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East Grand Rapids is a big small town of 11,445 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 3 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $521k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,445people
$521kTypical home
$1,862/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
202Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,909 people per sq mi
- 3 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 3 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $521k (≈$3,287/mo)
- Median rent $1,862/mo
- Median household income $167k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 50% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GRR airport
- 6 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Kent County: D+5 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk