What HUD offices serve Sand Lake, Michigan?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the Michigan Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Sand Lake.
How many renters live in Sand Lake, Michigan?
The City of Sand Lake has 1,178 people living in 569 households.
There are 95 renters living in 55 renter households in this City. Renters make up 8.06 percent of the population living in Sand Lake.
What is the rental market like in Sand Lake, Michigan?
There are an estimated 1,619 housing units in the Sand Lake area. Of these, 70 units are rental homes, making up 4 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sand Lake, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sand Lake?
The rental vacancy rate in Sand Lake is 21 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Sand Lake for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sand Lake
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sand Lake
A large number of apartments in Sand Lake have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Sand Lake are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Sand Lake
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $725 to $1,283. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $725 |
| One BR | $730 |
| Two BR | $905 |
| Three BR | $1,156 |
| Four BR | $1,283 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sand Lake, Michigan
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sand Lake?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| Two BR | 41 | 82 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Sand Lake, Michigan
How many affordable rental units are in Sand Lake?
Income Based Apartments in Sand Lake, Michigan
Sand Lake features 48 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in Sand Lake, Michigan
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sand Lake.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Sand Lake, Michigan
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sand Lake landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Sand Lake.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sand Lake, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
