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Cost of living in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,266 a month.

Grand Rapids is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,108 a year.

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People
198,535
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,266
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$69,108
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$244,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,630
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI HUD Metro FMR Area

Grand Rapids, Michigan has about 198,535 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $244,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kent County is $1,630 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grand Rapids. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, prices sit at 95.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Grand Rapids's exact store tax.

Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Grand Rapids bill.

In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Grand Rapids's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.

Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 60 have higher typical rent than Grand Rapids.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.