NilesMI
A town of 14,328, settled in 1827. A typical home worth about $216K.
What makes Niles stand out
The 3 things Niles does most differently from other towns.
92% of working residents leave Niles for work
Where Niles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Niles’s report card
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Weather
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All →- Western Michigan falls to Boise StateThe Herald Palladium · Sep 28
- Niles vs Sturgis - Boys Varsity Football 09/25/2026 | Watch Live & On Demandnfhsnetwork.com · Sep 25
- Brandywine vs Delton Kellogg - Boys Varsity Soccer 10/08/2026 | Watch Live & On Demandnfhsnetwork.com · Sep 25
Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Niles. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Niles home is worth about $216K
The typical Niles home is worth about $216,000, up 7.1% in a year, 19% below the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Niles
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.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns
Niles beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Niles | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 16.5% | 14.6% |
2% of Niles is conserved land
7.8 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Madeline Bertrand County Park | 4.2 mi | 124 |
| 2. Brandywine Creek Nature Park | — | 42 |
| 3. Trillium Ravine Prairie Plant Preserve | — | 13 |
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
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.
Typical low → high °F
Niles’s public schools outperform 51% of Michigan districts
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 | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine Elementary School | 3–6 | 379 | C+ |
| Merritt Elementary School | PK–2 | 304 | Not graded |
| Brandywine Middle School | 7–8 | 183 | B− |
| Brandywine Senior High School | 9–12 | 366 | B− |
| Niles Cedar Lane | 9–12 | 134 | C |
| WAY Niles | 6–12 | 95 | A− |
About Niles
City in Michigan, United States
Niles 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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- Established
- 1827
- Population
- 11,988
- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 686 ft
- ZIP code
- 49120–49121, 49120
- Area code
- 269
Niles’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Niles.