RIFLE RIVER FRONTAGE IN ARENAC COUNTY! Enjoy 1.32 wooded acres with direct frontage on the Rifle River, just 10 minutes from Sterling. Tucked along Franklin Trail, this parcel offers mature cedar, pine and hardwoods, maintained gravel road access, and a true Northern Michigan river setting. R-2 recreational residential zoning allows a on site home along with qualifying manufactured homes, tiny homes and limited camping, subject to permits and approvals. Fish, kayak, tube or simply relax along your own stretch of river, with Standish, Omer, Au Gres, Bay City and Tawas City all within an easy drive. No HOA and annual taxes are approximately $380. Electric is available in the area; well and septic will be needed. Riverfront areas include mapped floodplain/wetlands and additional DNR/EGLE permitting may apply.
RIFLE RIVER FRONTAGE IN ARENAC COUNTY! Enjoy 1.32 wooded acres with direct frontage on the Rifle River, just 10 minutes from Sterling. Tucked along Franklin Trail, this parcel offers mature cedar, pine and hardwoods, maintained gravel road access, and a true Northern Michigan river setting. R-2 recreational residential zoning allows a on site home along with qualifying manufactured homes, tiny homes and limited camping, subject to permits and approvals. Fish, kayak, tube or simply relax along your own stretch of river, with Standish, Omer, Au Gres, Bay City and Tawas City all within an easy drive. No HOA and annual taxes are approximately $380. Electric is available in the area; well and septic will be needed. Riverfront areas include mapped floodplain/wetlands and additional DNR/EGLE permitting may apply.
Over an acre of possibilities! This property offers more than an acre of land — ideal for extra storage, hobby space, or as a potential building site for your future home. The standout feature is a 24x31 garage with a 12x24 attached addition, complete with its own well and septic, making it ready to use right away. The spacious yard offers plenty of room to build, garden, or simply spread out. Situated along a paved, year-round maintained road, you'll enjoy easy access no matter the season. Conveniently located near Standish, M-76, and I-75, with West Branch also just a short drive away — offering the best of peaceful country living with everyday convenience close at hand.
Over an acre of possibilities! This property offers more than an acre of land -- ideal for extra storage, hobby space, or as a potential building site for your future home. The standout feature is a 24x31 garage with a 12x24 attached addition, complete with its own well and septic, making it ready to use right away. The spacious yard offers plenty of room to build, garden, or simply spread out. Situated along a paved, year-round maintained road, you'll enjoy easy access no matter the season. Conveniently located near Standish, M-76, and I-75, with West Branch also just a short drive away -- offering the best of peaceful country living with everyday convenience close at hand.
Vacant land on Melita Road. Current list price is for two acres (Parcel #1). Four proposed lots available, each lot is approximately 2 acres. Sale is subject to land split approval. Lots 1-4 can be sold all together or separately. Land Contract terms are available. Any minerals belong to the Seller. All sizes and information is approximate, buyer and buyer's agent to verify all information.
Vacant land on Melita Road. Current list price is for two acres (Parcel #1). Four proposed lots available, each lot is approximately 2 acres. Sale is subject to land split approval. Lots 1-4 can be sold all together or separately. Land Contract terms are available. Any minerals belong to the Seller. All sizes and information is approximate, buyer and buyer's agent to verify all information.


Sterling is located in Michigan. Sterling, Michigan 48659has a population of 471. Sterling 48659 is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 33.98% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 22.34%.
The median household income in Sterling, Michigan 48659 is $43,438. The median household income for the surrounding county is $48,989 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Sterling 48659 is 41.7 years.
The average high temperature in July is 81.1 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 10.4 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 31.6 inches per year, with 45 inches of snow per year.