Metro area · CBSA 35660
Niles
The Niles, MI metro area has 153,288 people. Median rent is $942, 17.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Berrien County at $1,152. Of the 20 places we track here, Lake Michigan Beach has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,425
Median home value
$224,300
Unemployment
6.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,152
HUD, Berrien County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niles | 11,803 | $855 | 20.0% |
| Benton Harbor | 8,953 | $851 | 32.8% |
| St. Joseph | 7,986 | $1,081 | 15.4% |
| Fair Plain | 7,330 | $1,019 | 23.2% |
| Buchanan | 4,223 | $903 | 19.3% |
| Paw Paw Lake | 3,889 | $1,164 | 20.6% |
| Benton Heights | 3,078 | $612 | 21.9% |
| Watervliet | 2,156 | $885 | 17.4% |
| Bridgman | 2,077 | $1,008 | 18.2% |
| Berrien Springs | 2,018 | $972 | 17.9% |
| Three Oaks | 1,503 | $1,074 | 19.2% |
| Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert | 1,459 | $1,021 | 14.7% |
| New Buffalo | 1,338 | $1,042 | 19.3% |
| Shoreham | 1,100 | $1,367 | 14.4% |
| Stevensville | 1,095 | $1,200 | 22.5% |
| Coloma | 1,074 | $1,016 | 17.7% |
| Baroda | 859 | $994 | 18.1% |
| Lake Michigan Beach | 823 | $614 | 13.0% |
| Eau Claire | 576 | $914 | 15.1% |
| Millburg | 568 | $1,167 | 22.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.