Housing & affordability in Forest Hills
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
A
88/100
1st of 15
1st of 15
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$498,500
Grand Rapids $285,30040% · scores 80
Median rent vs metro$1,958/mo
Grand Rapids $1,202/mo30% · scores 85
Ownership rate94%
Grand Rapids 75%15% · scores 100
Households spending >30% of income on housing13%
Grand Rapids 24%15% · scores 100
Context, not scored
Median year built · Grand Rapids 19791988
Houses rather than flats · Grand Rapids 75%93%
Households with children · Grand Rapids 31%42%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Grand Rapids reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Grand Rapids suburbs for housing
All 15 ranked, Forest Hills highlighted1Forest HillsA$498,5002East Grand RapidsA−$521,3003JenisonB$281,6004NorthviewC$289,3005WalkerC−$295,2006KentwoodD+$268,2007GrandvilleD+$271,3008CutlervilleD+$222,6009HollandD+$252,20010WyomingD$225,20011Grand RapidsD$244,50012AllendaleD−$307,90013Grand HavenD−$250,10014Comstock ParkD−$235,30015IoniaF$164,800
Better than Forest Hills on housing & affordability
Forest Hills grades A on housing & affordability.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Forest Hills on housing & affordability.
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24