Sands
What’s happening
Weather
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Outdoors in Sands
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About Sands
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United StatesSands 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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Health in Sands
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Michigan
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Sands tracks Michigan closely.
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Sands
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Sands
All Sands schools →School Grade C
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Sands is
Explore map →Imported town boundary