Mishawaka, IN vs Granger, IN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMishawaka, INGranger, IN
Population51,02130,321
Median Household Income$54,291$123,318
Median Rent$1,070/mo—
Median Home Value$155,500$331,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.2%37.1%
Poverty Rate16.4%4.7%
Unemployment Rate4.2%4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k306115*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,611520*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr241241
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows20°F20°F
Snowfall50 in/yr37 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min21.9 min
Hospitals3—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.618.3
College Degree Rate29.2%56.3%
Foreign-Born %7%8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.2%-1.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Granger (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.