Overall, South Haven’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) South Haven has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. South Haven has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in South Haven than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, South Haven may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, South Haven doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in South Haven is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.21% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Haven in 2022 was $37,476, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,904 for a family of four. However, South Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call South Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Haven residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in South Haven include German, Irish, Swedish, Finnish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in South Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
