Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Schoolcraft County, MI: land and buildings $2,839 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 26153. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Land in Schoolcraft County is valued at $2,839 per acre, up 56 percent from 2017-2022, or 9.3 percent a year. July nightly lows average 55.3 F for 2017-2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 54.6 F; the trend since 1976 is 0.28 F per decade with no clear direction. No July since 1900 has averaged a low at or above 70 F. Drought has touched the county in 27 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, worst in 2005 with 11 weeks, and 5 weeks from 2021-2025. No solar or wind capacity operates or is proposed here.
MI median $5,270 · 3rd lowest of 76
MI median 34% · 7th lowest of 78
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
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.
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 | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolcraft County | — | $2,839 | — |
| Alger County | $20 | $2,348 | — |
| Delta County | $20 | $2,340 | $17.86 |
| Luce County | $18 | $3,109 | — |
| Mackinac County | $20 | $3,181 | — |
| Median next door | $20 | $2,729 | $17.86 1 co. |
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. Schoolcraft 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/schoolcraft-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.