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Best places to live in Greater Grand Rapids

19 places with 511,399 residents within about 25 km of Grand Rapids, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Grand Rapids, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Allendale (Michigan)
    Michigan, 17,579 residents    73
  2. 2Jenison
    Michigan, 16,538 residents    73
  3. 3Hudsonville
    Michigan, 7,324 residents    72
  4. 4East Grand Rapids
    Michigan, 11,311 residents    69
  5. 5Northview
    Michigan, 14,541 residents    68
  6. 6Walker (Michigan)
    Michigan, 24,647 residents    67
  7. 7Byron Center
    Michigan, 5,822 residents    67
  8. 8Forest Hills (Michigan)
    Michigan, 25,867 residents    66
  9. 9Kentwood (Michigan)
    Michigan, 51,357 residents    65
  10. 10Comstock Park
    Michigan, 10,088 residents    65

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For retired couples

  1. 1Allendale (Michigan)
    Michigan, 17,579 residents    67
  2. 2Hudsonville
    Michigan, 7,324 residents    64
  3. 3Byron Center
    Michigan, 5,822 residents    64
  4. 4Northview
    Michigan, 14,541 residents    64
  5. 5East Grand Rapids
    Michigan, 11,311 residents    63
  6. 6Jenison
    Michigan, 16,538 residents    62
  7. 7Wyoming (Michigan)
    Michigan, 75,275 residents    61
  8. 8Walker (Michigan)
    Michigan, 24,647 residents    60
  9. 9Kentwood (Michigan)
    Michigan, 51,357 residents    60
  10. 10Forest Hills (Michigan)
    Michigan, 25,867 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1Northview
    Michigan, 14,541 residents    69
  2. 2East Grand Rapids
    Michigan, 11,311 residents    69
  3. 3Kentwood (Michigan)
    Michigan, 51,357 residents    68
  4. 4Walker (Michigan)
    Michigan, 24,647 residents    68
  5. 5Wyoming (Michigan)
    Michigan, 75,275 residents    68
  6. 6Byron Center
    Michigan, 5,822 residents    68
  7. 7Forest Hills (Michigan)
    Michigan, 25,867 residents    68
  8. 8Allendale (Michigan)
    Michigan, 17,579 residents    67
  9. 9Jenison
    Michigan, 16,538 residents    66
  10. 10Cutlerville
    Michigan, 14,370 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Grand Rapids (Michigan)
    Michigan, 195,097 residents    81
  2. 2Wyoming (Michigan)
    Michigan, 75,275 residents    77
  3. 3East Grand Rapids
    Michigan, 11,311 residents    74
  4. 4Walker (Michigan)
    Michigan, 24,647 residents    73
  5. 5Kentwood (Michigan)
    Michigan, 51,357 residents    73
  6. 6Comstock Park
    Michigan, 10,088 residents    72
  7. 7Jenison
    Michigan, 16,538 residents    71
  8. 8Grandville
    Michigan, 15,953 residents    70
  9. 9Cutlerville
    Michigan, 14,370 residents    67
  10. 10Forest Hills (Michigan)
    Michigan, 25,867 residents    66

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For single professionals

  1. 1Grand Rapids (Michigan)
    Michigan, 195,097 residents    71
  2. 2Wyoming (Michigan)
    Michigan, 75,275 residents    68
  3. 3East Grand Rapids
    Michigan, 11,311 residents    60
  4. 4Kentwood (Michigan)
    Michigan, 51,357 residents    60
  5. 5Walker (Michigan)
    Michigan, 24,647 residents    58
  6. 6Comstock Park
    Michigan, 10,088 residents    58
  7. 7Grandville
    Michigan, 15,953 residents    58
  8. 8Cutlerville
    Michigan, 14,370 residents    53
  9. 9Jenison
    Michigan, 16,538 residents    51
  10. 10Byron Center
    Michigan, 5,822 residents    46

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Jenison
    Michigan, 16,538 residents    67
  2. 2Hudsonville
    Michigan, 7,324 residents    62
  3. 3Grand Rapids (Michigan)
    Michigan, 195,097 residents    62
  4. 4East Grand Rapids
    Michigan, 11,311 residents    61
  5. 5Allendale (Michigan)
    Michigan, 17,579 residents    61
  6. 6Wyoming (Michigan)
    Michigan, 75,275 residents    61
  7. 7Walker (Michigan)
    Michigan, 24,647 residents    61
  8. 8Cutlerville
    Michigan, 14,370 residents    61
  9. 9Comstock Park
    Michigan, 10,088 residents    61
  10. 10Kentwood (Michigan)
    Michigan, 51,357 residents    60

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Towns in Greater Grand Rapids