Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, NY: land and buildings $11,506 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 36119. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Westchester County had 6,311 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Census market value of land and buildings in Westchester County was $11,506 per acre in 2022, up 8.1 percent from 2017, or 1.6 percent a year. July nights have warmed. The 1991-2020 normal average low was 64.5 F; 2017-2026 averages 66.9 F. The trend since 1976 runs 1.05 F per decade, warming, and the 2010s was the first decade the July average low reached 66 F. Drought has touched the county in short stretches: 76 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 saw severe drought or worse, with 2002 the worst year at 22 weeks, and 23 such weeks fell in 2021-2025. Solar operating capacity stands at 22.4 MW; wind operating is 0 MW.
NY median $3,819
NY median 28%
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
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 | Land value |
|---|---|
| Westchester County | $11,506 |
| Fairfield County, CT | $11,310 |
| Bergen County, NJ | $188,137 |
| Bronx County | — |
| Putnam County | $11,485 |
| Rockland County | $13,052 |
| Median next door | $12,269 |
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. Westchester County, New York. 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-york/westchester-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.