Allendale vs Jenison
Allendale and Jenison on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
D−HousingB
Jenison +34 pts
B+SchoolsA−
Jenison +7 pts
B−Cost of livingB−
Allendale +4 pts
C+CommuteB−
Jenison +7 pts
DAmenitiesC−
Jenison +11 pts
D−EmploymentC+
Jenison +24 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$308kMedian home value$282k
$1,111Median rent$2,306
20.6 minMean commute20.1 min
$70kMedian household income$90k
1.02%Effective property tax0.96%
86th pctWithin-state proficiency95th pct
13Restaurants & cafés14
26,679Population17,582
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.