Forest Hills, Michigan

Back to Forest Hills, MI housing info, Kent County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Forest Hills, MI Kent County Population in July 2007: 21,953. Males: 10,935   (49.8%) Females: 11,018   (50.2%) Median resident age:   39.1 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years Zip codes: 49546. Estimated median household income in 2007: $93,670 (it was $87,266 in 2000) Forest Hills:   $93,670 Michigan:   $47,950 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $45,009 Forest Hills:   $45,009 Michigan:   $24,816 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $292,006 (it was $216,100 in 2000) Forest Hills:   $292,006 Michigan:   $153,100 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $356,277; Detached houses: $358,473; Townhouses or other attached units: $215,211; In 2-unit structures: $319,331; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,986; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $204,322 Forest Hills, MI residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Forest Hills: White Non-Hispanic (94.7%) Hispanic (0.9%) Two or more races (0.9%) Asian Indian (0.9%) Black (0.6%) Korean (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Forest Hills: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Forest Hills, Michigan on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Forest Hills is mentioned 240 times on our forum: Rental HOUSE in Forest Hills, Ada, NE GR, Rockford,  (1 reply) Western Michigan People  (80 replies) Grand Rapids: bad areas?  (67 replies) Are you happy to live in Grand Rapids?  (81 replies) Lansing or Ann Arbor  (50 replies) 16 Mile?  (187 replies) Ancestries: German (25.0%), Dutch (20.3%), English (16.3%), Irish (14.3%), Polish (7.9%), Italian (4.8%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 49.4 square miles. Population density: 445 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Forest Hills, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Forest Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.5 miles away from the Forest Hills place center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the place center killed 5 people and injured 142 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Forest Hills-area historical earthquake activity is above Michigan state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.2 miles away from Forest Hills center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Forest Hills, MI

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Notable location: Forest Hills Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Center: Cascade Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Forest Hills include: Snow Church (A), Thornwood Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ada Cemetery (1), Findlay Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Paradise Lake (A), Quiggle Lake (B), Walden Lake (C), Wood Lake (D), Laraway Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Sunny Creek (A), Honey Creek (B), Thornapple River (C), Egypt Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Forest Hills include: Chief Hazy Cloud County Park (1), Lion Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	85.1%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	2.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

This place:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest Hills, MI

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5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,235 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($289 average AGI)

Kent County:	0.09%
Michigan average:	0.10%

from Ottawa County, MI	0.82% ($36,905 average AGI)
from Allegan County, MI	0.21% ($30,313)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.19% ($30,428)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,730 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)

Kent County:	0.06%
Michigan average:	0.05%

to Ottawa County, MI	0.94% ($48,103 average AGI)
to Allegan County, MI	0.24% ($40,250)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.23% ($33,522)

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