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Sand Lake is a small town of 1,348 people in Iosco County, Michigan. It's about 52 miles from Bay City, MI and 137 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $692 a month.
1,348people
$158kTypical home
$692/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
48"Snow
175Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 52 mi to Bay City, MI
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (33 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 14% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to APN airport
- 137 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iosco County: R+31 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk