6,696 -$79-1.18% North Central $ 7,789 $ 7,802 -$13 % Howard $ 6,697 $ 6,631 $66 9% Northeast $ 7,543 $ 7,543 $0 0.0% Humboldt $ 8,273 $ 8,555 -$282 9% West Central $ 7,413 $ 7,377 $36 0.5% Ida $ 8,195 $ 8,256 -$61 4% Central $ 7,899 $ 8,097 -$198-2.4% Iowa $ 7,114 $ 7,278 -$164-2.26% East Central $ 8,004 $ 8,218 -$214-2.6% Jackson $ 6,741 $ 6,855 -$114-1.66% Southwest $ 6,060 $ 6,058 $3 0.0% Jasper $ 7,438 $ 7,583 -$145-1.91% South Central $ 4,329 $ 4,172 $158 3.8% Jefferson $ 5,378 $ 5,442 -$64-1.19% Southeast $ 6,619 $ 6,864 -$245-3.6% Johnson $ 8,676 $ 8,769 -$92-1.05% State Average $ 7,264 $ 7,326 -$62-0.8% Jones $ 7,431 $ 7,485 -$54 2% Keokuk $ 6,320 $ 6,431 -$111 3% By County: Kossuth $ 8,063 $ 8,326 -$263-3.16% 2018 2017 2017-2018 Lee $ 6,506 $ 6,539 -$34-0.51% County Name $/acre $/acre $ change % change Linn $ 8,720 $ 8,748 -$28 2% Adair $ 5,527 $ 5,535 -$9-0.16% $ 7,432 $ 7,507 -$75-9% Adams $ 4,778 $ 4,763 $15 0.32% Lucas $ 3,810 $ 3,801 $9 0.24% Allamakee $ 5,298 $ 5,456 -$158-2.90% $ 9,454 $ 9,400 $54 0.58% Appanoose $ 3,656 $ 3,647 $9 0.24% Madison $ 6,067 $ 6,079 -$12 0% Audubon $ 7,525 $ 7,590 -$65-0.86% Mahaska $ 6,622 $ 6,703 -$80 0% Benton $ 7,994 $ 8,146 -$152-1.87% Marion $ 6,536 $ 6,570 -$33-0.51% Black Hawk $ 8,936 $ 8,841 $96 1.08% Marshall $ 7,471 $ 7,676 -$205-2.68% Boone $ 8,174 $ 8,440 -$266-3.15% Mills $ 7,285 $ 7,259 $26 0.36% Bremer $ 8,501 $ 8,402 $99 1.18% Mitchell $ 7,931 $ 7,696 $235 3.06% Buchanan $ 8,249 $ 8,153 $96 1.18% $ 6,416 $ 6,516 -$99-1.53% Buena Vista $ 9,114 $ 9,171 -$57-2% Monroe $ 4,836 $ 4,868 -$32-5% Butler $ 7,867 $ 7,806 $62 0.79% Montgomery $ 5,938 $ 5,917 $21 0.36% Calhoun $ 8,692 $ 8,905 -$214-2.40% Muscatine $ 7,847 $ 7,872 -$26 3% Carroll $ 8,458 $ 8,482 -$24 8% O'Brien $ 10,413 $ 10,354 $60 0.58% Cass $ 6,713 $ 6,737 -$24 5% Osceola $ 9,122 $ 9,069 $52 0.58% $ 8,386 $ 8,407 -$20 4% Page $ 5,420 $ 5,400 $20 0.36% Cerro Gordo $ 7,773 $ 7,703 $69 0% Palo Alto $ 8,082 $ 8,244 -$162-1.97% Cherokee $ 8,685 $ 8,692 -$6-0.07% Plymouth $ 9,087 $ 9,156 -$68 5% Chickasaw $ 7,393 $ 7,317 $76 1.04% Pocahontas $ 8,384 $ 8,616 -$232-2.69% Clarke $ 4,039 $ 4,029 $10 0.25% Polk $ 7,534 $ 7,723 -$189-2.45% Clay $ 8,593 $ 8,648 -$55-4% Pottawattamie $ 7,760 $ 7,777 -$17 2% Clayton $ 6,735 $ 6,936 -$201-2.90% Poweshiek $ 7,125 $ 7,287 -$162-2.22% $ 7,361 $ 7,403 -$42-0.57% Ringgold $ 4,117 $ 4,106 $12 0.29% Crawford $ 7,813 $ 7,870 -$57 2% Sac $ 8,981 $ 9,005 -$24 6% Dallas $ 7,573 $ 7,764 -$192-2.47% Scott $ 10,537 $ 10,497 $40 0.38% Davis $ 4,723 $ 4,752 -$29-1% Shelby $ 7,656 $ 7,726 -$69-0% Decatur $ 3,488 $ 3,480 $8 0.24% $ 10,200 $ 10,202 -$2-0.02% Delaware $ 8,575 $ 8,703 -$128-1.47% Story $ 8,382 $ 8,652 -$271-3.13% $ 7,159 $ 7,244 -$85-1.18% Tama $ 7,510 $ 7,667 -$157-2.05% Dickinson $ 8,267 $ 8,220 $47 0.58% Taylor $ 4,332 $ 4,318 $14 0.33% Dubuque $ 7,744 $ 7,951 -$207-2.60% Union $ 4,883 $ 4,869 $14 0.29% Emmet $ 8,352 $ 8,410 -$58-9% Van Buren $ 5,033 $ 5,061 -$28-0.56% Fayette $ 7,929 $ 8,000 -$71-0.89% Wapello $ 5,391 $ 5,459 -$68 5% Floyd $ 7,742 $ 7,512 $230 3.06% Warren $ 6,560 $ 6,588 -$28-3% Franklin $ 7,599 $ 7,750 -$151-1.95% Washington $ 8,194 $ 8,339 -$144 3% Fremont $ 6,423 $ 6,400 $23 0.36% Wayne $ 3,711 $ 3,702 $9 0.24% Greene $ 7,696 $ 7,868 -$172-2.19% $ 8,251 $ 8,526 -$275 2% Grundy $ 8,708 $ 8,816 -$108 3% Winnebago $ 7,105 $ 7,194 -$90 4% Guthrie $ 6,748 $ 6,862 -$114-1.67% Winneshiek $ 6,791 $ 6,856 -$65-4% Hamilton $ 8,576 $ 8,861 -$285 2% $ 6,646 $ 6,746 -$100-1.48% Hancock $ 7,675 $ 7,772 -$97 5% Worth $ 7,222 $ 7,158 $64 0.89% Hardin $ 7,871 $ 8,133 -$262 2% Wright $ 8,361 $ 8,645 -$284 9%
2018 and 2017 Iowa Average Land Values, by County Osceola Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Winnebago Worth Mitchell Howard Winneshiek Allamakee 9,454 9,122 8,267 8,352 7,105 7,222 7,931 6,697 9,400 9,069 8,220 8,410 7,194 7,158 7,696 6,631 6,791 5,298 O'Brien Clay Palo Alto 8,063 Hancock Cerro Gordo 6,856 5,456 Floyd Chickasaw 8,326 10,200 10,413 8,593 8,082 7,675 7,773 7,742 7,393 Fayette Clayton 10,202 10,354 8,648 8,244 7,772 7,703 7,512 7,317 Plymouth Cherokee Buena Vista Pocahontas Humboldt Wright Franklin Butler Bremer 7,929 6,735 8,273 9,087 8,685 9,114 8,384 8,501 8,000 6,936 8,361 7,599 7,867 8,555 9,156 8,692 9,171 8,616 8,402 8,645 7,750 7,806 Black Hawk Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Ida Sac Calhoun Hamilton Hardin Grundy 8,251 8,708 8,936 8,249 8,575 7,744 6,646 8,195 8,981 8,692 8,576 7,871 8,526 8,816 8,841 8,153 8,703 7,951 6,746 8,256 9,005 8,905 8,861 8,133 Tama Benton Linn Jones Jackson Crawford Carroll Greene Boone Story Marshall 6,741 7,431 7,510 7,994 8,720 6,855 6,416 7,813 8,458 7,696 8,174 8,382 7,471 7,485 7,667 8,146 8,748 6,516 7,870 8,482 7,868 8,440 8,652 7,676 7,361 Harrison Shelby Audubon Guthrie Dallas Polk Jasper Poweshiek Iowa Johnson 7,403 8,386 7,115 7,656 7,525 6,748 7,573 7,534 7,438 7,125 7,114 8,407 Scott 8,676 10,537 7,174 7,726 7,590 6,862 7,764 7,723 7,583 7,287 7,278 8,769 Muscatine 10,497 Pottawattamie Cass Adair Madison Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington 7,847 7,872 7,760 6,713 5,527 6,067 6,560 6,536 6,622 6,320 8,194 7,777 6,737 5,535 6,079 6,588 6,570 6,703 6,431 8,339 7,432 Mills Montgomery Adams Union Clarke Lucas Monroe Wapello Jefferson Henry 7,507 7,285 5,938 4,778 4,883 4,039 3,810 4,836 5,391 5,378 6,617 7,259 5,917 4,763 4,869 4,029 3,801 4,868 5,459 5,442 7,159 6,696 Fremont Page Taylor Ringgold Decatur Wayne Appanoose Davis Van Buren 7,244 6,423 5,420 3,711 5,033 Lee 4,332 4,117 3,488 3,656 4,723 6,506 6,400 5,400 4,318 4,106 3,480 3,702 3,647 4,752 5,061 6,539 County estimates of average dollar value per acre for Iowa farmland based on U.S. Census of Agriculture estimates and the Nov. 1, 2018, Iowa Land Value Survey conducted by Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The top figure is the estimated Nov. 1, 2018, value; the bottom figure is the estimated Nov. 1, 2017, value. State Average Values Nov 2018: $7,264 Nov 2017: $7,326
Percentage Change in Iowa Land Values 2017 to 2018 9,454 10,200-0.0 Osceola 9,122 O'Brien 10,413 Dickinson 8,267 Clay 8,593 - Emmet 8,352 Palo Alto 8,082-2.0 Kossuth 8,063 Winnebago 7,105 Hancock 7,675 Worth 7,222 Cerro Gordo Mitchell 7,931 3.1 County estimates of average dollar value per acre for Iowa farmland based on U.S. Census of Agriculture estimates and the Nov. 1, 2018, Iowa Land Value Survey conducted by Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The top figure is the estimated Nov. 1, 2018, value; the bottom figure is the percentage of change from the estimated Nov. 1, 2017, value. Floyd Howard 6,697 1.0 Chickasaw Winneshiek Fayette Allamakee Clayton State Average Values $7,264-0.8% Plymouth Cherokee Buena Vista Pocahontas Humboldt Wright Franklin Butler Bremer 7,929 6,735 8,273 9,087 8,685 9,114 8,384 8,501 - -2.9 8,361 7,599-3.3 7,867-0.8-0.1 - -2.7 1.2-3.3-1.9 0.8 Black Hawk Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Ida Sac Calhoun Hamilton Hardin Grundy 8,251 8,708 8,936 8,249 8,575 7,744 6,646 8,195 8,981 8,692 8,576 7,871 1.1 1.2-1.5-2.6-1.5-2.4 Tama Benton Linn Jones Jackson Crawford Carroll Greene Boone Story Marshall 6,741 7,431 7,510 7,994 8,720 6,416 7,813 8,458 7,696 8,174 8,382 7,471-2.0-1.9-1.5-2.2-3.1-2.7 7,361 Harrison Shelby Audubon Guthrie Dallas Polk Jasper Poweshiek - Iowa Johnson 8,386 7,115 7,656 7,525 6,748 7,573 7,534 7,438 7,125 7,114 Scott 8,676 10,537-0.8 - - -2.5-2.4-1.9-2.2-2.3-1.1 Muscatine Pottawattamie Cass Adair Madison Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington 7,847 7,760 6,713 5,527 6,067 6,560 6,536 6,622 6,320 8,194 - - -0.5 7,432-1.0 Mills Montgomery Adams Union Clarke Lucas Monroe Wapello Jefferson Henry 7,285 5,938 4,778 4,883 4,039 3,810 4,836 5,391 5,378 6,617 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2-7,159 Fremont Page Taylor Ringgold Decatur Wayne Appanoose Davis Van Buren 6,423 5,420 3,711 5,033 Lee 4,332 4,117 3,488 3,656 4,723 6,506 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 - - -0.5 7,773 7,742 3.1 7,393 1.0 6,791-5,298-2.9
Percentage Change in Iowa Land Values 2017 to 2018 Plymouth -0.0-0.8-1.5-1.5 Harrison Osceola O'Brien Cherokee -0.8 Mills -0.1 Ida Fremont Crawford Pottawattamie Shelby Clay Buena Vista Sac Dickinson - Montgomery Page - - Carroll Audubon Cass Emmet Palo Alto Pocahontas Calhoun Adams Taylor Guthrie Adair Greene Kossuth Humboldt Union Ringgold Dallas Boone Madison Winnebago Wright Hamilton Clarke Decatur Hancock -3.3 Polk Story Warren - Worth Cerro Gordo Franklin Hardin Lucas Wayne Jasper Marion Marshall Mitchell Floyd