Grand Haven, MI Rankings


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Grand Haven, MI, is a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan. It has been voted as one of the best places to live in Michigan for its stunning shoreline views and close-knit community. According to Best Places rankings, Grand Haven offers excellent public schools with high test scores and an enviable crime rate below both national and state averages. The city also boasts a wide range of activities and amenities for families including local parks, trails, swim beaches, and play areas. There are numerous options for outdoor recreation such as boating, fishing, paddle boarding, and kayaking along the Grand River or throughout Lake Michigan. Furthermore, Grand Haven provides great access to quality healthcare facilities and is home to two hospitals - North Ottawa Community Health System and Mercy Health Partners. Overall Grand Haven is a wonderful place to experience all that Michigan has to offer!

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#2 Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.
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#15 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement
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#18 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#19 Hypertension Hot Spots
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#24 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#24 America’s Manliest Cities
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#25 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#29 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#32 America’s Least Manly Cities
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#36 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#37 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#38 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#41 America’s Manliest Sports Cities
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#45 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#53 2005 High Gas Prices
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#66 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#79 The Most Single Cities
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#83 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#95 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#157 2005 Best Places to Live
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#200 Best Green Cities
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Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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