Public Act 490 Land Values - table version
2015 Recommended Land Use Values
Effective October 1, 2015
2015 values (downloable .pdf)
|
Category |
State-Wide |
River Valley |
| Tillable A |
$1,960 |
$2,090 |
| Tillable B |
$1,390 |
$1,860 |
| Tillable C |
$670 |
$1,270 |
| Tillable D |
$460 |
$930 |
| Orchard E |
$1,390 |
$2,390 |
| Pasture F |
$140 |
$230 |
| Swamp/Ledge/Scrub G |
$40 |
$40 |
| Woodland/Forest Land |
$240 |
$240 |
Land Classifications:
Tillable A – Excellent. Light, well drained, sandy loams, typically flat or level, no stones.
(Shade tobacco, nursery, some cropland)
Tillable B – Very Good. Light, well drained, sandy loams, typically level to slightly rolling, may have some stones.
(Binder tobacco, vegetables, potatoes, some cropland)
Tillable C – Very Good to Good. Quite level. Moderate heavier soils, level to rolling, may have stones.
(Corn silage, hay, vegetables, potatoes, cropland)
Tillable D – Good to Fair. Heavier soils, maybe sloped and hilly, stones and seasonal wetness may be limiting factors. Moderate to considerable slope.
(Hay, corn silage, rotation pasture, cropland)
Orchard – Fruit orchard. May include grapes and berries.
Pasture – Permanent Pasture, unmanaged pasture, not tilled, grazing. May be heavier soils too wet or stony to till for crops, may be wooded area, Xmas trees.
Swamp/Ledge/Scrub Lands – Wetlands, ledge outcroppings. Non-farmable areas that also make up the farm unit.
Woodland, Forest – Forestland associated with the farm unit. Non-farmable areas that also make up the farm unit.
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River Valley Municipalities | ||
| Bloomfield | Glastonbury | South Windsor |
| Cromwell | Granby | Suffield |
| East Granby | Manchester | Vernon |
| East Hartford | Portland | West Hartford |
| East Windsor | Rocky Hill | Wethersfield |
| Ellington | Simsbury | Windsor |
| Enfield | Somers | Windsor Locks |