ToolsCSR2 cash rent
This PropelMapper calculator turns a soil rating and the dollar rate you choose into a rent-per-acre scenario.
The starting CSR2, dollar rate and acres are a worked example. They are not a surveyed lease or recommended rent.
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Cash rent per acreCSR2 × your rate per point | $254.20 per acre |
| Cash rent for the farm | $40,672 a year |
| Each 10¢ a point moves the rent | $8.20 per acre |
You are preparing to discuss an Iowa lease with the owner. You have the CSR2 rating for the rented ground, the cropland acres and a dollar rate you want to compare. This calculator multiplies them without choosing the rate for you.
You record the result in a visit note alongside the rating source and the acres included. Access, drainage and repair obligations can go in the same note as separate parts of the lease conversation.
After upload, we can put those notes into the report you review. The owner can see the arithmetic you discussed and the terms it leaves outside the calculation.
“Rent discussion example: CSR2 82, assumed rate three dollars and ten cents per point, 160 rented acres. That gives 254 dollars and 20 cents per acre, or 40,672 dollars a year. These are assumptions for discussion.”
At CSR2 82 and an assumed $3.10 per point, the calculation gives $254.20 per acre. Across 160 rented acres, the annual scenario is $40,672.
The rate is an input for discussion, not an established market rent or valuation.
At CSR2 82 and an assumed $3.10 per point, the calculation gives $254.20 per acre. Across 160 rented acres, the annual scenario is $40,672.
The rate is an input for discussion, not an established market rent or valuation.
After your review
Multiply area-weighted CSR2 by your dollars per point to calculate rent per acre. Multiply that by rented cropland acres for the annual total. Iowa State describes soil productivity as one approach to discussing cropland rent.
The rating needs to describe the ground included in the lease, with its source and acreage beside the proposed rate and lease evidence. Drainage, access and lease obligations are outside this multiplication.
A CSR2 of 82 multiplied by an assumed $3.10 per point gives $254.20 per acre. Across 160 acres, the annual scenario is $40,672. Changing the rate by $0.10 changes rent by $8.20 per acre.