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Kentwood is a mid-size city of 54,296 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
54,296people
$268kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
77"Snow
202Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 54,296
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,596 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 6 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,403 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to GRR airport
- 4 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 552 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
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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