Farmland Atlas · county record

Broomfield County, Colorado

Broomfield County, CO: non-irrigated cash rent $22 an acre (2021); land and buildings $8,319 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 08014. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Cash rent, non-irrigated
$22/ac
2021 county average
too few 2021 county surveys in the state to compare
Land and buildings
$8,319/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
CO median $2,765 · 6th highest of 58
Rent as % of land value
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not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield, median
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fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
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under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
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suppressed by NASS

Cash rent

Non-irrigated, 2021$22/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$8,319/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$1,960/ac
Census 2017$5,467/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+52.2%+8.8% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

Crop insurance record

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 2006. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.

Largest causes of loss, 2006–2025heat and drought 65% · wind 16% · other 7%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

2000200520102015202020250370

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–2025168 of 1,357 weeks12% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks200237 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202545 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202659.0 °F1991–2020 normal 58.1 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.42 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September10.6 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 91% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.6 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 2022— NASS published no harvested cropland for this county
Tile drainage and tillage— cropland acres suppressed or not printed in the 2022 census
CRP— FSA lists no CRP enrollment for this county
Solar and wind operating, 20250 MW solar · 0 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860

Next door

CountyDry rentIrr. rentLand valueCorn yieldClaims per $100
Broomfield County——$8,319——
Adams County$20$146$2,91868.8$17.90
Boulder County$49 2025$97$18,310—$6.55
Jefferson County——$16,602——
Weld County$25$202$3,798175.8$8.60
Median next door$22 2 co.$146$10,200122.3 2 co.$8.60

Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.

Cite this page

AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Broomfield County, Colorado. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/colorado/broomfield-county
Every figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic

"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.

Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.