Grand BeachMI
A town of 294, settled in 1912.
Is Grand Beach a good place to live?
71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Grand Beach, above both Michigan’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Grand Beach. 16% of the land in Grand Beach is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Grand Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
294 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Indiana Dunes National Park and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grand Beach. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
37 mi MuseumMascot Hall of Fame
14 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
29 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
27 mi Ancient siteFort St. JosephPhoto credits
Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort St. Joseph: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Grand Beach: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Grand Beach.
Most of Grand Beach’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Grand Beach for work: only 0% work in town. Grand Beach’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are New Buffalo (18%), New Buffalo Township (12%) and Grand Rapids (8%).
| Grand Beach | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Grand Beach, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grand Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16.2% of Grand Beach is conserved land
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Grand Beach is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand Beach Marsh | 0.3 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grand Beach has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Grand Beach has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 19° and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Grand Beach’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
12% of Grand Beach adults report frequent mental distress. Grand Beach beats the Michigan average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 27% of Grand Beach adults feel lonely.
| Grand Beach | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Grand Beach | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.9% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Grand Beach sells for about $1.74M
97% of households own their home in Grand Beach.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Grand Beach
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grand Beach; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Grand Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Grand Beach for work
Where Grand Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Grand Beach
Village in Michigan, United States
Grand Beach is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 310 at the 2020 census. The village is within New Buffalo Township on the shore of Lake Michigan near to the Michigan-Indiana border.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
Questions about Grand Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grand Beach, MI a good place to live?
Grand Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.