Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood
15 cities and suburbs across Grand Rapids, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $285,300 and its mean commute 22.0 min. East Grand Rapids scores highest overall at 76. Jenison leads on schools, Ionia leads on cost of living.
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Places
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Median score
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Poll responses
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15 places
in Grand Rapids
in Grand Rapids
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Grand Rapids
Downtown Wyoming
East Grand Rapids
Jenison
Northview
Holland
Walker
Grand Haven
Cutlerville
Allendale
Ionia
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Grand Rapids
Every suburb of Grand Rapids, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Grand Rapids | 76 B | A− | A− | D | A | C+ | A− | — |
| 2 | Forest Hills | 72 B− | A | A− | C− | B+ | F | A− | — |
| 3 | Jenison | 72 B− | B | A− | B− | B− | C− | C+ | — |
| 4 | Grandville | 71 B− | D+ | B+ | B | B+ | B | B− | — |
| 5 | Northview | 67 C+ | C | C+ | B | B+ | C | C | — |
| 6 | Holland | 66 C+ | D+ | C+ | B | A− | B− | C | — |
| 7 | Walker | 65 C+ | C− | B− | B+ | B | D+ | C+ | — |
| 8 | Grand Haven | 64 C+ | D− | B | B | B | C+ | D+ | — |
| 9 | Cutlerville | 62 C | D+ | B− | B | B− | D+ | C− | — |
| 10 | Kentwood | 61 C | D+ | C | B− | B | C+ | C− | — |
| 11 | Wyoming | 59 C | D | D+ | B | B− | C+ | C− | — |
| 12 | Grand Rapids | 59 C | D | F | B− | A− | A− | D+ | — |
| 13 | Allendale | 58 C | D− | B+ | B− | C+ | D | D− | — |
| 14 | Comstock Park | 57 C− | D− | C+ | B | B− | C− | D− | — |
| 15 | Ionia | 49 D+ | F | D | A− | C− | D− | D | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 15 of 15 are currently below the threshold.
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