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Buchanan is a small town of 4,223 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Niles, MI and 68 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $903 a month.
4,223people
$154kTypical home
$903/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
210Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,223
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,674 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Niles, MI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$973/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 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 (227 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SBN airport
- 71 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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