SandsMI
A town of 2,425. Public schools that outperform most of Michigan.
What makes Sands stand out
The thing Sands does most differently from other towns.
96% of working residents leave Sands for work
Where Sands’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Sands’s report card
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The data
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Most working residents commute out of Sands
Most working residents leave Sands for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Marquette (41%), Ishpeming (7%) and Chocolay (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Sands’s public schools outperform 34% of Michigan districts
The public schools Sands’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Central Private | PK–K | 47 |
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Sands has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 197 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
0.3% of Sands is conserved land
156 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (South) | 32.5 mi | 6,636 |
| 2. Heartwood Forestland | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 3. Marquette Underwater Preserve | — | 2 |
Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Sands tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures.
About Sands
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Sands is an unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. The community is located within Sands Township. As an unincorporated community, Sands has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
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Sands’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Sands.