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About Niles
City in Michigan, United StatesNiles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the Indiana state line city of South Bend. The population was 11,988 according to the 2020 census. It is the larger, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles-Benton Harbor metropolitan area, an area with 153,797 people.
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Housing in Niles
The typical Niles home is worth about $216,000, up 7.1% in a year, 19% below the Michigan typical home.
Work & commute in Niles
Full picture →Most working residents leave Niles for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are South Bend (12%), Niles (10%) and Mishawaka (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Niles
Health Grade C
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Niles
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Niles
Full climate →Niles has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Niles
All Niles schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Niles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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