Benzie County, Michigan
Benzie County, MI: non-irrigated cash rent $81 an acre (2026); land and buildings $6,283 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 117.5 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26019. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land value in the 2022 census was $6,283 per acre, up 58.6 percent from 2017, 9.7 percent a year. July nightly lows averaged 59.5 F over 2017-2026, up from the 1991-2020 normal of 57.7 F, warming at 0.83 F per decade since 1976. Solar and wind operating capacity are both 0 MW.
MI median $100 · 27th lowest of 70
MI median $5,270 · 22nd highest of 76
MI median $5.92 · 29th highest of 62
MI median 34% · 12th lowest of 78
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzie County | $81 | — | $6,283 | — | $6.78 |
| Grand Traverse County | $65 | — | $9,197 | 113.2 | $11.29 |
| Leelanau County | $75 | $252 | $10,286 | 95.8 | $16.96 |
| Manistee County | $35 | $78 | $4,308 | — | $13.52 |
| Median next door | $65 | $165 2 co. | $9,197 | 104.5 2 co. | $13.52 |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Benzie County, Michigan. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/michigan/benzie-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.