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Three Oaks is a small town of 1,503 people in Berrien County, Michigan. It's about 14 miles from Michigan City, IN and 55 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,503people
$216kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
210Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,503
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,375 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Michigan City, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,360/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 21 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 (234 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (677 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MGC airport
- 59 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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