In Kent County, Michigan, which covers Grand Rapids, we have measured 48,979 parcels on septic and 145,669 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Grand Rapids on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County, Michigan. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 42.961156, -85.65557 and its land area at 44.78 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | 3 | 48,979 | 145,669 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Kent County, Michigan is small, at 3 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Grand Rapids property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 48,979 of 194,648 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Grand Rapids address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. The county publishes a records portal that we were able to search without creating an account, which makes checking a specific parcel something you can do yourself in a few minutes.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Grand Rapids | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Grand Rapids | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Grand Rapids | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Grand Rapids | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Grand Rapids | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Grand Rapids | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Grand Rapids | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Grand Rapids | whether raw land can take a system at all |
These are real businesses we hold an address for, not a ranked or paid list. We take no fee and list nobody preferentially. Confirm current licensing with your county or state before hiring.
With an address in Grand Rapids itself
| Business | Town on file | Phone | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Plumbing | Grand Rapids | (616) 988-5514 | 3.0 (2) |
| Rudd's Septic Service | Grand Rapids | (616) 897-8560 | — |
| Septic Savers of West Michigan | Grand Rapids | (616) 259-6341 | — |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Kent County, Michigan, which covers Grand Rapids, we have measured 48,979 parcels on septic and 145,669 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Grand Rapids on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Grand Rapids is in Kent County, Michigan.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Grand Rapids’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Grand Rapids.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Kent County, Michigan.