Each year, the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers publishes a Rural Land Value Trends report.  This is one of the best documents available for those interested in the sales value and lease value of rural lands in Texas.  It is also the only publication of which I am aware that provides information on the value of hunting leases.

The 2025 report was just released last week.  Click here to download.

The report begins with an article by Dr. Lynn Krebs looking at the Texas land market developments. The article reports that the Texas rural land market exhibited “remarkable resilience throughout 2025.”  Dr. Krebs then walks through each region, reporting a significant increase in per acre values in West Texas and a slight per acre value decrease in the Panhandle and South Plains.

Another great article about land surveys was authored by Cody Musick.  He encourages folks to consider a survey more than just a requirement, but a tool to help reduce risk and understand the property.

Next, the report turns to the numbers.  They divide Texas into seven regions, and then each region is broken into smaller sub-regions.  For each, the report offers information regarding land prices and leasing rates for various types of property from irrigated cropland to rangeland to CRP land to timberland to hunting leases across the state.

Here are examples of the data collected for Region 1, the North Panhandle sub-region, which essentially includes everything North of Amarillo and Region 7, the Western Hill Country sub-region, which includes Menard, Mason, and Kimble counties.  Similar information is available for every region in Texas.

With the wealth of information available from the articles and data in this publication, it is well worth taking the time to review.  [Click here to download.]