Taos County, New Mexico
Taos County, NM: non-irrigated cash rent $24 an acre (2022); land and buildings $2,095 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 35055. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated rent fell 37.3 percent from 2012 to 2022. Land value sits at $2,095 per acre, up 28.1 percent from 2017 to 2022, 5.1 percent a year. Drought has touched the county often: 448 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 saw severe drought or worse, with 89 of those weeks falling in 2021-2025. July nights have warmed 0.48 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average low of 49.3 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.7 F.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
too few 2025 county surveys in the state to compare
NM median $784 · 2nd highest of 30
NM median 26% · 15th lowest of 30
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 2020. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos County | — | $80 2025 | $2,095 | — |
| Conejos County, CO | $36 | $134 | $2,984 | $6.43 |
| Costilla County, CO | — | $210 2025 | $996 | $7.56 |
| Colfax County | — | $47 2024 | $977 | — |
| Mora County | — | $85 2025 | $1,359 | — |
| Rio Arriba County | $14 2025 | $44 2024 | $1,689 | — |
| Median next door | $36 1 co. | $134 1 co. | $1,359 | $7.00 2 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. Taos County, New Mexico. 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-mexico/taos-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.