Forest Hills vs East Grand Rapids
Forest Hills and East Grand Rapids on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
AHousingA−
Forest Hills +1 pts
A−SchoolsA−
East Grand Rapids +2 pts
C−Cost of livingD
Forest Hills +11 pts
B+CommuteA
East Grand Rapids +8 pts
FAmenitiesC+
East Grand Rapids +31 pts
A−EmploymentA−
East Grand Rapids +1 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
$499kMedian home value$521k
$1,958Median rent$1,862
19.7 minMean commute17.7 min
$158kMedian household income$167k
1.17%Effective property tax1.48%
98th pctWithin-state proficiency98th pct
6Restaurants & cafés55
28,695Population11,445
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.