Business Climate
- Lowest city tax rate in the county and among the lowest in the state (cities 20,000-30,000 pop.)
- No local income tax
- Local tax abatements and state grants
- Business friendly local leaders that partner with developers to meet their goals.
Industry
- 5 public and private full-service industrial parks
- Easy access to US 31 and I 96 highways
- Airport with commercial passenger service with daily flights to Chicago/O’Hare
Workforce
- 32% of residents hold Bachelor degrees.
- Highly skilled and available talent
Housing
- 780 units of various housing types approved in past three years (single family, condos, apartments and manufactured homes)
- 8,500 existing housing units ranging from mobile homes to million-dollar houses on Lake Michigan and Mona Lake
Infrastructure
- Well maintained roads, water and sewer utilities
- Excess wastewater capacity
- Well trained and equipped public works, police and fire personnel.
Lifestyle
- Lakes, rivers and streams – public access to five inland lakes
- Beaches, dunes, hiking trails,
- Camping, fishing, boating, kayaking and water sports.
- 30 miles of paved bike lanes
- Proximity to visual, musical and performing arts and history
