Average Farmland Value for Southwest Iowa: $9,505 an acre

Land Auctions in 2019: There were 8 land auctions in the county in 2019. For Land Broker Cody Skinner’s full auction report click here

Land Auctions in 2018: There were 3 land auctions in the county in 2018. For Land Broker Cody Skinner’s full auction report click here

Estimated Average Corn Yield: 164

Average Cash Rent Per Acre: $211 ($150 – $285)

Average County Cash Rent Per Acre Pasture: $64 – $101

Towns: Colburg, Grant, Stanton, Elliott, Red Oak, Villisca

Townships: Lincoln, Sherman, Pilot Grove, Douglas, Garfield, Red Oak, Frankfort, Washington, West, Grant, Scott, East

Adjacent Counties: Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass, Adams, Taylor, Page, Fremont

County Seat: Red Oak

County Website: Learn more about the county at  Montgomery County Website  

Additional Montgomery County Agricultural Informational Website:

Montgomery 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. 

Montgomery County History: 

Montgomery County is a county located in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,740. Its population has declined since a peak in 1900, since urbanization and decline of family farms.  The county was founded by European-American migrants from eastern areas in 1851.  It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while trying to capture Quebec City, Canada.  The county has been largely rural and devoted to agriculture. The county was first surveyed in 1852. It is famous as the location of the unsolved Villisca Axe Murders committed in 1912.  Clyde Cessna, the founder of the Cessna Aircraft Company, was born here.  Wikipedia page.