Strafford County, New Hampshire
Strafford County, NH: non-irrigated cash rent $40 an acre (2023); land and buildings $10,359 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 33017. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent averages $40 per acre in Strafford County. Land value in the census stands at $10,359 per acre, up 59.5 percent from 2017-2022, or 9.8 percent a year. July nightly lows have warmed 0.9 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 60.8 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.1 F, though no July since 1900 has averaged 70 F or higher at night. Crop insurance indemnities from 1998-2025 total $351,360, with freeze and frost the largest cause at 58 percent, while heat and drought account for 7 percent of indemnities from 2020-2025. Severe drought or worse covered 97 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 18 of those weeks falling in 2021-2025.
too few 2023 county surveys in the state to compare
NH median $6,630 · 3rd highest of 10
NH median 11% · 3rd lowest of 10
Cash rent
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 | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strafford County | $40 2023 | $10,359 | — |
| York County, ME | $58 | $7,643 | — |
| Belknap County | $29 2024 | $5,541 | — |
| Carroll County | — | $5,885 | — |
| Merrimack County | $66 | $7,512 | — |
| Rockingham County | $122 2025 | $17,929 | $14.60 |
| Median next door | $62 2 co. | $7,512 | $14.60 1 co. |
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. Strafford 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/strafford-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.