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Edwardsburg is a small town of 1,472 people in Cass County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Niles, MI and 83 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,472people
$122kTypical home
$950/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
210Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,472
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Niles, MI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SBN airport
- 80 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+34 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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