Is Michiana a good place to live?
Michiana has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
211 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Barack Obama Presidential Center and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Michiana. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
6 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
40 mi MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
40 mi Park & preserveJackson Park
35 mi MuseumMascot Hall of FamePhoto credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jackson Park: J. Crocker, Public domain · Mascot Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. JGlover assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Michiana: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Michiana, 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 Michiana.
Michiana stands out in Michigan and nationally: the average trip to work there is longer
For residents in Michiana, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.8%. Among 702 Michigan towns, just 8 have a higher typical household income than Michiana. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. The top destinations are New Buffalo (20%), New Buffalo Township (14%) and Michigan City (6%).
| Michiana | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 46 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $168,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Michiana, mostly inland flooding
Michiana’s FEMA hazard score stands at 23 of 100, below both the Michigan town median (25 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Just over two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Michiana brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 65 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults binge drink in Michiana than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
Michiana: 7.4% of adults worry about having enough food. A tenth of Michiana adults smoke cigarettes, against 15% in Michigan’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Michiana. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Michiana is ahead of Michigan on 16 and behind on 7.
| Michiana | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 36% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Michiana | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Michiana sells for about $1.09M at the median
98% of households live in a home they own in Michiana.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Michiana
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Michiana; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Michiana residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Michiana for work
Where Michiana’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Michiana
Village in Michigan, United States
Michiana () is a village in New Buffalo Township, Berrien County in the extreme southwest corner of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 200 at the 2020 census. Michiana is also the commonly used term to describe the southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana region, hence the name "Mich-iana".
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
Questions about Michiana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Michiana, MI a good place to live?
Michiana has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.