Butler Grundy Monroe 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 - - - -2.0-2.7-2.4 0.3-2.2-3.3 0.3-2.5-2.4-3.1-1.9-2.7-1.9 3.1 Appanoose Tama Mahaska Howard Chickasaw Bremer -2.0 Poweshiek -0.5-2.2 Black Hawk Wapello Davis 1.0 3.1 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 - Benton Iowa Keokuk -1.9-2.3 Winneshiek Fayette Buchanan Jefferson - Van Buren - - 1.2 Linn Johnson Washington -1.1 Henry Lee Allamakee Clayton Delaware -2.9-0.5-2.9-1.5 Jones Muscatine -1.0 State Average -0.8 % Dubuque -2.6 Jackson Scott - Percentage Change Decrease 2% or more Decrease 1 to 2% Decrease less than 1% Increase less than 1% Increase 1% or more
9,454 Plymouth 10,200 9,087 6,646 6,416 Harrison Osceola O'Brien Cherokee 7,115 9,122 10,413 Mills 8,685 Ida Fremont 8,195 Crawford Pottawattamie Shelby 7,760 7,285 6,423 Clay Buena Vista Sac 7,813 Dickinson 7,656 8,267 8,593 9,114 Montgomery Page 2018 Iowa Land Values 8,981 Carroll Audubon Cass Emmet Palo Alto Pocahontas Calhoun Adams Taylor Guthrie Adair Greene Kossuth Humboldt 8,251 Union Ringgold Dallas Boone Madison Winnebago Wright Hamilton Clarke 7,105 Hancock 8,361 Decatur Polk Story Warren 6,560 Worth Cerro Gordo Franklin Hardin Lucas Wayne 7,222 Jasper Marion Marshall Mitchell Floyd Butler Grundy Monroe 5,938 4,778 4,883 4,039 3,810 4,836 5,420 8,458 7,525 6,713 8,352 8,082 8,384 8,692 4,332 7,696 6,748 5,527 8,063 8,273 4,117 8,174 7,573 6,067 7,675 8,576 8,382 7,534 7,773 7,599 7,871 7,471 7,438 7,931 7,742 7,867 8,708 Appanoose Tama Mahaska Howard Chickasaw Bremer 7,510 Poweshiek 7,125 6,536 6,622 Black Hawk Wapello 5,391 Davis 6,697 7,393 8,501 8,936 Benton Iowa Keokuk 3,488 3,711 3,656 4,723 6,320 Winneshiek Fayette 7,994 7,114 Buchanan Jefferson 6,791 7,929 8,249 5,378 Van Buren 5,033 Linn 8,720 Johnson 8,676 Washington 8,194 Henry Lee Allamakee Clayton Delaware 6,617 5,298 6,735 8,575 6,506 Jones Muscatine 7,432 7,431 8,386 State Average $7,264 Dubuque 7,847 7,159 7,744 Jackson Scott 6,741 7,361 10,537 Dollar Values $5,000 or less $5,000 to $7,000 $7,000 to $8,000 $8,000 to $9,000 $9,000 or more
2018 Iowa Land Values by Crop Reporting District $10,767 $8,548 $6,018 $9,311 Down 0.8% $8,699 $7,214 $5,161 $7,789 Down 0.2% $9,198 $7,116 $5,056 $7,543 No Change Iowa $8,863 $6,805 $4,609 $7,264 Down 0.8% $8,834 $6,935 $4,720 $7,413 Up 0.5% $9,313 $7,341 $4,932 $7,899 Down 2.4% $9,768 $7,452 $4,911 $8,004 Down 2.6% $7,738 $5,671 $3,790 $6,060 No Change $6,055 $4,244 $2,953 $4,329 Up 3.8% $9,063 $6,353 $3,656 $6,619 Down 3.6% Estimates of average dollar value per acre for high, medium, and low grade farmland on Nov. 1, 2018, by Iowa Crop Reporting District, and the Crop Reporting District average and the average percentage change from Nov. 1, 2017. The estimates are based on a survey conducted by Iowa State University, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.