Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Grand Rapids’ average trip to work is 28 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its National Register listings include Town Hall and Thurston Building. Grand Rapids has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Grand Rapids beats most towns.
Census counts: 332 in 1880, 925 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1871 and 5 maps from 1909 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand Rapids, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Grand Rapids.
Most working residents leave Grand Rapids for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Grand Rapids has lost 64 jobs, to 225 in 2023. 12% of Grand Rapids residents live below the poverty line, above both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Grand Rapids | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grand Rapids has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 56 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grand Rapids.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grand Rapids beats the Ohio average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of adults smoke cigarettes in Grand Rapids.
| Grand Rapids | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Grand Rapids | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Grand Rapids | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.3 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
Somewhere between 37% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grand Rapids’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±13 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Grand Rapids | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Grand Rapids home is worth about $258,000, up 4.6% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home. Grand Rapids’ median rent is $840 a month.
| Grand Rapids | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $840 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Grand Rapids | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand Rapids Township Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 2. Mary Jane Thurston State Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. Pirates Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grand Rapids
About 4 of every 100 Grand Rapids residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
4 places in Grand Rapids on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, USA
Grand Rapids is a village in Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 925 at the 2020 census. Grand Rapids is served by a branch of the Weston Public Library.
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Grand Rapids has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
