Forest Hills.
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Michigan·Kent County
5 tracts·29K people·$499K median·586/mi²
White 87 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 81 · Living alone 13 · Other 7
Professional 41 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 17 · Health 13 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Sales · office 21 · Service 7 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 70 · Work from home 23 · Carpool 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Forest Hills is $498,500 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Forest Hills has 28,695 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.3; the population is 87.0% White, 5.0% Asian, 3.7% Multiracial, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Other and 0.3% Black; the average household has 2.8 people; 70.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.0% (Census ACS).
Ada Elementary School (78%), Pine Ridge Elementary School (74%) and Thornapple Elementary School (70%) lead the elementary schools; Goodwillie Environmental School (81%), Central Middle School (73%) and Central Woodlands 56 School (68%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,958/month, 24% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Forest Hills is $158,005 a year, 84% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Forest Hills, median rent is $1,958/month and the median home value is $498,500 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forest Hills are landslide (97), inland flooding (93) and strong wind (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Forest Hills, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).