Farmland and its buildings in Lafayette County averaged $3,239 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 38th cheapest of the 82 counties in Mississippi, 4% below the Mississippi average in the same census ($3,369).
In the 2017 census it was $2,740 an acre, so the average has risen 18% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $3,239 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $2,740 +18% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 378 (443 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 293 acres |
| Share of the county that is farmland | 27.4% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $315,400 ± $17,600 |
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, Mississippi county data, Table 8; Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, table B25077
Next door
The counties that share a border with Lafayette County, cheapest farmland first.
| county | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Union County | $2,286 | $163,400 |
| Calhoun County | $2,428 | $90,300 |
| Yalobusha County | $2,519 | $122,300 |
| Pontotoc County | $2,758 | $157,100 |
| Marshall County | $3,043 | $167,900 |
| Panola County | $3,142 | $127,800 |
| Tate County | $3,310 | $209,000 |
Buying land here: the Mississippi rules
The health department walks the lot before you build, and its answer does not transfer.
Each links to the Mississippi guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.