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Grand Rapids is a mid-size city of 198,535 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's part of the Grand Rapids, MI area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
198,535people
$245kTypical home
$1,266/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
202Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 198,535
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,434 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Grand Rapids, MI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,542/mo)
- Median rent $1,266/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (889 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,307 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GRR airport
- 9 mi to GRR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 528 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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