Housing in Sand Beach

A typical Sand Beach home is worth roughly $309,000

Home prices around Sand Beach have risen about 95% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$309K

▲ 35.3% in a year · MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,056

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Sand Beach?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Prices climbing fastUp 35.3% in a year.A second-home town27% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 95% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Sand Beach rose 95% over the past 5 years, faster than across Michigan (52%). Last year prices rose 35%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Sand Beach home at roughly $309,000 today.

Sand Beach areaMichigan

+35%

past year

+95%

past 5 years

+143%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $309K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Sand Beach, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

The homes

86% of Sand Beach households own their home

Half of Sand Beach’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters

Own 86%Rent 14%

Michigan: 73% own.

1974

typical home built · MI 1972

$2,056

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

1.00%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%

27%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 5.2 years of income

More than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$230,000

Typical Sand Beach home $309K

That’s $79K short of a typical Sand Beach home.

The typical home, each month

$1,880

Loan $1,530Tax $260Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $830 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Rubicon$113K Sherman$180K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sand Beach’s typical property tax (1.00% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $1,075.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740

1 bedroom$870

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,290

4 bedrooms$1,390

14%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,075

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huron County, MI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Sand Beach vs. its neighbors

Sand Beach is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Sand Beach$309K Sherman$180K Rubicon$113K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Sand Beach	$309K*	+35.3%†	$1,050	$59,833
Rubicon	$113K*	—	$1,010	$75,208
Sherman	$180K*	+35.3%†	$1,100	$51,731
Sigel	—	+26.6%†	$1,040	$70,833

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.