Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hampden County, MA: non-irrigated cash rent $130 an acre (2026); land and buildings $13,611 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 25013. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent for 2026 averages $130 per acre. Land value in the 2022 census stood at $13,611 per acre, up 31.6 percent from 2017, 5.6 percent a year. July nights have warmed from a 59.9 F normal to 61.8 F over 2017-2026, part of a 0.87 F per decade warming trend since 1976, though no July since 1900 has averaged a low at or above 70 F. Drought has stayed limited, with severe drought or worse in only 77 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, 20 of those weeks falling in 2021-2025; crop insurance losses in the county have run mostly to excess moisture and flood, at 45 percent of $34.9 million paid out since 1991.
MA median $82 · 2nd highest of 9
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
MA median $14,377 · 4th lowest of 9
MA median $12.15 · highest of 7
MA median 15% · 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden County | $130 | $265 2023 | $13,611 | $27.28 |
| Hartford County, CT | $152 | — | $15,160 | $21.93 |
| Litchfield County, CT | $47 2025 | — | $14,512 | $11.66 |
| Tolland County, CT | $90 | — | $13,021 | $11.73 |
| 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 |
| Median next door | $90 | $191 2 co. | $13,767 | $11.94 |
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. Hampden 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/hampden-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.