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Moving to Grand Rapids, MI
Beer city, furniture, lake-effect snow.
Pop. 199kCost index 92.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,450/moMedian home $280kWalk score 50
Grand Rapids (metro area) has an overall price level 92.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.0Housing index
82.3Groceries index (modeled)
98.0Utilities index (modeled)
98.8Electricity rate
21.2 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.4Median home value (est.)
$280,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,450/moMichigan unemployment is 5.0% with median household income $72k.
Unemployment rate
5.0%Median household income
$72,389Per-capita income
$40,990Labor-force participation
61.6%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberGrand Rapids: median home value $280,000.
Home value
$280,000Rent
$1,450/moHomeownership rate
73.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
50/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowMichigan 4th-grade math proficiency: 37.2% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
37.2%Per-pupil spending
$13,641Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
59.0%Notable universities
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