Grand Rapids, MI
US City in Michigan, Midwest · ranked on 51 metrics
Grand Rapids, MI is a US city in Michigan with a population of 201,357 (124th of 477). It ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (90th of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (143rd of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (148th of 434). It ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (359th of 395), Murder Rate (per 100K) (276th of 395), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (258th of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 24th of 46094
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202490th of 43479
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024143rd of 43467
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024148th of 43466
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024166th of 46064
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 169th of 46063
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025164th of 39559
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024183rd of 43458
- Median Household Income$69,108Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024239th of 43445
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025359th of 3959
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025276th of 39530
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025258th of 39535
- Poverty Rate (%)16.9%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024281st of 43435
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024287th of 46038
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025246th of 39538
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024270th of 43438
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 255th of 46044
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 17 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Grand Rapids, MI?
- Grand Rapids, MI has a population of 201,357, 124th among 477 US cities.
- What does Grand Rapids, MI rank best at?
- Among US cities, Grand Rapids, MI ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (90th of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (143rd of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (148th of 434).
- Where does Grand Rapids, MI rank worst?
- Grand Rapids, MI ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (359th of 395); Murder Rate (per 100K) (276th of 395); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (258th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Grand Rapids, MI?
- Rankodex ranks Grand Rapids, MI on 51 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
51 metrics with a value for this place, in 11 topics