Average Farmland Value for North Central Iowa: $12,818 an acre

Land Auctions in 2019: There were 12 land auctions in the county in 2019. For Land Broker Cody Skinner’s full auction report click here

Land Auctions in 2018: There were 6 land auctions in the county in 2018. For Land Broker Cody Skinner’s full auction report click here

Average Tillable CSR2 Rating: 82

2018 Estimated Average Corn Yield: 162

Average Cash Rent Per Acre: $300 – $400

Average County Cash Rent Per Acre Pasture: $44 – $68

Towns: Clear Lake, Meservey, Rock Falls, Thoton, Dougherty, Nora Springs, Rockwell, Ventura, Mason City, Plymouth, Swaledale

Townships: Bath, Ceneseo, Lime Creek, Owen, Clear Lake, Grant, Lincoln, Pleasant Valley, Dougherty, Grimes, Mason, Portland, Falls, Lake, Mount Veon, Union

Adjacent Counties: Worth, Mitchell, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock

County Seat: Mason City

County Website: Learn more about the county at  Cerro Gordo County Website  

Additional Cerro Gordo County Agricultural Informational Website:

Cerro Gordo Census of Agriculture

County Assessor: You can learn individual farm information; parcel ID numbers, farm taxes, recent land sales, and even landowners names and mailing addresses on the county  Assessor Page here.

County Fair: To learn more about the county fair visit the Website Here.

FREE Farm Appraisal: We work hand and hand with dirt everyday. Nobody knows land value better than your local land agent here at Iowa Land Company. We use five key variables to determine what the dirt is worth on one particular farm. To learn more about how we value a farm or to request a free farm evaluation visit our What’s Your Farm Worth page. Fill out our simple contact form or contact Cody Skinner your local land agent at (515) 443-6343. 

Cerro Gordo County History: 

Worth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,598. The county seat is in Northwood. The county was founded in 1851 and named for Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849), an officer in both the Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. Wikipedia page.