Forest County, Wisconsin
Forest County, WI: non-irrigated cash rent $40 an acre (2026); land and buildings $4,747 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 55041. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent for 2026 averages $40 per acre. July nightly lows have averaged 53.7 F over 2017-2026, close to the 53.2 F normal for 1991-2020, and the trend since 1976 shows no clear direction. Crop insurance indemnities for 1989-2025 total $1.7 million, with freeze and frost the largest cause at 38 percent; heat and drought's share of indemnities moved from 40 percent in 2000-2009 to 19 percent in 2010-2019 to 31 percent in 2020-2025. The census value of land and buildings in 2022 stood at $4,747 per acre, and drought weeks stayed low, with 17 weeks of severe drought or worse in 2021-2025 against 75 of 1357 weeks countywide since 2000. No solar or wind capacity is operating or proposed here.
WI median $139 · 6th lowest of 67
WI median $5,565 · 19th lowest of 68
WI median 33% · 2nd lowest of 68
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest County | $40 | — | $4,747 | — | — |
| Iron County, MI | — | — | $4,200 | — | — |
| Florence County | $25 | — | $3,734 | — | — |
| Langlade County | $103 | $173 | $3,988 | — | $6.67 |
| Marinette County | $124 | — | $5,176 | 134.1 | $5.85 |
| Oconto County | $154 | — | $5,367 | 148.1 | $7.10 |
| Oneida County | $42 2024 | — | $5,553 | — | $6.15 |
| Vilas County | — | — | — | — | $3.65 |
| Median next door | $114 | $173 1 co. | $4,688 | 141.1 2 co. | $6.15 |
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. Forest County, Wisconsin. 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/wisconsin/forest-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.