Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$222,600
Grand Rapids $285,300
Median rent$1,254/mo
Grand Rapids $1,202/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Grand Rapids 24%
Cutlerville
Kent County18,780 residents2 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
9th of 15 Grand Rapids suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Grand Rapids median 64
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cutlerville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cutlerville against Grand Rapids. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency82nd pct
Grand Rapids median 74th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.2
Grand Rapids median 16.7
Graduation rate88%
Grand Rapids median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index97
Grand Rapids 100
Eff. tax rate0.90%
Grand Rapids 1.03%
Local sales tax6.00%
Grand Rapids median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute20.7 min
Grand Rapids 22.0 min
Under 30 minutes78%
Grand Rapids 74%
Transit stops / sq mi1.3
Grand Rapids median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés28
Grand Rapids median 38 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Grand Rapids median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks17
Grand Rapids median 31 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$67,327
Grand Rapids $82,874
Unemployment3.9%
Grand Rapids 4.0%
Professional occupations28%
Grand Rapids 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cutlerville on housing & affordability
Cutlerville's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Forest Hills13 mi from CutlervilleA 72 B− East Grand Rapids8 mi from CutlervilleA− 76 B Jenison9 mi from CutlervilleB 72 B− Northview14 mi from CutlervilleC 67 C+ Walker12 mi from CutlervilleC− 65 C+ Kentwood5 mi from CutlervilleD+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cutlerville
Is Cutlerville, MI a good place to live?
Cutlerville scores 62 out of 100, 9th of 15 Grand Rapids suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cutlerville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $222,600, 22% below the Grand Rapids median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.90%. $1,254/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cutlerville?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Cutlerville sit at the 82nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 18.2 student–teacher ratio. Cutlerville is served by Byron Center Public Schools and Kentwood Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cutlerville?
The mean commute is 20.7 min, with 78% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.6% working from home. Transit density is 1.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cutlerville?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 17 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Cutlerville old or new?
The median home in Cutlerville was built in 1992 — newer than the Grand Rapids median of 1979. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 53% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.