What is farmland worth per acre in York County, Pennsylvania? This is the honest, county-specific answer from a Pennsylvania farm REALTOR® who closes on farms in York and the surrounding region. It updates as new sales close — the numbers here are current market as of mid-2026.
York County farmland: current per-acre ranges
General farm ground in York County currently ranges from $8,000 to $13,000 per acre. Premium tillable acreage — the best soils, best road frontage, and best infrastructure — runs $13,000 to $17,000 per acre. These are actual closed-sale ranges, not USDA averages and not online estimator numbers.
What moves the number up or down in York County
York County ranges considerably by region: the eastern and southern portions closer to Lancaster and Baltimore commuter demand run higher, while the northwestern parts of the county closer to Adams and Cumberland run lower. River bottomland along the Susquehanna commands premiums for its productivity and rarity. Sound bank-barn condition, water rights, and Clean & Green status each add measurable per-acre value. Development-pressure zones around York City and the I-83 corridor sometimes carry highest-and-best-use pricing above pure farm value.
Who is buying farmland in York County
Neighboring Plain community expansion from Lancaster reaches into eastern York County. Investor buyers from the Baltimore-Washington corridor participate on larger and estate-quality properties. Local expanding farmers, conservation organizations, and preservation-easement buyers round out the demand pool.
Recent representative closing
York County working farms and farmettes routinely close between the $8K and $17K per-acre ranges depending on land composition. Property with real bank-barn condition, active well water, and productive tillable percentage prices at the upper end of the county range.
How to get the exact number for your farm
Per-acre ranges are useful for orientation. They are useless for pricing your specific farm. The number that matters is what a real buyer will pay in your township for your specific soils, buildings, road frontage, and Clean & Green status. Get a real Pennsylvania farm valuations before pricing — walk-the-property, comparable-sale-based, free, and confidential.
Related York County resources
See the York County farms hub page for local market context, or the per-acre PA farmland values statewide breakdown for how York compares to neighboring counties. For inherited York County properties, see also selling an inherited PA farm.
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