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New Buffalo is a small town of 1,338 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 9 miles from Michigan City, IN and 49 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $391k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,338people
$391kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
59"Snow
210Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,338
- Part of a metro area
- About 542 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $391k (≈$2,467/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (458 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 16% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MGC airport
- 52 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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