WalkerMI
A town of 25,386. A typical home worth about $359K.
What makes Walker stand out
The 3 things Walker does most differently from other towns.
Every workday, about 22,774 people come to Walker for work
Where Walker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Walker’s report card
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Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Walker. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Walker home is worth about $359K
The typical Walker home is worth about $359,000, up 5.2% in a year, 35% above the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
About one in nine working residents works right in Walker
Most working residents leave Walker for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (28%), Wyoming (7%) and Kentwood (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Where working residents work
9.9% of Walker is conserved land
25 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Johnson Park | 8.6 mi | 232 |
| 2. Millennium Park | 6.5 mi | 801 |
| 3. Blandford Nature Center | 1.8 mi | 102 |
Walker’s public schools outperform 86% of Michigan districts
The public schools Walker’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Charter Academy | K–8 | 711 | A− |
| Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School | K–5 | 538 | A |
| Zinser Elementary School | K–5 | 443 | B+ |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School | PK–6 | 366 | A− |
| Hope Protestant Reformed Christian School Private | K–8 | 190 | |
| Blandford School | 6 | 60 | A+ |
Healthier than 79% of U.S. towns
Walker beats the Michigan average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Walker | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.7% | 77.6% |
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
Less crime per resident than 23% of U.S. towns
Walker reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Walker has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About Walker
City in Michigan, United States
Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A suburb of Grand Rapids, Walker borders the city to the north and west. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,132. Walker was originally organized as Walker Township in 1837 and later incorporated as a city in 1962. It is home to the headquarters of Meijer and Bissell.
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- Population
- 25,132
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- Area code
- 616
Walker’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Walker.