Best PlacesHeritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids ranks 2,681st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids' strengths and weaknesses
Where Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$776 a month, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,260, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids' effective rate of 1.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids.
Who works in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, and how
Work in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids.
What the weather is like in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, month by month
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
The nearest airport, Gerald R Ford International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
Schools across Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids average a D+, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Congress ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Coit Creative Arts AcademyD− · 15% proficient
- Martin Luther King Leadership AcademyF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Rapids Learning CenterB− · 42% proficient
- Grand Rapids Public Museum HighC · 34% proficient
- Grand Rapids Montessori MiddlehighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids
Is Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids ranks 2,681st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on car insurance costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,344. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $73,260 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids safe?
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $516 per resident a year.
Compare Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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