Press Release

2022 Minor League Markets

Grand Rapids / Comstock Park, Michigan Rank #6

09/21/2022

6. Grand Rapids-Comstock, Mich.

■ TEAMS (FIRST SEASON): Class A West Michigan Whitecaps (1994), AHL Grand Rapids Griffins (1996), NBA G League Grand Rapids Gold (2014)
■ VENUES (YEAR OPENED): LMCU Ballpark (1994), Van Andel Arena (1996)
The reigning No. 1 was hurt this time around by a first-round knockout of the Griffins in the 2018 and 2019 playoffs and not qualifying last season. How much do playoffs help? In their 2017 championship run, they drew an extra 83,000 fans. The arena was renovated in 2020, and this summer’s relocation of the Gold from an old arena in the suburbs to Van Andel downtown should certainly provide the market a boost.

2022 Minor League Market Rankings

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1	Charleston, S.C.	100.00 100.00 100.00
2	Fort Wayne, Ind.	99.71 99.71 99.71
3	Tulsa, Okla.	92.27 92.27 92.27
4	Toledo, Ohio	87.75 87.75 87.75
5	Des Moines, Iowa	79.68 79.68 79.68
6	Grand Rapids-Comstock, Mich.	73.78 73.78 73.78
7	San Bernardino, Calif.	72.99 72.99 72.99
8	Quad Cities (Moline-Rock Island, Ill./Davenport-Bettendorf, Iowa)	70.29 70.29 70.29
9	Reading, Pa.	65.49 65.49 65.49
10	Greenville, S.C.	61.06 61.06 61.06
11	Greensboro-High Point, N.C.	60.24 60.24 60.24
12	Birmingham, Ala.	59.63 59.63 59.63
13	Knoxville-Kodak, Tenn.	59.61 59.61 59.61
14	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.	58.24 58.24 58.24
15	Omaha, Neb.	57.85 57.85 57.85
16	Winston-Salem, N.C.	56.67 56.67 56.67
17	Binghamton, N.Y.	56.00 56.00 56.00
18	Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa.	55.64 55.64 55.64
19	Peoria, Ill.	55.51 55.51 55.51
20	Norfolk, Va.	55.10 55.10 55.10
21	Albuquerque-Rio Rancho, N.M.	54.49 54.49 54.49
22	Sioux Falls, S.D.	54.30 54.30 54.30
23	Tacoma, Wash.	53.94 53.94 53.94
24	Rochester, N.Y.	52.62 52.62 52.62
25	North Little Rock, Ark.	50.45 50.45 50.45
26	Clearwater-Dunedin, Fla.	49.41 49.41 49.41
27	Lakeland, Fla.	49.31 49.31 49.31
28	Boise, Idaho	49.27 49.27 49.27
29	Modesto-Turlock, Calif.	47.74 47.74 47.74
30	Roanoke-Salem, Va.	46.98 46.98 46.98
31	Springfield, Mass.	46.55 46.55 46.55
32	Fort Myers-Estero, Fla.	46.16 46.16 46.16
33	Richmond, Va.	43.80 43.80 43.80
34	Pensacola, Fla.	43.48 43.48 43.48
35	Idaho Falls, Idaho	41.96 41.96 41.96
36	Huntsville, Ala.	41.40 41.40 41.40
37	Appleton, Wis.	40.43 40.43 40.43
38	Syracuse, N.Y.	39.72 39.72 39.72
39	Dayton, Ohio	39.17 39.17 39.17
40	Asheville, N.C.	39.04 39.04 39.04
41	Eugene, Ore.	38.86 38.86 38.86
42	Chattanooga, Tenn.	38.74 38.74 38.74
43	Colorado Springs, Colo.	37.90 37.90 37.90
44	Fresno, Calif.	36.19 36.19 36.19
45	Lynchburg, Va.	35.30 35.30 35.30
46	Akron, Ohio	34.83 34.83 34.83
47	Midland, Texas	34.76 34.76 34.76
48	Bridgewater-Piscataway Township, N.J.	34.19 34.19 34.19
49	Gwinnett-Duluth, Ga.	33.61 33.61 33.61
50	Augusta, S.C.	32.89 32.89 32.89