Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Cheshire County, NH: non-irrigated cash rent $71 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,375 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 33005. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Cheshire County runs $71 per acre. Land value under the operators' own estimate stands at $7,375 per acre, up 94.5 percent over 2017-2022. July nightly lows have warmed 0.9 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 59.5 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.5 F. Drought weeks were concentrated early, with 15 of the period's worst year, 2002; 2021-2025 logged 19 weeks in severe drought or worse.
NH median $66 · highest of 3
NH median $6,630 · 5th highest of 10
NH median 11% · 5th lowest of 10
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 1995. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire County | $71 | — | $7,375 | — |
| Franklin County, MA | $141 | $331 | $8,637 | $20.68 |
| Worcester County, MA | $61 | $320 2025 | $15,447 | $12.15 |
| Hillsborough County | $69 2025 | — | $10,594 | $13.90 |
| Sullivan County | $80 2025 | — | $5,219 | — |
| Windham County, VT | $84 2024 | — | $5,142 | $12.32 |
| Median next door | $101 2 co. | $331 1 co. | $8,637 | $13.11 |
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. Cheshire County, New Hampshire. 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/new-hampshire/cheshire-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.