Farmland Atlas · county record

Oscoda County, Michigan

Oscoda County, MI: non-irrigated cash rent $65 an acre (2026); land and buildings $3,847 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26135. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Census market value of land and buildings in 2022 was $3,847 per acre, with land value change of 40.4 percent from 2017-2022, 7 percent a year. July average nightly low was 55.2 F under the 1991-2020 normal, and 56.9 F for 2017-2026, with a warming trend of 0.76 F per decade since 1976. No irrigation is recorded on harvested cropland in the 2022 census. Drought was present for 36 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 21 weeks from 2021-2025, and the worst year, 2003, had 13 weeks. Solar operating capacity is 10 MW; wind operating capacity is 0 MW.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$65/ac
2026 county average
MI median $100 · 21st lowest of 70
Land and buildings
$3,847/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
MI median $5,270 · 19th lowest of 76
Rent as % of land value
—
not shown: NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022
Corn yield, median
—
fewer than 8 published county corn yields
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
—
under the premium floor for a figure
Farmland rented
16%
2022 census, rented from others
MI median 34% · 6th lowest of 78

Cash rent

$0$20$40$60202120222023202420252026$37$65 dry

Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.

Non-irrigated, 2026$65/ac

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$3,847/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$2,629/ac
Census 2017$2,741/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+40.4%+7.0% a year, nominal
Dry rent ÷ census value— NASS published no non-irrigated cash rent for this county in 2022

Corn yield

County corn yield— fewer than 8 published county corn yields

Crop insurance record

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1993. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in.

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202501311

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–202536 of 1,357 weeks3% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks200313 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202521 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202656.9 °F1991–2020 normal 55.2 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.76 °F a decadewarming
Rain, April to September18.6 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 100% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger0.3 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20220%
Drained by tile, 202212% of cropland751 ac
Farmed no-till, 20223% of cropland174 ac
Cover crops, 20225% of cropland320 ac
198619911996200120062011201620210480

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 20250 ac
CRP expiring FY2026–20280 ac
Irrigation wells on record57Michigan EGLE Wellogic water well records
Median well depth118 ft
Solar and wind operating, 202510 MW solar · 0 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 20223,143+25.0% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202216%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentLand valueCorn yieldClaims per $100
Oscoda County$65$3,847——
Alcona County$45$3,069—$9.84
Crawford County—$4,483——
Montmorency County$45$4,066—$10.66
Ogemaw County$64$3,407146.2$4.01
Median next door$45$3,737146.2 1 co.$9.84

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. Oscoda 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/oscoda-county
Every 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.