Ranked from the same 50-state research

Best States for a CageList Backyard Batting Cage

Ranked by how easily a backyard cage clears the path from private use to public, paid bookings. Even the states at the bottom of this list have a real path to private and friends-and-family use, and most have a place inside them where renting out works.

All 50 states, ranked

#	State	Renting it out	Best bet	Step to plan for
1	Mississippi	Few hurdles	Unzoned rural counties	Paid lessons
2	North Dakota	Few hurdles	Unzoned rural land	Paid lessons
3	West Virginia	Few hurdles	Counties with no zoning	Charging for cage time
4	Texas	Workable path	Outside city limits	Charging for cage time
5	Iowa	Workable path	State protects home businesses	Charging for cage time
6	Kansas	Workable path	Agricultural land	Paid lessons
7	Montana	Workable path	Unzoned rural land	Charging for cage time
8	Wyoming	Workable path	Laramie County	Building the cage
9	Kentucky	Workable path	Counties with no zoning	Building the cage
10	Florida	Workable path	State protects home businesses	Charging for cage time
11	South Carolina	Workable path	State protects client visits	Charging for cage time
12	North Carolina	Workable path	Charlotte	Charging for cage time
13	Tennessee	Workable path	Nashville	Charging for cage time
14	Colorado	Workable path	Douglas and El Paso County acreage	Charging for cage time
15	Idaho	Workable path	Rural land outside city limits	Charging for cage time
16	Maine	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
17	Vermont	Workable path	State protects home businesses	Charging for cage time
18	Rhode Island	Workable path	North Kingstown	Charging for cage time
19	Nebraska	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
20	South Dakota	Workable path	Check your town	Paid lessons
21	New Mexico	Workable path	Santa Fe County, with a permit	Charging for cage time
22	Alaska	Workable path	Anchorage	Charging for cage time
23	Alabama	Workable path	Areas with no zoning	Charging for cage time
24	Arizona	Workable path	County land outside cities	Charging for cage time
25	Minnesota	Workable path	Unzoned rural townships	Charging for cage time
26	Wisconsin	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
27	Delaware	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
28	Georgia	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
29	Utah	Workable path	Rentals rather than lessons	Paid lessons
30	Louisiana	Plan for a permit	Unzoned parishes	Charging for cage time
31	Arkansas	Plan for a permit	Rural counties	Charging for cage time
32	Maryland	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
33	New Hampshire	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
34	Hawaii	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Building the cage
35	Virginia	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
36	Oklahoma	Plan for a permit	Unzoned counties	Charging for cage time
37	Missouri	Plan for a permit	Unzoned rural counties	Charging for cage time
38	California	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
39	Nevada	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
40	Oregon	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Building the cage
41	New York	Plan for a permit	Hyde Park	Charging for cage time
42	New Jersey	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
43	Pennsylvania	Plan for a permit	Rural areas	Charging for cage time
44	Ohio	Plan for a permit	Westerville	Charging for cage time
45	Illinois	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
46	Indiana	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
47	Massachusetts	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
48	Connecticut	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time

Not independently scored

These states couldn't be confidently rated in this research pass. We report that as an open item rather than smoothing it into a guess.

This is our best synthesis of public statutes and codes, not legal advice. Confirm anything that matters with your local zoning office, your HOA, and your insurer before you build or list.

All 50 states, ranked

#	State	Renting it out	Best bet	Step to plan for
1	Mississippi	Few hurdles	Unzoned rural counties	Paid lessons
2	North Dakota	Few hurdles	Unzoned rural land	Paid lessons
3	West Virginia	Few hurdles	Counties with no zoning	Charging for cage time
4	Texas	Workable path	Outside city limits	Charging for cage time
5	Iowa	Workable path	State protects home businesses	Charging for cage time
6	Kansas	Workable path	Agricultural land	Paid lessons
7	Montana	Workable path	Unzoned rural land	Charging for cage time
8	Wyoming	Workable path	Laramie County	Building the cage
9	Kentucky	Workable path	Counties with no zoning	Building the cage
10	Florida	Workable path	State protects home businesses	Charging for cage time
11	South Carolina	Workable path	State protects client visits	Charging for cage time
12	North Carolina	Workable path	Charlotte	Charging for cage time
13	Tennessee	Workable path	Nashville	Charging for cage time
14	Colorado	Workable path	Douglas and El Paso County acreage	Charging for cage time
15	Idaho	Workable path	Rural land outside city limits	Charging for cage time
16	Maine	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
17	Vermont	Workable path	State protects home businesses	Charging for cage time
18	Rhode Island	Workable path	North Kingstown	Charging for cage time
19	Nebraska	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
20	South Dakota	Workable path	Check your town	Paid lessons
21	New Mexico	Workable path	Santa Fe County, with a permit	Charging for cage time
22	Alaska	Workable path	Anchorage	Charging for cage time
23	Alabama	Workable path	Areas with no zoning	Charging for cage time
24	Arizona	Workable path	County land outside cities	Charging for cage time
25	Minnesota	Workable path	Unzoned rural townships	Charging for cage time
26	Wisconsin	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
27	Delaware	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
28	Georgia	Workable path	Check your town	Charging for cage time
29	Utah	Workable path	Rentals rather than lessons	Paid lessons
30	Louisiana	Plan for a permit	Unzoned parishes	Charging for cage time
31	Arkansas	Plan for a permit	Rural counties	Charging for cage time
32	Maryland	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
33	New Hampshire	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
34	Hawaii	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Building the cage
35	Virginia	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
36	Oklahoma	Plan for a permit	Unzoned counties	Charging for cage time
37	Missouri	Plan for a permit	Unzoned rural counties	Charging for cage time
38	California	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
39	Nevada	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
40	Oregon	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Building the cage
41	New York	Plan for a permit	Hyde Park	Charging for cage time
42	New Jersey	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
43	Pennsylvania	Plan for a permit	Rural areas	Charging for cage time
44	Ohio	Plan for a permit	Westerville	Charging for cage time
45	Illinois	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
46	Indiana	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
47	Massachusetts	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time
48	Connecticut	Plan for a permit	Check your town	Charging for cage time