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Mount Vernon, WA vs Niles, MI

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I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

Very little available on starter home price  More

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

Fall weather is amazing here. If you live cold and rainy days then Niles is the place for you. However, The summer heat can last all the way till end of September.  More

Niles, MI is a small town that's on the rise. We have St. Joe river with the river walk, skate park, and ampetheather which local bands play at for free entertainment.  More

If you don't like the weather here wait a 1/2 hour it will  More