A town of 11,803, settled in 1827. Nearly 5.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Niles does most differently from other towns.
c. 1909 · Post Office6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Niles. Another town gets a different order.
The median sale price was $195,000 in May 2026.
0.2 miles of trails across 19 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverfront Park South | — | 66 |
| 2. Plym Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Riverfront Park and Launch | — | 12 |
Most working residents leave Niles for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are South Bend (12%), Mishawaka (6%) and Niles (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Niles beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Niles | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 10.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.9% | 15.4% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.
Niles reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
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.
The public schools Niles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Elementary School | PK–5 | 516 | C+ |
| Eastside Connections School | K–8 | 403 | A− |
| Northside Child Development Center | PK–K | 13 | Not graded |
| Niles Adventist School Private | K–8 | 65 | |
| St. Mary School Private | PK–7 | 47 | |
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 6–8 | 510 | B− |
7 places in Niles on the National Register of Historic Places.
25 notable people were born in 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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2 towns share a border with Niles.
