Shorewood-Tower Hills-HarbertMI
The town, home to 1,459 people, lies in Michigan.
Is Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert a good place to live?
8.4% of residents are under 18 in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, below both the Michigan town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Among 702 Michigan towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert. Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert’s concentration of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Michigan’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Jens Jensen Preserve (COL), at 24 acres. We don’t grade Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert yet; the figures below are still real.
1,459 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert: who provides what
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is unincorporated, so Berrien County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
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Ordered by what stands out in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert.
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, 65% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 19°, with about 65 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 467 commuters
The top destinations are Chikaming Township (17%), Grand Rapids (5%) and New Buffalo Township (5%). Most people who work leave Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert to do it: just 11% work in town. The mean commuting time in the town is 30 minutes. This Michigan town had 508 jobs in 2021, up 151 from 2011.
| Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert stands out in Michigan and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
84% of adults had a checkup this year in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert. This Michigan town does better than the Michigan average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5.
| Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.8% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert has set aside 3.7% of its land for conservation
Trails run 4.3 miles in 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jens Jensen Preserve (COL) | 0.8 mi | 24 |
| 2. Pepperidge Dunes Nature Sanctuary | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 3. Harbert Woods | 0.2 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert sells for about $480K
The share of households in Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert who live in a home they own: 95%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Notre Dame Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaNotre Dame Stadium
19 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
3 mi State parkWarren Dunes State Park
23 mi CaveGrotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame
23 mi MuseumStudebaker National Museum25 mi Zoo & aquariumPotawatomi ZooPhoto credits
Notre Dame Stadium: Tysto, Public domain · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Warren Dunes State Park: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame: Know1one1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Studebaker National Museum: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
About 2 of every 100 Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert
Census-designated place & unincorporated communities in Michigan, United States
Shorewood–Tower Hills–Harbert is a census-designated place (CDP) composed of several small unincorporated communities in Chikaming Township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,249 at the 2020 census. The CDP is limited to Chikaming Township, although some of the communities extend into southern Lake Township. All of the communities are located either upon or just east of the dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan. Most of the communities lie west of Interstate 94, although the CDP includes a small area east of the freeway up to Sawyer, Michigan. The township is a popular resort destination.
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
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