Home values, rents and more in the Grand Rapids metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Grand Rapids metro compares
The typical home in the Grand Rapids metro area is worth about $356,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Grand Rapids metro are 35% above the typical value in Michigan ($264,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Grand Rapids metro rose 4.9%, compared with +3.8% in Michigan and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,614 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 11% above Michigan ($1,457) and 16% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $82,874, against $72,875 in Michigan and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 1,183,645 people live in the Grand Rapids metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Grand Rapids metro has the 226th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 4th-highest of 33 in Michigan with Zillow figures.
Part of: Michigan
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Grand Rapids metro
Cities in the Grand Rapids metro
- Grand Rapids, MI $304,000
- Wyoming, MI $291,000
- Kentwood, MI $332,000
- Plainfield, MI $408,000
- Gaines, MI $415,000
- Allendale, MI $417,000
- Walker, MI $360,000
- Cutlerville, MI $297,000
- Jenison, MI $367,000
- Grandville, MI $357,000
- Northview, MI $357,000
- Ada, MI $666,000
- Alpine, MI $401,000
- Ionia, MI $230,000
- East Grand Rapids, MI $674,000
- Grand Haven, MI $399,000
- Comstock Park, MI $305,000
- Tallmadge, MI $420,000
- Greenville, MI $276,000
- Hudsonville, MI $429,000
- Hastings, MI $240,000
- Byron Center, MI $462,000
- Rockford, MI $458,000
- Belding, MI $272,000
- Zeeland, MI $389,000
- Coopersville, MI $347,000
- Middleville, MI $367,000
- Sparta, MI $337,000
- Rutland, MI $339,000
- Lowell, MI $410,000
- Portland, MI $292,000
- Cedar Springs, MI $345,000
- Ferrysburg, MI $412,000
- Orleans, MI $262,000
- Sidney, MI $234,000
- Spring Lake, MI $430,000
- Lake Odessa, MI $265,000
- Saranac, MI $299,000
- Caledonia, MI $468,000
- Howard City, MI $280,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.