Ontario Farmland Value and Rental Rates by County and Township

Statistical data on the estimated value and rental rate per acre of farmland in Ontario. Data includes total farm area, total value of land and buildings, area rented, rental payments, and percentage of rented area. The data is compiled by Statistics and Economics staff of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, in co-operation with Statistics Canada and other agencies, and was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional farmland valuation trends based on estimated value per acre.
• Compare rental market conditions across counties based on rental rate per acre.
• Study farm leasing practices based on the percentage of total farm area rented.
• Assess farm asset composition based on total value of land and buildings.
• Model agricultural land use economics based on total farm area and rental data.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple key metrics: estimated value per acre, rental rate per acre, and percentage of rented area.
• Prepared by official government bodies: the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness and Statistics Canada.
• Geographic granularity is provided at the county and township level.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, focusing solely on Ontario.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Compiled by Statistics and Economics staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, in co-operation with Statistics Canada and various government departments and farm marketing boards.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:43:32.381895; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ontario, Canada, at county and township levels.