Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,119.
Sand Beach Township’s best subject grades are an A for civic life and an A− for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Thumb Area Underwater Preserve, at 7,451 acres. Sand Beach Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sand Beach Township beats most towns.
Harbor Beach LighthouseIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Sand Beach Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1904.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Sand Beach Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Sand Beach Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sand Beach Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 17% of Sand Beach Township adults report frequent physical distress, above both Michigan’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Sand Beach Township.
| Sand Beach Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sand Beach Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Sand Beach Township for work: only 5% work in town. Sand Beach Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Sand Beach Township fell to 133 in 2021, 75 fewer than in 2011.
| Sand Beach Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Sand Beach Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Sand Beach Township is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Sand Beach Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Sand Beach Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thumb Area Underwater Preserve | 0.1 mi | 7,451 |
| 2. North Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sand Beach Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Sand Beach Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Sand Beach Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
2 places in Sand Beach Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Sand Beach Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,155 at the 2020 census. The city of Harbor Beach is mostly surrounded by the township but is administered autonomously.
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The typical home is worth about $206,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
