Neighborhood Madness 2026
East SideRound of 16 Closes Sun, Sep 20, 4 AMOpens Tue, Sep 15
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Every vote for Heritage Hill counts ×1.21 · Midtown ×1.01 — sized so small and large neighborhoods fight fair.

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Spirit-weighted scoring

Heritage Hill

Votes0
Handicap ×1.21= 0
Side-quest pts
Spirit score0
50%

Midtown

Votes0
Handicap ×1.01= 0
Side-quest pts
Spirit score0
50%
How scoring works — why votes are weighted

Bigger neighborhoods have more residents, so they'd rack up more raw votes no matter what. To keep this a fair fight, every neighborhood gets a handicap — like in golf — based on its size. Smaller neighborhoods get a boost; larger ones are scaled down. The winner is whoever rallies the biggest share of their community, not whoever simply has the most people.

score = round(votes × handicap) + side-quest points

  • Heritage Hill: ×1.21 · 951 residential parcels
  • Midtown: ×1.01 · 1,366 residential parcels

The handicap is set from neighborhood size (home count) only — never from who lives there. It's locked in when the bracket starts and is the same for every matchup.

Who's backing them

Heritage Hill0 businesses
No businesses on the roster yet — be the first to back Heritage Hill.
Midtown0 businesses
No businesses on the roster yet — be the first to back Midtown.

Local businesses rally their neighborhood — no money involved, just hometown pride.

Side quests this matchup

Heritage Hill
No side quests yet. Champion is still cooking up wildcards for this matchup.
Midtown
No side quests yet. Champion is still cooking up wildcards for this matchup.

Side quests are 100-pt boosts on top of the vote. Each side gets up to 3 — different kinds, same ceiling.

Captains & champions

Heritage Hill
Captain
none assigned
Champion (agent)
Jade poortenga
Midtown
Captain
none assigned
Champion (agent)
Jon Hazeltine

Vital stats

Heritage Hill
vs
Midtown
6.3
Walkability (0–10)
8
$411K
Median sale price
$285K
160
Parks within 1mi
80
35
Rated schools
31
Grand Rapids Public Schools
School district
Grand Rapids Public Schools

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