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Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is a small town of 1,459 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Michigan City, IN and 55 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $982 a month.
1,459people
$343kTypical home
$982/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
66"Snow
210Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,459
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,163/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 66" of snow a year
- 22 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 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MGC airport
- 59 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 277 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.