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Northview is a small city of 15,268 people in Kent County, Michigan. It's about 6 miles from Grand Rapids, MI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,268people
$289kTypical home
$1,247/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
195Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,268
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,483 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 $289k (≈$1,824/mo)
- Median rent $1,247/mo
- Median household income $85k
- 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)
- 195 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GRR airport
- 12 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 540 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
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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