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Mishawaka is a mid-size city of 51,021 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's about 5 miles from South Bend, IN and 79 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
51,021people
$156kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
50"Snow
210Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,819 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Chicago, IL
- 5 mi to South Bend, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$981/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SBN airport
- 82 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 404 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- St. Joseph County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
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