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Fair Plain is a big small town of 7,330 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 20 miles from Niles, MI and 65 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,330people
$169kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
78"Snow
122Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,706 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Chicago, IL
- 20 mi to Niles, MI
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (19 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SBN airport
- 70 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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