Grand Rapids vs Livonia
Grand Rapids, MI compared with Livonia, MI · 122 miles apart
Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to Livonia’s 92,603. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. Livonia does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Grand Rapids, MI | Livonia, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201,183 | 92,603 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,493 | 2,594 |
| Median household income | $69,108 | $98,460 |
| Median home value | $244,500 | $281,100 |
| Median rent | $1,266 | $1,322 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 87.2% |
| Average commute | 19 min | 24.3 min |
| Median age | 32.3 | 44.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.6% | 41.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 4.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 2.9× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 6 | 6 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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