Iowa State University Extension

1996 Iowa Land Value Survey

The following table shows 1996 and 1995 land values, by crop reporting district and by county, with the dollar change from 1995 to 1996 and the percentage change from 1995 to 1996.
By Crop Reporting District:
               1996     1995      1995-1996
District     $/acre   $/acre  $ Change  % Change

Northwest      2071     1755     316     18.0%
North Central  1997     1724     273     15.9%
Northeast      1559     1330     229     17.3%
West Central   1758     1528     230     15.1%
Central        2090     1766     324     18.3%
East Central   1965     1676     289     17.2%
Southwest      1206     1102     104      9.4%
South Central   851      742     109     14.7%
Southeast      1502     1367     135      9.9%
State Avg.     1682     1455     227     15.6%

By County:
               1996     1995      1995-1996
County Name  $/acre   $/acre  $ Change  % Change

Adair          1046      937     109     11.6%
Adams          1070      957     113     11.8%
Allamakee       968      854     114     13.3%
Appanoose       714      615      99     16.1%
Audubon        1647     1441     206     14.3%
Benton         2023     1693     330     19.5%
Black Hawk     2128     1792     336     18.8%
Boone          2260     1858     402     21.6%
Bremer         1814     1562     252     16.1%
Buchanan       1840     1576     264     16.8%
Buena Vista    2171     1861     310     16.7%
Butler         1943     1646     297     18.0%
Calhoun        2258     1881     377     20.0%
Carroll        1950     1665     285     17.1%
Cass           1406     1260     146     11.6%
Cedar          2196     1906     290     15.2%
Cerro Gordo    2001     1709     292     17.1%
Cherokee       1863     1606     257     16.0%
Chickasaw      1476     1272     204     16.0%
Clarke          830      723     107     14.8%
Clay           2020     1732     288     16.6%
Clayton        1282     1131     151     13.4%
Clinton        1739     1495     244     16.3%
Crawford       1656     1435     221     15.4%
Dallas         1816     1523     293     19.2%
Davis           915      814     101     12.4%
Decatur         677      583      94     16.1%
Delaware       1869     1630     239     14.7%
Des Moines     1605     1458     147     10.1%
Dickinson      1836     1573     263     16.7%
Dubuque        1624     1428     196     13.7%
Emmet          2122     1819     303     16.7%
Fayette        1623     1414     209     14.8%
Floyd          1769     1507     262     17.4%
Franklin       2092     1784     308     17.3%
Fremont        1361     1239     122      9.8%
Greene         1964     1639     325     19.8%
Grundy         2294     1905     389     20.4%
Guthrie        1516     1306     210     16.1%
Hamilton       2429     2026     403     19.9%
Hancock        2086     1787     299     16.7%
Hardin         2203     1838     365     19.9%
Harrison       1427     1265     164     13.0%
Henry          1545     1404     141     10.0%
Howard         1316     1134     182     16.0%
Humboldt       2294     1940     354     18.2%
Ida            1855     1609     246     15.3%
Iowa           1674     1475     199     13.5%
Jackson        1449     1260     189     15.0%
Jasper         1726     1536     190     12.4%
Jefferson      1189     1080     109     10.1%
Johnson        2059     1849     210     11.4%
Jones          1644     1416     228     16.1%
Keokuk         1439     1329     110      8.3%
Kossuth        2213     1899     314     16.5%
Lee            1376     1222     154     12.6%
Linn           2136     1834     302     16.5%
Louisa         1831     1642     189     11.5%
Lucas           764      658     106     16.1%
Lyon           1827     1565     262     16.7%
Madison        1257     1113     144     12.9%
Mahaska        1457     1324     133     10.0%
Marion         1354     1200     154     12.8%
Marshall       1906     1623     283     17.4%
Mills          1431     1302     129      9.9%
Mitchell       1683     1434     249     17.4%
Monona         1371     1198     173     14.4%
Monroe          920      821      99     12.1%
Montgomery     1259     1146     113      9.9%
Muscatine      2007     1755     252     14.4%
O'Brien        2303     1973     330     16.7%
Osceola        2005     1717     288     16.8%
Page           1120     1020     100      9.8%
Palo Alto      2042     1752     290     16.6%
Plymouth       1888     1638     250     15.3%
Pocahontas     2224     1893     331     17.5%
Polk           1916     1612     304     18.9%
Pottawattamie  1490     1339     151     11.3%
Poweshiek      1674     1483     191     12.9%
Ringgold        786      692      94     13.6%
Sac            2035     1738     297     17.1%
Scott          2735     2332     403     17.3%
Shelby         1546     1369     177     12.9%
Sioux          2050     1766     284     16.1%
Story          2328     1928     400     20.7%
Tama           1833     1549     284     18.3%
Taylor          901      806      95     11.8%
Union           955      840     115     13.7%
Van Buren      1027      915     112     12.2%
Wapello        1080      983      97      9.9%
Warren         1370     1175     195     16.6%
Washington     1882     1737     145      8.3%
Wayne           751      646     105     16.3%
Webster        2379     1983     396     20.0%
Winnebago      1905     1632     273     16.7%
Winneshiek     1298     1131     167     14.8%
Woodbury       1517     1324     193     14.6%
Worth          1854     1584     270     17.0%
Wright         2380     2014     366     18.2%

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Last update: Dec. 18, 1996.