Niles, Michigan

About Niles

Niles is a close-knit town in southwestern Michigan counting 11,738 people who proudly call it home.

Niles holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.79 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,027 residents per square mile.

📰 Niles News Today

• Mayor says woman died in house fire in Niles WSBT · Aug 17
• Joan Galbreath Obituary (2026) - Niles, MI - Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Niles Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Protestors demonstrate in downtown Niles ‘Resistance Rally’ WNDU · Aug 17
• Bealls stores coming to Michigan. Where retail chain is expanding Detroit Free Press · Aug 14
• Allen Ray Boganwright Obituary | Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Services | Niles, MI Tribute Archive · Aug 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Niles Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 11,738.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Niles

• Firehouse Subs
• Ho Ping Garden — Chinese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Plaza Restaurant — american
• Taqueria Don Chepe — mexican
• Wings Etc — wings
• Curly Q's BBQ — barbecue
• Prime Table Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fort Saint Joseph Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Niles

• French Field reviews ★
• Wilding Plant Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Allouez Park reviews ★
• Arthur Dodd Memorial Park reviews ★
• Birkholm Park reviews ★
• Brandywine Creek Nature Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cable Street Park reviews ★
• Cass Street Park reviews ★
• Clevenger Park reviews ★
• Eagle Street Park reviews ★
• Eastside Park reviews ★
• FOP Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Niles

• Ballard Elementary School
• Brandywine Elementary School
• Brandywine Innovation Academy
• Brandywine Middle School
• Brandywine Senior High School
• HowardEllis Elementary School
• Merritt Elementary School
• Niles Cedar Lane
• Niles Comm Schools Adult Education
• Niles Senior High School
• Northside Child Development Center
• Ring Lardner Middle School
• Southside Special Educ School
• WAY Niles

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Niles

🏘️ Nearby Communities