Housing & affordability in Kentwood
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D+
50/100
6th of 15
6th of 15
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$268,200
Grand Rapids $285,30040% · scores 47
Median rent vs metro$1,260/mo
Grand Rapids $1,202/mo30% · scores 53
Ownership rate61%
Grand Rapids 75%15% · scores 48
Households spending >30% of income on housing29%
Grand Rapids 24%15% · scores 55
Context, not scored
Median year built · Grand Rapids 19791983
Houses rather than flats · Grand Rapids 75%60%
Households with children · Grand Rapids 31%29%
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, Kentwood 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 Kentwood on housing & affordability
Kentwood grades D+ on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Forest Hills7 mi from KentwoodA 72 B− East Grand Rapids4 mi from KentwoodA− 76 B Jenison12 mi from KentwoodB 72 B− Northview11 mi from KentwoodC 67 C+ Walker11 mi from KentwoodC− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24