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About Kentwood
City in Michigan, United StatesKentwood is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 54,304 as of the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the northwest by Grand Rapids and is the third most-populated municipality in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area.
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Housing in Kentwood
The typical Kentwood home is worth about $334,000, up 4% in a year, 26% above the Michigan typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Kentwood
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Schools in Kentwood
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The public schools Kentwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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