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Sigel Township vs Sand Beach Township

Next-door neighbors in Huron County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+20.4 pts in Sand Beach Township) and trails (2× in Sand Beach Township).

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Sigel Township, MIA small town of 391Huron County · 391 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.

Sigel TownshipA small town of 391
Quiet strengthsSigel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sigel 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 differ most

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

Seasonal homes+20.4 pts
Sand Beach Township has more second homes
Sand Beach Township 27%Sigel Township 6.6%
Trails2×
Sand Beach Township has more miles of trail
Sand Beach Township 4.7 miSigel Township 2.3 mi
Size2.9×
Sand Beach Township is the bigger place
Sand Beach Township 1,148Sigel Township 391
Conserved land+12.1 pts
Sigel Township has more conserved land
Sigel Township 12.4%Sand Beach Township 0.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sigel Township and Sand Beach Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sigel TownshipSand Beach TownshipSigel TownshipSand Beach Township
Sigel Township ↔ Sand Beach Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Sigel Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,225/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.

Schools
BSigel TownshipBetter than 61% of districts in the state –Sand Beach TownshipNot graded
Health
–Sigel TownshipNot graded 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
Sigel TownshipSand Beach Township
Snow a year47″47″
January low16°F16°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)173d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd13th
Outdoors & history
Sigel TownshipSand Beach Township
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land12.4%0.3%
National Register places12
Community
Sigel 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.

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.

Sigel TownshipSand Beach Township
People
Population 391Lowest 1,148Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5.4% MI: +2%
Median age 39.1±6.4Lowest about the MI average 41.4±5.5Highest about the MI average
Sand Beach Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±3Highest MI: 21.2% 26%±3.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Sigel Township and Sand Beach Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±3.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 17.9%±2.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Sand Beach Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Highest MI: 32.4% 20.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.3%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Sand Beach Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,833±$9kHighest about the MI average $59,833±$19kLowest 18% below MI
Sigel 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 $200,000±$69kLowest 14% below MI $205,500±$23kHighest 11% below MI
Sand Beach Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,225±$135Highest 9% above MI $1,075±$374Lowest 5% below MI
Sigel Township and Sand Beach Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,856Lowest 36% below MI $2,056Highest 29% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 8.8%±56.7Lowest MI: 50.4%
Sigel 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 4.6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 11.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 86.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 19% below MI 19 minLowest 22% below MI
Work from home 6.9%±3.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 9%±7.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Sand Beach Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (16%)Harbor Beach (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sand Beach TownshipFew work in Sigel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.4%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.4Highest
Schools
School district Sigel Township S/D #3F · Sigel Township S/D #4F—
High school in town None in town—
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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