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Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you'll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they probably aren't made of ticky tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Grand Rapids has to offer. Where houses go for over 1.1x the national median and household incomes are 1.22x the national median.
But where exactly in Grand Rapids do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Michgan Oaks where the median income is a cool $67,069.
Here's a look at the top 10 richest neighborhoods in Grand Rapids out of 32 for 2021.
The Richest Neighborhoods In Grand Rapids For 2021
What's the richest neighborhood to live in Grand Rapids for 2021? According to the most recent census data, Michgan Oaks looks to be the richest Grand Rapids neighborhood to live in.
Summing up the median income of those 10 neighborhoods adds up to $599,191. And that my friend, is more 0s than most of us will see in our bank account for a long, long time -- if we ever get that lucky. Continue on to find where your neighborhood ranks amongst the richest in Grand Rapids. Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from richest to poorest.
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How We Determined The Wealthiest Neighborhoods In Grand Rapids For 2021
Every city has it's best neighborhoods -- where everyone wants to live -- and the worst neighborhoods -- where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we really mean you because there's always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
Which neighborhoods have the highest median income?
Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we ranked every neighborhood based on income levels.
We ranked every neighborhood in Grand Rapids by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Michgan Oaks, was named the richest neighborhood in Grand Rapids.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Black Hills.
Now a look at how all the neighborhoods in Grand Rapids ranked.
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Detailed List Of The Richest Neighborhoods In Grand Rapids For 2021
| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income< |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michgan Oaks | $67,069 |
| 2 | Ridgemoor | $66,714 |
| 3 | Cherry Run | $66,020 |
| 4 | Fulton Heights | $61,838 |
| 5 | Eastown | $59,200 |
| 6 | Norteast Citizens Action | $58,311 |
| 7 | Westside Connection | $56,785 |
| 8 | Ottawa Hills | $56,521 |
| 9 | Eastgate | $55,292 |
| 10 | Belknap Lookout | $51,441 |
| 11 | Alger Heights | $49,986 |
| 12 | Creston | $48,193 |
| 13 | Midtown | $47,443 |
| 14 | Millbrook | $47,338 |
| 15 | John Ball Park | $46,033 |
| 16 | Heritage Hill | $43,151 |
| 17 | South Hill | $43,048 |
| 18 | Fuller Avenue | $42,868 |
| 19 | East Hills | $42,667 |
| 20 | South East End | $41,723 |
| 21 | Highland Park | $40,522 |
| 22 | Heartside | $40,313 |
| 23 | Swan | $39,084 |
| 24 | West Grand | $36,317 |
| 25 | Garfield Park | $35,081 |
| 26 | Oakdale | $33,986 |
| 27 | Baxter | $32,854 |
| 28 | Roosevelt Park | $30,715 |
| 29 | South East Community | $30,508 |
| 30 | Auburn Hill | $29,333 |
| 31 | Madison Area | $27,014 |
| 32 | Black Hills | $18,681 |
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