Farmland and its buildings in Madison County averaged $4,232 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 60th cheapest of the 75 counties in Arkansas, 8% above the Arkansas average in the same census ($3,921).
In the 2017 census it was $3,133 an acre, so the average has risen 35% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $4,232 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $3,133 +35% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 1,012 (1,229 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 233 acres |
| Share of the county that is farmland | 44.2% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $178,100 ± $29,800 |
The farm figure is land and buildings together, averaged over every farm in the county, from the largest ranch to the smallest holding. It is for comparing one county with another, not a price for any parcel: a few acres with road frontage usually costs more an acre than the average, not less.
Source: USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Arkansas county data, Table 8; Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, table B25077
Next door
The counties that share a border with Madison County, cheapest farmland first.
| county | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Newton County | $3,159 | $169,300 |
| Franklin County | $3,245 | $130,800 |
| Johnson County | $3,931 | $135,300 |
| Carroll County | $3,992 | $210,400 |
| Crawford County | $4,236 | $182,800 |
| Washington County | $7,460 | $298,400 |
| Benton County | $9,796 | $323,500 |
Buying land here: the Arkansas rules
Ten acres can escape the septic permit law, and a state land sale is final.
Each links to the Arkansas guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.