Every rent NASS published here
- Down $54 (−23.8%) from 2024
- 14% above the New Mexico average ($152)
- Coefficient of variation: 19%
- No 2023 estimate to compare
- 24% below the New Mexico average ($3.70)
- Coefficient of variation: 5.8%
| Land type | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigated cropland | $227 | $173 | — |
| Pasture | $2.80 | — | — |
— means NASS did not publish a county estimate that year (too few reports, or withheld to protect respondents). We never fill the gap.
Sierra County against the counties that touch it
Irrigated cropland, 2025. The 2 bordering counties with a published rent average $236 an acre, so Sierra County sits 27% below its neighbors.
| # | County | $/acre | vs Sierra | 1-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doña Ana County | $240 | +$67 | — |
| 2 | Luna County | $232 | +$59 | — |
| 3 | Sierra County | $173 | — | −23.8% |
In the NASS Southwest district, Sierra County ranks #2 of 2 on irrigated cropland rent.
Can your crop budget carry $173?
The county average is what tenants paid, not what the ground can earn. Plug in your own yield, price and costs to see the most rent your budget supports, and how that compares with the 2025 irrigated cropland average for Sierra County. The starting values are a generic corn example, not Sierra County figures. Replace them.
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What the assumptions produce
Residual after non-land costs and target return.
Per-acre ceiling multiplied by rented acres.
Calculated rent ceiling as a share of crop revenue.
Yield revenue plus other entered revenue.
Compare your result with the Sierra County irrigated cropland average.
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Where these numbers come from
- Every rent on these pages is a published estimate from the USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey: the average cash rent paid per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland and pasture. We pull the 2024–2026 county and state series straight from Quick Stats.
- NASS skips counties with too few survey reports, or withholds them to protect respondents, and lumps them into an "other counties" total. Those counties get no page here, and missing years show as a dash. We do not estimate, average or interpolate around the gaps.
- The coefficient of variation (CV) is NASS's measure of sampling precision. Lower is tighter; the higher the CV, the wider the real range around the county figure.
- "Bordering counties" are the ones that share a boundary under the Census Bureau county adjacency file, including across state lines.
- An average rent is a benchmark, not a fair price for a specific field. Soil, drainage, fertility, improvements and lease terms all move the number.
Data last refreshed October 8, 2026.