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Farm property price comparer

Looking at more than one place? Line up to four farms side by side and see what each really costs per hectare or acre - and per usable hectare, once the gullies, scrub and house block are left out.

Your properties

Asking or sale price in one currency for every property. Usable area is optional: the arable, cropping or grazing land you would actually farm.

Property 1
Property 2
Property 3
Property 4

Showing example numbers so you can see how it works - replace them with the properties you are looking at.

Lowest price per area first

Hillside block costs the least per usable hectare on these numbers.

Ridge farm is cheapest per hectare overall, but less of it is usable.

  1. 1Hillside block$10,278 /usable ha

    $7,400 per ha overall · $4,159 per usable acre · 72% usable

  2. 2Ridge farm$12,500 /usable ha

    $5,769 per ha overall · $5,059 per usable acre · 46% usable · +22% on the cheapest

  3. 3River flats$12,632 /usable ha

    $12,000 per ha overall · $5,112 per usable acre · 95% usable · +23% on the cheapest

Ranked by price per usable ha (the arable or grazing area you entered).

How we work it out

  • Per hectare or acre: price ÷ total area. We show both - 1 acre is 0.4047 ha, so a hectare price is about 2.47 times the acre price.
  • Per usable area: price ÷ the arable or grazing area you entered. Steep gullies, scrub, swamp and the house block still cost money but don't earn it.
  • Ranking: by usable area when every property has one, otherwise by total area - with how much more each one costs than the cheapest.

This is arithmetic on your own numbers, not a valuation or advice. Price per area is only part of the picture: rainfall, soil, water rights, fencing, sheds, the house, access, zoning and stamp duty or transfer costs all matter. Talk to a licensed agent, valuer and your own adviser before you buy. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere. Working out the finance? Try the loan repayment calculator, or convert areas with the unit converter.

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