Metro area · CBSA 24340
Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids, MI metro area has 1,162,152 people. Median rent is $1,202, 17.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Kent County at $1,630. Of the 48 places we track here, Trufant has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$82,874
Median home value
$285,300
Unemployment
4.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,630
HUD, Kent County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 198,535 | $1,266 | 22.0% |
| Wyoming | 77,353 | $1,196 | 19.5% |
| Kentwood | 54,296 | $1,260 | 20.3% |
| Forest Hills | 28,695 | $1,958 | 14.9% |
| Allendale | 26,679 | $1,111 | 19.0% |
| Walker | 25,386 | $1,202 | 18.9% |
| Cutlerville | 18,780 | $1,254 | 22.4% |
| Jenison | 17,582 | $2,306 | 30.9% |
| Grandville | 16,356 | $1,143 | 17.5% |
| Northview | 15,268 | $1,247 | 17.5% |
| Ionia | 12,753 | $852 | 16.0% |
| East Grand Rapids | 11,445 | $1,862 | 13.4% |
| Grand Haven | 10,996 | $939 | 18.6% |
| Comstock Park | 10,577 | $1,189 | 23.8% |
| Greenville | 8,995 | $894 | 17.0% |
| Hudsonville | 7,769 | $1,264 | 16.6% |
| Hastings | 7,520 | $745 | 15.3% |
| Byron Center | 7,403 | $1,243 | 12.2% |
| Rockford | 6,218 | $1,111 | 12.4% |
| Belding | 5,960 | $668 | 13.3% |
| Zeeland | 5,665 | $951 | 21.7% |
| Coopersville | 4,848 | $943 | 16.9% |
| Middleville | 4,380 | $1,063 | 17.3% |
| Sparta | 4,271 | $983 | 19.4% |
| Lowell | 4,139 | $1,056 | 17.4% |
| Portland | 3,790 | $972 | 17.7% |
| Cedar Springs | 3,670 | $1,086 | 22.5% |
| Ferrysburg | 2,959 | $1,257 | 21.4% |
| Beechwood | 2,776 | $871 | 14.7% |
| Spring Lake | 2,519 | $1,079 | 14.7% |
| Lake Odessa | 2,155 | $770 | 14.7% |
| Saranac | 2,013 | $538 | 9.6% |
| Caledonia | 1,671 | $1,128 | 12.7% |
| Howard City | 1,636 | $609 | 13.4% |
| Edmore | 1,514 | $686 | 15.2% |
| Nashville | 1,503 | $780 | 16.7% |
| Stanton | 1,285 | $640 | 15.8% |
| Carson City | 1,233 | $680 | 18.4% |
| Kent City | 1,203 | $1,243 | 19.5% |
| Lamont | 1,177 | $1,211 | 9.7% |
| Crystal | 1,114 | $869 | 24.9% |
| Lakeview | 1,030 | $496 | 17.7% |
| Delton | 936 | $1,267 | 24.7% |
| Lyons | 896 | $1,063 | 18.6% |
| Sheridan | 746 | $800 | 16.3% |
| Trufant | 572 | $744 | 9.5% |
| Freeport | 523 | $779 | 14.1% |
| Cannonsburg | 510 | $1,243 | 19.9% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.