City Score: Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI scores 40 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 47 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 30 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

  • What Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is up against: 44 out of 100 — Better than 65% of cbsas, up 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 30 out of 100 — Better than 50% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 79 out of 100 — Better than 89% of cbsas, up 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 21 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cbsas

What takes Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 30 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 9 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 7 percentile points (What Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is up against)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households up 5 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 58 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

  1. Allendale, MI — 51, Liberty
  2. Conklin, MI — 51, Liberty
  3. Marne, MI — 51, Liberty
  4. Nunica, MI — 51, Liberty
  5. Ottawa County, MI — 51, Liberty
  6. Spring Lake, MI — 51, Liberty
  7. West Olive, MI — 51, Liberty
  8. Delton, MI — 49, Liberty
  9. Dowling, MI — 49, Liberty
  10. Grand Haven, MI — 49, Liberty
  11. Middleville, MI — 49, Liberty
  12. Alto, MI — 45, Liberty
  13. Cedar Springs, MI — 45, Liberty
  14. Comstock Park, MI — 45, Liberty
  15. Gowen, MI — 45, Liberty
  16. Kent City, MI — 45, Liberty
  17. Kent County, MI — 45, Liberty
  18. Sand Lake, MI — 45, Liberty
  19. Hudsonville, MI — 44, Liberty
  20. Nashville, MI — 44, Liberty
  21. Woodland, MI — 44, Liberty
  22. Coral, MI — 43, Liberty
  23. Crystal, MI — 43, Liberty
  24. Edmore, MI — 43, Liberty
  25. Fenwick, MI — 43, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/grand-rapids-wyoming-kentwood-mi. Methodology.

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