Grandville and Jenison sit across the Grand River from each other, southwest and west of Grand Rapids, Michigan, but on different sides of a county line. Both have large blocks of 1960s and 1970s housing. Describe your windows once and independent local window companies can reply with free quotes.
Get Free QuotesFigures from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates and the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey.
A city of 17,018 people in 2025, up 5.9% from 2020, about 6 miles southwest of downtown Grand Rapids. Its median home dates to 1978. The 1980s are the biggest decade at 20%, with 15% from the 1960s and 13% from the 1950s, so 52.3% of homes predate 1980. Owner-occupancy is 67.1%.
That mix means two kinds of jobs: postwar homes nearer the old downtown with original or patched windows, and 1980s houses where double-pane seals are failing.
Jenison is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Charter Township, which had 55,682 residents in 2025. It is about 7 miles west of downtown. Jenison's median home was built in 1973: 35% of homes went up in the 1970s and 26% in the 1960s, so 75.0% predate 1980. Owner-occupancy is 87.9%.
Few places around Grand Rapids have so many houses of the same age. Their windows tend to reach the end of their life at about the same time.
In split-levels and ranches from the 1960s and 1970s, the original sliders and casements are usually the first to go. Many owners switch bedrooms to double-hung or casement windows that tilt or swing in for cleaning, and keep a large picture window in the living room.
Because so much of this housing predates 1978, lead-safe practices come up on almost every job. Federal law requires the installer to be an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm on a pre-1978 home, and EPA runs that program in Michigan. Ask each company for the certification number with the quote.
Grandville and Jenison sit between Grand Rapids and the lakeshore. The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids notes that northwest and west-northwest winds favor Ottawa and Allegan counties for lake-effect snow, while west-southwest flow makes Kent the only inland county with notable heavier snow. Either way, this corridor gets its share, on top of the 77.6 inches a year the Grand Rapids airport averages.
For windows, that means long, cloudy, humid winters. Interior condensation, frost on aluminum frames and wet, softening wood sills are the usual signs. Glass rated for a northern climate helps. Kent County is almost certainly in ENERGY STAR's Northern zone, and Ottawa County is likely in the same band, so check the label on any window you are quoted. More on that is on the energy-efficient windows page.
Hudsonville, a city of 7,964 a few miles west of Jenison, has a younger housing stock (median year built 1982) and an 86.2% owner-occupancy rate. Requests there lean toward replacing builder-grade vinyl from the 1980s and 1990s. Georgetown Township outside Jenison is newer still, with a 1988 median. Installers serving Jenison often cover both.
Mainly the paperwork. Jenison is part of Georgetown Charter Township in Ottawa County, so permits and inspections go through the township or county building department, not a Kent County city. Ask your installer which office they will deal with and whether the permit fee is in the quote.
Most are replaced. Windows from that era are often aluminum sliders, early double-pane units or wood windows with worn sills, and by now many have been patched more than once. A few sound wood units can be repaired, but whole-house replacement is the common request in Jenison neighborhoods built in the 1960s and 1970s.
Many do, since Hudsonville is only a few miles west of Jenison along the same corridor. Put your town and ZIP code in the request so independent local companies that work that area can reply. Coverage depends on each company, so we cannot promise a particular installer will travel.
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