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Millbrook Township vs Sand Beach Township

125 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.9× in Sand Beach Township) and average commute (12 min in Sand Beach Township).

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Millbrook Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMecosta County · 1,166 people
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Sand Beach Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsHuron County · 1,148 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Millbrook TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Millbrook Township →
Sand Beach TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Sand Beach Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5.9×
Sand Beach Township has more miles of trail
Sand Beach Township 4.7 miMillbrook Township 0.8 mi
Average commute12 min
Sand Beach Township has the shorter commute
Millbrook Township 31 minSand Beach Township 19 min
Seasonal homes+17.7 pts
Sand Beach Township has more second homes
Sand Beach Township 27%Millbrook Township 9.3%
Street grid+86%
Millbrook Township has the more walkable street grid
Millbrook Township 2.6Sand Beach Township 1.4
Jobs per worker+61%
Millbrook Township is more of a job hub
Millbrook Township 0.50Sand Beach Township 0.31
Typical home built14 yrs
Sand Beach Township’s homes are older
Millbrook Township 1988Sand Beach Township 1974
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Millbrook Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →
Sand Beach Township$1,250/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,075/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
C−Millbrook TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns C−Sand Beach TownshipHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Millbrook TownshipSand Beach Township
Snow a year61″47″
January low13°F16°F
July high81°F77°F
Growing season (days)142d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd13th
Outdoors & history
Millbrook TownshipSand Beach Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
National Register places—2
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Millbrook TownshipSand Beach Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

125 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millbrook TownshipMecosta CountySand Beach TownshipHuron County
Millbrook Township ↔ Sand Beach Township125 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Millbrook TownshipSand Beach Township
People
Population 1,166Highest 1,148Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4%Highest MI: +2% -5.4%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 40.5±6.2Lowest about the MI average 41.4±5.5Highest about the MI average
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 21.2% 26%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 17.9%±2.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20.1%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.3%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,655±$8kHighest 3% below MI $59,833±$19kLowest 18% below MI
Millbrook Township and Sand Beach Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,000±$48kLowest 16% below MI $205,500±$23kHighest 11% below MI
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$285Lowest 30% below MI $1,075±$374Highest 5% below MI
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,171Highest 25% below MI $2,056Lowest 29% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 8.8%±56.7Lowest MI: 50.4%
Millbrook Township and Sand Beach Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 11.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Lowest MI: 73.2% 86.2%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 28% above MI 19 minLowest 22% below MI
Work from home 7.4%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 9%±7.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Sand Beach Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (10%)Harbor Beach (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sand Beach TownshipFew work in Millbrook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.4Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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