85th Ave & Poplar St Area

The Mecosta riverfront runs right through here, and you can fish from your back yard while standing in your kitchen—which tells you everything about how close water and home life are stitched together. Properties sprawl across 2,469 acres of mixed woodland and open land, where deer and wild turkey wander through stands of oak and pine, and 18-acre parcels aren't unusual if you want genuine distance between yourself and the next mailbox. Brower Park sits adjacent, and Woodbeck Lake is practically at the property line. A grocery store is steps away, with another within a couple of miles, while restaurants require a short drive of about 1.2 miles. Homes here run from tiny houses under 500 square feet meant for downsizing to sprawling chalet-style builds with geo-thermal systems and cathedral ceilings, from fixer-uppers waiting for vision to move-in-ready single-floors built just a few years back. The whole stretch feels less like a neighborhood and more like a collection of small rural holds where the river, the land, and enough elbow room matter more than being close to anywhere else.