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Grand Rapids is a tiny town of 802 people in Wood County, Ohio. It's about 23 miles from Toledo, OH and 78 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $840 a month.
802people
$174kTypical home
$840/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 802
- Part of a metro area
- About 909 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Detroit, MI
- 23 mi to Toledo, OH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TOL airport
- 62 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wood County: R+10 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk