Farmland sales in DeKalb County, Illinois
25 farm sales of 10 acres or more in the last 12 months. The middle price of 25 sales of 20 acres or more over the last 12 months was $15,975 an acre (middle half $14,992 to $16,523).
All of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana together: the September 2026 update, with the biggest buyers and unusual prices.
The latest sales
| Date | Where | Acres | Price | $/acre | Note | Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026* | Pierce township, DeKalb County, IL | 158 | $2,607,000 | $16,500 | with buildings | |
| Aug 5, 2026* | South Grove township, DeKalb County, IL | 40.5 | $607,500 | $15,000 | ||
| Jul 29, 2026* | Squaw Grove township, DeKalb County, IL | 53.1 | $1,125,000 | $21,190 | ||
| Jul 22, 2026* | South Grove township, DeKalb County, IL | 80.7 | $839,000 | $10,394 | ||
| Jul 16, 2026* | Afton township, DeKalb County, IL | 78 | $1,957,750 | $25,099 | Unusual price: above the county's usual | |
| Jul 15, 2026* | Kingston township, DeKalb County, IL | 80 | $1,200,000 | $15,000 | ||
| Jul 14, 2026* | Malta township, DeKalb County, IL | 55.9 | $930,475 | $16,657 | ||
| Jul 13, 2026* | Malta township, DeKalb County, IL | 65 | $1,016,044 | $15,641 | ||
| Jul 13, 2026* | Malta township, DeKalb County, IL | 117.7 | $1,913,113 | $16,250 | ||
| Jun 4, 2026* | Squaw Grove township, DeKalb County, IL | 45 | $680,000 | $15,111 | ||
| Apr 30, 2026* | Malta township, DeKalb County, IL | 156.8 | $2,591,146 | $16,523 | ||
| Apr 28, 2026* | Pierce township, DeKalb County, IL | 23.4 | $271,672 | $11,600 | ||
| Apr 14, 2026* | Paw Paw township, DeKalb County, IL | 115 | $1,759,240 | $15,300 | ||
| Mar 27, 2026* | Genoa township, DeKalb County, IL | 31.5 | $441,140 | $14,000 | ||
| Mar 25, 2026* | Cortland township, DeKalb County, IL | 24.5 | $276,000 | $11,284 | ||
| Feb 23, 2026* | Shabbona township, DeKalb County, IL | 77.5 | $1,300,000 | $16,781 | ||
| Feb 12, 2026* | DeKalb township, DeKalb County, IL | 104.5 | $3,161,700 | $30,241 | Unusual price: above the county's usual | |
| Feb 3, 2026* | Milan township, DeKalb County, IL | 39.5 | $632,710 | $16,030 | ||
| Jan 27, 2026* | Victor township, DeKalb County, IL | 64.3 | $900,905 | $14,000 | ||
| Jan 22, 2026* | Cortland township, DeKalb County, IL | 39.5 | $591,450 | $14,992 | ||
| Jan 13, 2026* | Shabbona township, DeKalb County, IL | 77.5 | $1,311,380 | $16,928 | ||
| Dec 30, 2025* | Afton township, DeKalb County, IL | 115.2 | $1,856,000 | $16,108 | ||
| Dec 29, 2025* | Afton township, DeKalb County, IL | 84.2 | $1,344,480 | $15,975 | ||
| Dec 5, 2025* | Afton township, DeKalb County, IL | 48.4 | $702,000 | $14,507 | ||
| Oct 30, 2025* | Cortland township, DeKalb County, IL | 138.5 | $2,232,640 | $16,120 |
* Dated by the deed; the state file this was read from does not carry the recording date for these rows.
Usual here: $15,470 an acre, the middle of 62 sales of 20 acres or more over the last 24 months (middle half $13,527 to $16,619). A sale marked unusual sits well outside that; possible reasons above the usual: a house or buildings, timber or hunting ground, a building site or development land, or a neighbor paying more for the piece next door; below: a family or neighbor sale, a part interest, wooded, wet or poorer ground, no road access, or a land contract.
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A sale is listed when it carries a price and acres and a whole interest changed hands in a normal sale: gifts, family and related-party sales, quit claims, foreclosures and the like are left out, the same rule as Field Scout and the Farmland Atlas. Township and town are where the state places the sale; no parcel is pinned. None of this is an appraisal. Source: Illinois Department of Revenue, MyDec transfer declarations (PTAX-203), farm parcels, read Oct 18, 2026.
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