Benzie County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Benzie County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,928 lots are mapped here, covering 215,307 acres. 2,419 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Benzie County received $1.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 30 recipients. 33 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $416,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,928
- Lots mapped
- 215,307
- Acres
- 2,419
- Institutional
Land use in Benzie County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Benzie County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401, RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED | 13,023 | 67,387 |
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| 402, RESIDENTIAL-VACANT | 5,397 | 74,042 |
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| 201, COMMERCIAL-IMPROVED | 882 | 4,496 |
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| 102, AGRICULTURAL-VACANT | 365 | 26,772 |
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| 006, PERMANENT REFERENCE DDA/TIFA REAL | 301 | 26,433 |
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| 001, RETIRED SPLIT/COMBINE | 242 | 2,213 |
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| 202, COMMERCIAL-VACANT | 220 | 1,272 |
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| 101, AGRICULTURAL-IMPROVED | 191 | 10,824 |
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| 407, RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS | 162 | 4 |
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| 409, RESIDENTIAL-VACANT WATERFRONT | 40 | 9 |
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| 301, INDUSTRIAL-IMPROVED | 34 | 182 |
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| 502, TIMBER CUTOVER-VACANT | 27 | 1,413 |
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Largest landowners in Benzie County
Largest landowners by acreage in Benzie County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE | 304 | 58,486 |
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| WWW FAMILY FARM LLC | 42 | 1,245 |
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| CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES INC | 10 | 875 |
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| EVANS BROTHERS LAND COMPANY LLC | 9 | 673 |
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| PUTNEY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | 6 | 615 |
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| WATERSTONE PARTNERS, LLC | 2 | 521 |
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| CRYSTAL DOWNS COUNTRY CLUB | 25 | 465 |
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| SNYDER FARM, LLC | 5 | 431 |
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| NARROW GAUGE FARMS LMT PARTNERSHIP | 4 | 362 |
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| ALMIRA TOWNSHIP | 6 | 287 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Michigan
Federal farm payments in Benzie County
- $1.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 30
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Benzie County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $432K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $257K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $217K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $99K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $94K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $6K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Benzie County
- 33
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Benzie County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 33 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Benzie County
- 23
- Policies
- 1,315
- Insured acres
- $416K
- Claims paid
- 0.67
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Benzie County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $416K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 19
- CRP acres, 2025
- 4
- Substations
- 69 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Benzie County last published these records on May 1, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.