Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, OH: non-irrigated cash rent $66 an acre (2022); land and buildings $32,555 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 39035. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Cuyahoga County had 1,564 acres in farms in the 2022 census. County averages here describe very little farmland; read them with care.
Land value rose 99.6 percent from 2017-2022, or 14.8 percent a year. Drought has been a minor factor here: 1 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025 saw severe drought or worse, none of it in 2021-2025, and heat and drought made up 0 percent of indemnities in 2010-2019. Crop insurance indemnities from 1990-2025 total $260,478, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 69 percent. July nights have warmed from a 63.7 F normal to 65.1 F for 2017-2026, a trend of 0.55 F per decade.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
OH median $7,956
OH median 37%
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County | — | — | $32,555 | — | — |
| Geauga County | $66 | — | $9,272 | 145.3 | $7.90 |
| Lake County | $116 2025 | $211 2023 | $9,645 | — | — |
| Lorain County | $137 | — | $8,788 | — | $5.52 |
| Medina County | $100 | — | $9,400 | 155.9 | $5.97 |
| Summit County | $80 | — | $21,036 | — | $7.40 |
| Median next door | $90 | — | $9,400 | 150.6 2 co. | $6.69 |
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. Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 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/ohio/cuyahoga-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.