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About Grand Rapids
City in Michigan, United StatesGrand Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Kent County, Michigan. The city had a population of 198,917 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 201,183 in 2025. Grand Rapids is the second-most populated municipality in the state after Detroit. It is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of around 1.2 million and is the 49th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Grand Rapids is situated along the Grand River approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake Michigan, and is considered the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan. Originally inhabited by the Hopewell and later Odawa people, the area was settled by European American…
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Housing in Grand Rapids
The median sale price was $308,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Grand Rapids
Safety Grade D
Grand Rapids reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Schools in Grand Rapids
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The public schools Grand Rapids’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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