{"id":11941,"date":"2022-05-24T08:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/?p=11941"},"modified":"2022-05-24T08:44:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:44:36","slug":"grand-rapids-mi-voted-16th-best-place-to-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/grand-rapids-mi-voted-16th-best-place-to-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Rapids, MI Voted 16th Best Place to Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/michigan\/grand-rapids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"US News Reports\">US News Reports<\/a> | By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/topics\/author\/anna-gustafson\">Anna Gustafson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grand Rapids, Michigan Overall Score 6.6\/10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/rankings\/best-places-to-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>#16<\/strong> in <strong>Best Places to Live<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/rankings\/best-places-to-retire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>#28<\/strong> in <strong>Best Places to Retire<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/rankings\/best-places-to-live-in-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>#2<\/strong> in <strong>Best Places to Live in Michigan<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/rankings\/cheapest-places-to-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>#11<\/strong> in <strong>Cheapest Places to Live<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/rankings\/best-places-to-live-for-quality-of-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>#18<\/strong> in <strong>Best Places to Live for Quality of Life<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-live-here\">What\u2019s it like to live in Grand Rapids, MI?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand Rapids has an affinity for public art, and its craft brewery scene is one of the best in the nation. A scenic spot perched on the Grand River \u2013 Michigan&#8217;s longest waterway \u2013 Grand Rapids has evolved from its 19th-century roots as a hub of furniture production to the modern-day metro area that is attracting college students and young families with its healthy job market, affordable housing and outdoor recreational activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rankings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. News analyzed 150 metro areas in the United States to find the best places to live based on the quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people&#8217;s desire to live there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/michigan\/grand-rapids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Click here for the rest of the story!\">Click here for the rest of the story!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wanna see more great articles? <\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/health-insurance-for-michigan-families-managing-chronic-conditions\/\">Health Insurance for Michigan Families Managing Chronic Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/how-life-insurance-can-support-long-term-care-planning-without-replacing-it\/\">How Life Insurance Can Support Long-Term Care Planning Without Replacing It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-your-vehicle-is-totaled-understanding-the-auto-insurance-claims-process\/\">What Happens If Your Vehicle Is Totaled, Understanding the Auto Insurance Claims Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/why-now-is-a-smart-time-for-michigan-businesses-to-review-liability-coverage-before-spring-foot-traffic-increases\/\">Why Now Is a Smart Time for Michigan Businesses to Review Liability Coverage Before Spring Foot Traffic Increases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/snowstorms-and-roof-damage-is-your-michigan-home-covered\/\">Snowstorms and Roof Damage: Is Your Michigan Home Covered?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Rapids scores high! #16 in Best Places to Live,  #28 in Best Places to Retire, #2 in Best Places to Live in Michigan, #11 in Cheapest Places to Live, #18 in Best Places to Live for Quality of Life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050,342,1,2],"tags":[2056,2055,15,2054,4,1879,71,2057,62],"class_list":["post-11941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enews","category-home-insurance","category-insurance","category-shield-blog","tag-affordable-housing","tag-best-place-to-live","tag-business","tag-grand-rapids-mi","tag-home-insurance","tag-jobs","tag-michigan","tag-rankings","tag-shield-insurance-agency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11941"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11946,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11941\/revisions\/11946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}