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Radon in Grand Rapids, Michigan

EPA puts Kent County, where Grand Rapids is, in Zone 2, its middle radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

Data checked By Radon411Methodology

Predicted
Zone 2Moderate predicted potential
Measured
16.5%of 8,449 tests reported to CDC for Kent County (2008 to 2017, laboratory) were at or above 4 pCi/L
Your home
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The data

Grand Rapids, What is published

What is published for Grand Rapids

Information:

Radon data is published by county, not by city

Radon data is published by county, not by city. EPA assigns radon zones to counties, and CDC publishes radon test figures by county. Neither publishes a figure for Grand Rapids, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.

Kent County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 201,183 people live in Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Counties

The county Grand Rapids lies in

Measured

Each county's own EPA zone and its own published CDC figures for 2008 to 2017, laboratory, the newest period any of them has. A county without a figure for that period is shown without one, never with a figure from another year.

Kent CountyZone 2Moderate predicted potential

16.5%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
1.8 pCi/L
Median reported result
8,449 tests
Tests reported to CDC
0
Annual years on file

The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2008 to 2017, laboratory was 1.8 pCi/L in Kent County.

CDC counts radon tests that were reported to it, not homes, and figures from few tests can swing widely from year to year. Each county’s report has its full history.

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2008 to 2017, laboratory.

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Area data, not a test of the building.

Local help

Grand Rapids, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Grand Rapids

Businesses whose listed city is Grand Rapids, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

2 listings with Grand Rapids as the city. See radon testing in Grand Rapids, or all radon professionals in Michigan.

Grand Rapids, Local resources

Local resources for Grand Rapids

Who to ask in Michigan: its radon program, test kits and professionals.

What it means

Grand Rapids, Questions

Questions about radon in Grand Rapids

What radon zone is Grand Rapids in?

EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Kent County is in Zone 2 (moderate predicted potential). A zone is a prediction for a whole county and never tells you the level in one home.

How many radon tests come back high in Grand Rapids' counties?

For 2008 to 2017, laboratory, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 16.5% in Kent County (8,449 tests). Each is that county's own figure, counting tests reported to CDC, not homes. Radon411 does not average or combine them into a figure for the city.

Should I test my home in Grand Rapids?

Yes. Testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. How to test a home.

The answers use the published figures of Kent County, the county Grand Rapids lies in.