2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Troy, MI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- The median age of a home in Troy is 51.1% younger than the median age of a home in Grand Rapids.
 Troy, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age456842
 Median Home Cost$376,800$247,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.8%15.2%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.47.2%69.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.116.4%155.1%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$13.9$12.5$11.0
 Homes Owned71.4%51.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.9%6.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented23.7%41.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Troy, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Average Rent$2,050$1,590$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,160$970$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,310$1,030$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,670$1,230$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,080$1,610$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,240$1,800$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Troy, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.5%1.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.3%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%3.2%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Troy, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.1%1.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%1.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%2.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%3.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.6%6.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.4%21.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9997.8%28.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.5%24.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99927.3%6.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99917.6%2.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99911.8%1.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.3%0.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.4%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Troy, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20146.3%4.9%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.3%4.9%13.6%
 1990 to 199914.5%6.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.3%6.6%13.2%
 1970 to 197933.9%8.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.5%6.3%13.6%
 1950 to 19597.6%14.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.4%8.9%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier2.6%37.1%12.2%
Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 5 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 7 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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