Appraiser-verified farmland compsStop wasting nights on comps research

10,000+ appraiser-verified Iowa farmland sale comps across Iowa's 99 counties. Iowa-only coverage. Every comp includes the original sale bill PDF when available—plus CSR2, parcel context, and market trends in one searchable place.

LandHero dashboard showing Iowa farmland sale comps on an interactive map
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Appraiser-verified, not just aggregated

Every comp is reviewed by a credentialed MAI appraiser — not just scraped from a county site.

Every comp includes the sale bill

Download the original sale bill PDF for every record. No more hunting for source docs.

Built by the appraiser who uses it every day

Created by Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC — not by a tech company guessing what you need.

Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC

10K+ appraiser-verified farmland comps across Iowa's 99 counties, researched and maintained by:

Jim Rothermich (aka: the Land Talker), MAI, ARA, ALC, Vice President at Iowa Appraisal

Built for farmland professionals

Every verified comp comes with the backup you need.

LandHero helps appraisers, ag lenders, brokers, and auctioneers turn scattered sale evidence into defensible valuation support.

See the data
Sale bill and assessor link on every record

Open the original sale bill PDF and county assessor page directly from the comp, so source support and parcel checks are always close at hand.

Deep links to your mapping tools

Each verified comp can be opened directly in SuretyMaps, Acres.com, CamoAg, and Google Maps for faster location review and parcel research.

Download UAAR sales for AgWare DataLog

Export verified comps as UAAR sale files and add them to AgWare without manually rebuilding the sale record.

Less research drag, more appraisal judgment

Spend less time hunting documents and copying fields, and more time analyzing comparable quality, market movement, and value support.

Trusted comps

Every comp is reviewed by a credentialed farmland appraiser who uses the data in real appraisal work.

  • Appraiser-verified sale data
  • Interactive map and dashboard
  • Assessor and parcel context
LandHero map view of Iowa farmland sale comps

Time-saving search

Find the right Iowa farmland sales by county, date, acres, CSR2, price per acre, tillable acres, and more.

  • Sale bill PDF on every record
  • Downloadable Excel exports
  • Deep links to mapping tools
LandHero sale bill PDF attached to an Iowa farmland comp

Workflow ready

Move from research to analysis without rebuilding the same sale record across tools.

  • Export to PDF and Excel
  • Download UAAR sales for AgWare
  • Updated market trends
LandHero scatterplot of Iowa farmland sale prices

Market insights you can trust

See what Iowa farmland is doing right now with dashboard-level trends built from verified sale results.

  • Real-time Iowa sale results
  • $/tillable CSR2 insights
  • 5+ trends charts
LandHero real-time Iowa farmland market insights dashboard

Iowa farmland sale evidence, built for real valuation work

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Verified and maintained by Jim Rothermich

Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC

"I have been tracking land auction results for over five years. Iowa has an active land auction market, with public results. Coming from a state that has few land auctions, I realized what a blessing this public data was – and I took full advantage of it. In doing my job appraising farmland and monitoring land market conditions, real-time land auction data with no time lag is critical. Transparency and sharing data are good things, as this helps everyone. This is why I openly share the data I track."

Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC (aka: the Land Talker)
Vice President, Iowa Appraisal
@theLandTalker
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What Our Clients Say

Jammie Howard

Appraisal & Real Estate Services

"LandHero is a huge time saver with recent farm sale data for the entire state at one spot. As the market transitions in and out of auctions I hope to see more sale data on listed farm sales."

Dan Fuhrmeister

Fuhrmeister Appraisal, LLC & Chairman of the Iowa Appraisal Board

"I've been using LandHero for verifying farm sales & have been impressed by its ease of use. The detailed auction bills & notes are incredibly helpful. I highly recommend it."

Jim Green

Green Real Estate & Auction

"Land Hero has been a game changer for us. It's very simple to use and has saved us a TON of time when working on appraisals and CMA's. They do a great job of keeping the sales up to date with current sales. They've taken the worst part of doing land appraisals and made it the easiest part! My only regret is that we didn't sign up sooner!"

Pricing

Choose the coverage that fits your work. Every plan includes appraiser-verified comps, sale bill PDFs, map-based search, and exportable data. See Iowa farmland comps pricing for tiers and team options.

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  • Full county-level comp data
  • Interactive map & dashboard
  • Sale bill PDF on every record
  • Bulk & academic licensing
  • Dedicated onboarding
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Starter
Crop District
~12 counties per USDA crop district
$150 /mo
billed monthly

  • Appraiser-verified comps
  • Interactive map & dashboard
  • Sale bill PDF on every record
  • CSR2 & soil data overlays
  • Export to PDF & Excel
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$270/mo $40 /user
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Statewide
All 99 Iowa counties, unrestricted access
$500 /mo
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  • Everything in Half-State
  • All 99 counties, no limits
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Priority phone & email support
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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions before you get started? Email support@LandHero.us


LandHero gives farmland professionals one searchable place to find verified Iowa farmland comps, sale bill PDFs, parcel context, and market trends. Search by location and sale attributes, review the source support, then export the data you need for valuation work.

LandHero's comp data is researched and maintained by Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC, Vice President at Iowa Appraisal. The data is built from real appraisal and market research work, then made searchable for professionals who need current, defensible Iowa farmland sale evidence.

LandHero is built for appraisers, ag lenders, brokers, auctioneers, researchers, and other farmland professionals who rely on recent sale evidence. Appraisers can finish reports with stronger comp support, lenders can review collateral more quickly, and brokers can prepare CMAs and listing conversations with better data.

Yes. LandHero offers subscription plans based on the coverage you need, from smaller regional access to broader Iowa coverage. See Iowa farmland comps pricing for plans that include verified comps, source documents, map-based search, and exportable data.

LandHero coverage can be matched to the geography you work in, so you can focus on the Iowa counties and regions that matter most to your valuations, collateral reviews, CMAs, or market research. LandHero is Iowa-only today.

LandHero includes key sale and property details such as sale price, price per acre, total acres, tillable acres, CSR2 soil ratings, sale date, buyer and seller information, county, location, source documents, and the original sale bill PDF when available.

Yes. LandHero supports exports for your own analysis, records, and workflow. Depending on your access, you can download comps to Excel, export reports, and use workflow-ready files such as UAAR sales for AgWare DataLog. Learn more about exports.

Yes, we're interested in working with trusted data partners who can help expand high-quality farmland sale coverage. LandHero is built around verified, useful comp data, so we are selective about sources and update practices. To get started, email support@LandHero.us with the subject line Potential Data Partnership.

LandHero data is updated continuously as new Iowa farmland sales close and sale bills become available. Updates follow the active Iowa auction and private treaty calendar so you can rely on current sale evidence for appraisals, lending, and brokerage work.

Yes. Statewide plans include all 99 Iowa counties. Smaller plans cover crop-district regions or half-state coverage (north/south or east/west). Iowa-only coverage means every record is researched and verified against Iowa farmland market sources.

Yes. LandHero supports exporting workflow-ready UAAR sale files for AgWare DataLog, in addition to Excel, PDF, and other exports depending on your plan.

Each comparable sale is researched and reviewed by Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC — a credentialed farmland appraiser who maintains the database for real appraisal work — not automated county scrapes alone. Records include source sale bills when available.

No. LandHero is Iowa-only coverage today so county filters, CSR2, sale evidence, and workflows stay state-specific and defensible. Contact sales if you have questions about coverage boundaries.

CSR2 is Iowa's corn suitability rating used for cropland productivity. LandHero stores CSR2-related fields on comps so you can filter and compare farmland sales on comparable soil productivity across counties.