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Berrien Springs is a small town of 2,018 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Niles, MI and 70 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $972 a month.
2,018people
$160kTypical home
$972/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
77"Snow
210Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,018
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,198 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Niles, MI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SBN airport
- 74 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berrien County: R+8 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk