March 28, 201313 yr Does or has anyone lived there? Good things about the area? Bad things about the area? I may have a job offer for a position up there, and we're considering our options.
March 30, 201313 yr My cousin works there and commutes from Hudsonville. His wife works in Holland so they go in opposite directions. I don't have much information except it's growing and everything up there is owned by Amway and religious conservatives.
March 30, 201313 yr Grand Rapids is awesome from what I've seen. I'm actually holding a conference there in April, staying at the Amway Grand which is a beautiful hotel. Grand Rapids is a big mix of conservative (most of the rural parts of MI are), but with a pretty large hipster group that is growing from what I saw. They have some great neighborhoods in the downtown area when I drove around, and the downtown area is really nice from what I saw. And, they are pretty much the micro-brew capital of the Midwest, can't really beat that.
April 1, 201313 yr I lived in East Lansing for 2 years and Battle Creek for 1 year and one of my best friends lived in GR for 5 years so I've spent a lot of time there but that was all 15+ years ago. I would echo what others have already said: West Michigan as a whole is very religious/conservative but GR has a sizable progressive/hipster population. Very reasonable cost of living. Not bad on the cultural/museum stuff if you're into that, and like others said lots of good microbrews. Just far enough inland that they don't get as much lake effect snow as Benton Harbor/LaPorte/Michigan City but still snowier than the Illinois side of the lake.
April 1, 201313 yr GR is a beautiful city, the property value is decent but you can get alot for your money. Invest in a snowblower.
May 5, 201312 yr QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ May 3, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) So this is now happening. Good luck! Grand Rapids is a really nice city so I hope you enjoy it. I just held a conference there at the Amway Grand Plaza, super nice hotel if you need a place to stay for a few nights.
May 6, 201312 yr So this is now happening. Good luck! Not sure what kind of price range and commute you're looking for, but East GR along Lake Dr is an area with a lot of very nice older homes.
May 6, 201312 yr QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ May 3, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) So this is now happening. good luck buddy!
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