National average 4,178
Colonia9,707+19.7 %Soriano7,964−7.6 %San José6,842+5.1 %Canelones6,492−5.7 %Maldonado5,647−2.0 %Florida5,265+12.3 %Río Negro5,138−9.0 %Flores4,667−11.7 %Durazno4,032−17.5 %Rocha3,839+22.3 %Lavalleja3,736+5.0 %Treinta y Tres3,384+6.9 %Cerro Largo3,194−10.7 %Rivera3,074−10.5 %Paysandú3,047−17.6 %Salto2,886+4.0 %Bar length and order follow the official annual figures. Percentage: change against 2024.
The price
Tacuarembó averaged USD 2,720 per hectare in 2025, down 10.7 % year on year and roughly 35 % below the national figure.
Capital efficiency, not soil rating
With 77 contracts across 18,006 hectares, the mean parcel is 234 hectares. The capital that buys about 100 hectares in Colonia buys over 350 here. That is the actual reason buyers look north.
What you give up is intensity. Soils over basalt and sandstone carry grazing and forestry, not intensive cropping. Output per hectare is lower and land is cheaper. Whether that trade works is decided by the operating plan, not by the price per hectare.
Distance as a cost line
The town of Tacuarembó is around 390 road kilometres from Montevideo. That affects freight to port and equally how often an owner based in Europe can realistically be on site. Both belong in the calculation before the low hectare price becomes convincing.
Sources
Figures verified on 2026-07-27
Information is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal or tax advice. Prices shown are averages from official statistics, not valuations of individual properties.