Franklin County, Massachusetts
Franklin County, MA: non-irrigated cash rent $141 an acre (2026); land and buildings $8,637 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 25011. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Franklin County runs $141 per acre in 2026, up 66.9 percent from 2016. Irrigated cash rent is $331 per acre, and the irrigated multiple over non-irrigated rent stands at 2.35 in 2026, against 2.60 in 2009, with no clear direction over that span. Only 9 percent of harvested cropland is irrigated. July nights have warmed to a 60.7 F average low over 2017-2026, up from a 58.6 F normal, and the trend since 1976 runs 0.92 F per decade, warming. Drought has touched the county in short stretches, with 14 weeks in severe drought or worse from 2021-2025 out of 60 such weeks total from 2000-2025.
MA median $82 · highest of 9
MA median $268 · 2nd highest of 5
MA median $14,377 · 2nd lowest of 9
MA median $12.15 · 2nd highest of 7
MA median 15% · 4th lowest of 9
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
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 | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | $141 | $331 | $8,637 | $20.68 |
| Berkshire County | $58 | $114 | $8,606 | $9.05 |
| Hampshire County | $129 | $268 | $10,568 | $19.22 |
| Worcester County | $61 | $320 2025 | $15,447 | $12.15 |
| Cheshire County, NH | $71 | — | $7,375 | — |
| Bennington County, VT | $60 | — | $4,177 | $22.93 |
| Windham County, VT | $84 2024 | — | $5,142 | $12.32 |
| Median next door | $61 | $191 2 co. | $7,991 | $12.32 |
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. Franklin County, Massachusetts. 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/massachusetts/franklin-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.