Living in South Haven

In South Haven, unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

South Haven's population was 5,084 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in South Haven reached 5.48%. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in South Haven numbered 102.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population5,084people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,179EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,198EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.48%country median 4.6% — 20% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.17µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to South Haven?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,145 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,198 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is South Haven a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student38%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 27–49%

Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%

Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 102 of 5,084 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in South Haven is 5.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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South Haven 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,179 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.48 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in South Haven?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,288of €2,515 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,515
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,145
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,288

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in South Haven Salary needed to live in South Haven

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to South Haven. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in South Haven. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	185.9 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in South Haven when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

South Haven's nearest major airport was 24 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GYY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for South Haven. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in South Haven.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 7.2 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −4°C in January to 22.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 60.5 mm in January and 104.1 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in South Haven is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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South Haven 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.056 · Feb 2.44 · Mar 8.67 · Apr 15.94 · May 21.78 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 28.28 · Aug 27.22 · Sep 24 · Oct 17.56 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 2.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8 · Feb -5.89 · Mar -1.61 · Apr 3.94 · May 9.61 · Jun 14.72 · Jul 17.28 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.39 · Oct 6.67 · Nov 0.833 · Dec -4.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4 · Feb -1.72 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 9.94 · May 15.72 · Jun 20.61 · Jul 22.78 · Aug 21.83 · Sep 18.22 · Oct 12.11 · Nov 5.17 · Dec -1.06 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 60.45 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 66.8 · Apr 95 · May 116.6 · Jun 110 · Jul 104.1 · Aug 90.68 · Sep 74.17 · Oct 99.82 · Nov 82.8 · Dec 65.53 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	31.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Grand Rapids ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

South Haven's total area was 5.9 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 1,230.4 people per km².

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 102 is not 1.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	5.88 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	1.41 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	102 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,230 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	5,084 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on South Haven

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Lakes of the Four Seasons as a South Haven alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 0.8% Lakes of the Four Seasons vs 5.5% South Haven−85%
Median gross pay, city: €4,764 Lakes of the Four Seasons vs €3,179 South Haven+50%
Foreign residents: 3.1% Lakes of the Four Seasons vs 1.4% South Haven+118%
Residents: 7,091 Lakes of the Four Seasons vs 5,084 South Haven+39%
Annual PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³ Lakes of the Four Seasons vs 7.2 µg/m³ South Havensame level

Full comparison More about Lakes of the Four Seasons

North Bethesda as a South Haven alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 893 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 1.4% South Haven+2321%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 5,084 South Haven+885%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,179 South Haven+93%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.5% South Haven−34%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.2 µg/m³ South Haven−18%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near South Haven

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lakes of the Four Seasons 16.6 km away

Rent: 1,560 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,764 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in South Haven?

The unemployment rate is 5.48 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in South Haven?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.17 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in South Haven?

The published population is 5,084 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in South Haven?

102 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is South Haven a good place to live?

South Haven may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near South Haven?

Portage, Chesterton, Valparaiso, Lake Station, Porter are near South Haven. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {South Haven, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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