What should this Illinois farmland rent for in Monroe County?
Inherited ground or an old lease near Waterloo? Get a cash-rent planning range in minutes.
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Why a Monroe County page
Monroe County owners and heirs deserve the same clear rent question. Open the free estimate with Monroe County ready — confirm locally before you sign.
How it works
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Built for Illinois landowners. Ranges draw on public research and county context — still planning only, not legal advice or a lease. Confirm locally before you sign.
Monroe County cash rent
Monroe County Illinois cash rent is often compared to the county USDA average for non-irrigated ground — $151/acre in 2026 after $162 in 2025 (published USDA figures; note the drop without inventing causes). Monroe sits around Waterloo in SW Illinois near St. Clair and Randolph — use the live St. Clair, Randolph, and Madison pages for neighbor context, not as a substitute bid. FarmRent’s estimator can also show a range from soil productivity (PI) when you enter your farm’s PI (southwest). Enter your farm’s PI for a closer planning range — a county-typical figure is not your farm. For planning year 2027, the cited outlook adjustment is −$4/acre (planning figure $147 after that adjustment). Your farm will not match the county average — open the estimator for Monroe rather than treating page copy as a bid.
FAQ
- What is Monroe County cash rent used for?
- Owners, heirs, and absentees use a Monroe County cash-rent benchmark to compare renewal talks, inherited leases, or a new ask against a county-level planning range — useful near Waterloo and next to St. Clair and Randolph. Farmers use it to see how a farm sits next to the local conversation. Planning and comparison only — not a bid.
- Why won’t my farm match the county average?
- A county USDA average blends many soils, lease terms, and lease situations. Your farm’s soil productivity (PI), location, and terms can land above or below that figure. Use the county number as context; enter your farm’s PI in the live estimator. When you don’t enter a farm PI, FarmRent can use a county-typical PI 94 as a starting point — that is still not your farm’s PI; enter your farm’s PI when you know it.
- How do I estimate Monroe rent for 2027?
- Open Estimate cash rent. The tool defaults to planning year 2027. Add your farm’s soil productivity (PI) when you know it. The cited outlook adjustment for 2027 is −$4/acre (ISPFMRA Aug 2026 mid-year −$3…−$5 midpoint).
- What did USDA publish for Monroe in 2025 vs 2026?
- USDA county average (non-irrigated Monroe): $162/acre (2025) and $151/acre (2026) — published figures. We note the published drop without inventing causes. After the cited −$4/acre outlook adjustment for 2027: $147. Optional labeled example only: if your farm’s soil productivity (PI) is 130 (southwest), ≈$290 @2025/26 → ≈$286 @2027 — not a county average. At county-typical PI 94 (southwest), a planning figure near ≈$175 @2025/26 → ≈$171 @2027 — county-typical ≠ your farm.
- Does FarmRent publish a Monroe average PI?
- Yes. FarmRent can use a county-typical soil productivity (PI) 94 for Monroe when you don’t enter a farm PI. County-typical PI ≠ your farm — enter your farm’s PI in the estimator for a closer planning range.
- Is this a lease offer or matching marketplace?
- No. FarmRent is a planning estimate tool. Matching is interest only — not a listings board.
- Is the county average the most my farm can rent for?
- No. A county average blends many farms. Tenants often pay more than that figure for better soils, drainage, or location — and sometimes less for weaker ground. Use the estimate as planning context, then confirm locally. It is not a bid or a lease.