Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, MD: non-irrigated cash rent $111 an acre (2026); land and buildings $10,739 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 139.1 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 24031. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Montgomery County runs $111 per acre in 2026, up 76.2 percent from 2016. Census land value stands at $10,739 per acre, the operators' own estimate, up 30.8 percent from 2017 to 2022, 5.5 percent a year. Corn yields trend up 3.1 bushels per acre a year across 2008-2023, with a median of 139.1 bushels per acre and a worst year of 105.3 in 2011. July nightly lows have warmed 0.7 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 67.9 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 66.4 F. Heat and drought account for 76 percent of crop insurance indemnities paid from 1989 to 2025, with that share at 86 percent in 2020-2025.
MD median $117 · 9th lowest of 21
MD median $9,250 · 7th highest of 23
MD median $4.00 · 11th lowest of 22
MD median 41% · highest of 23
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | $111 | $10,739 | — | $3.94 |
| Frederick County | $123 | $11,000 | 146.9 | $10.37 |
| Howard County | — | $12,622 | — | $1.60 |
| Prince George's County | $51 | $9,684 | — | $10.90 |
| Fairfax County, VA | — | $17,494 | — | — |
| Loudoun County, VA | $37 | $12,276 | — | $14.81 |
| Median next door | $51 | $12,276 | 146.9 1 co. | $10.64 |
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. Montgomery County, Maryland. 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/maryland/montgomery-countyEvery 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.