Rankings · How Ada ranks in MI
Ada makes Michigan’s top 10 on 2 lists
Ada is ranked on 32 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
32
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #8 highest income
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Income
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Ada does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ada marked.
Next door
Ada out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
CascadeForest HillsCannonGrand RapidsVergennesLowellNorthviewKentwoodPlainfieldAda
Ada leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Ada14–5Cannon
Cannon’s best: #27 highest income
Ada11–8Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids’s best: #5 most remote workers
Ada13–6Vergennes
Vergennes’s best: #50 fewest uninsured
Ada12–7Plainfield
Plainfield’s best: #65 most active
Ada12–6Cascade
Cascade’s best: #1 most new homes
Ada14–4Lowell
Lowell’s best: #27 most remote workers
Ada11–7Kentwood
Kentwood’s best: #77 fastest growing At a glance
Ada lands in the top half on 16 of 19 lists
Each dot is Ada’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Ada does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
More kids than 94% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Ada’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More kids than 94% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
28.1% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 86% of MI towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 81% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
174 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 79% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.6% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 78% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 72% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
66 in of snow a year
Hotter summers than 72% of MI towns
Cooler summers