Life In Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is Michigan’s second-largest city but certainly doesn’t play second fiddle. With an electric downtown, award-winning restaurants, 15 public and private colleges and universities, some of the best hospitals in the state and an overall cost of living that is below the national average, Grand Rapids is where you can take your work and life to the next level.
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Grand Rapids: FUN FACT
With an abundance of craft breweries, beer festivals, brewery tours, hotel beer packages, and collectible brewery passport programs, it’s no wonder Grand Rapids is known as Beer City, USA. The Beer City Ale Trail features more than 80 breweries, which is more craft beer per square mile than anywhere else in the world.
Awards & Press
Grand Rapids Ranked One of Top Cities to Start a Tech Career
Yahoo! Finance
Grand Rapids named the country's Best Beer City - 5 years running
USA Today 10 Best
Grand Rapids Named Best Place to Raise a Family in the U.S.
Rocket Homes
Grand Rapids secures spot on 2024 City Clean Energy Scorecard
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
92 Walk Score for Downtown Grand Rapids: A Walker's Paradise
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MakeMyMove sources all Cost of Living Data from COLI, published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), without any modification or bias.
COLI data is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CNN Money. The data and methodology are described in detail and completely transparent to users, found in the COLI Manual. Both data and methodology are reviewed by an Advisory Board composed of academic researchers and government officials. The Cost of Living Index is referenced in the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
According to the COLI Manual, composite differences of <4% and categorical differences of <5% are not statistically significant and should not be treated as necessarily accurate.
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