Cost of living in Sand Lake, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $692 a month.
Sand Lake is a Census community, not a separate city government in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $58,162 a year.
- People
- 1,348
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $692
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $58,162
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $157,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Iosco County, MI
Sand Lake, Michigan has about 1,348 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $157,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Iosco County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sand Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Michigan's prices sit at 96.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Sand Lake's exact store tax.
Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Sand Lake bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Sand Lake's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.
Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 362 have higher typical rent than Sand Lake.
Nearby places
- Tawas City
Typical rent $806
Compare with Sand Lake - East Tawas
Typical rent $608
Compare with Sand Lake - Au Sable
Typical rent $915
Compare with Sand Lake - Skidway Lake
Typical rent $699
Compare with Sand Lake - Standish
Typical rent $689
Compare with Sand Lake - West Branch
Typical rent $842
Compare with Sand Lake - Mio
Typical rent $584
- Pinconning
Typical rent $559
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Michigan
Bigger places in Michigan
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.