Arden Hills Plat
Walkable near top schools
Walkability 7.4/10·Schools 8.6/10
What surprises people about Arden Hills Plat is how efficiently compact nine acres can feel—you're steps from a grocery, a two-minute walk to dinner, and four minutes to coffee, yet the subdivision sits just 17 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids and only 12.5 minutes from Gerald R. Ford Airport. The Forest Hills Public Schools district serves the area. Homes run in the low $300s, which tends to catch people's attention given the proximity to amenities—within a mile you'll find 60 restaurants and 30 grocery stores, plus Leslie E. Tassell Park is an easy walk away. The walkability here skews practical rather than picturesque; errands are genuinely close, dining options abound, and you're not stranded without a car, which matters in West Michigan. It's the kind of place where you can live small but think big about where you actually need to be.
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Why people love it here
Walkability
Good
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Central High School
- High — 2.3 mi away
- Forest Hills
- 4 rated schools in district
Notable nearby
Based on 7 rated schools nearby
Range: 7/10 to 10/10
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
D&W Fresh Market
+1 more
Domino's Pizza
+1 more
Starbucks Coffee Company
Noto's Old World Italian Dining
+1 more
Leslie E. Tassell Park
+1 more
Unnamed playground
Walden Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Ada Township Trails
Shaggy Pines Dog Park Dog Park
Unnamed bike path
Ada - Grand River Launch
The Other Body Shop
Patterson/37th (SB)
Walgreens
Cacade Township Branch
Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall
Crime in Arden Hills Plat is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Kent County.
Kent County crime & safety stats →Expected Rent
$2,700/mo
$2,475 – $2,900 · estimated range
Local Government · area-wide
Cascade Charter Township
Source: cascadetwp.com · unconfirmed
Association and local-government details are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and state registries, and can change. Confirm directly with the association or municipality before relying on them.
Solar potential
~$877/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,397 kWh/yr · offsets ~61% of a typical home's use
Township/Grand Rapids regional water (developed); private well rural
Municipal water in developed corridors; rural on well.
Municipal sewer (developed); individual septic rural
Sewer in serviced areas; rural on septic.
Resident-arranged private hauler
Joint enhanced-services / community policing agreement with Ada & Grand Rapids Twps.
Services for Cascade Township · Source: cascadetwp.com
Utility, solar, and service details for Arden Hills Plat are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Leslie E. Tassell Park
0.4 mi
Parks Nearby
15
within 1 mile
🛒 Grocery(11)
D&W Fresh Market
Grocery Store
Harvest Health Foods
Grocery Store
Grocery Store
+8 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(8)
Domino's Pizza
Restaurant
The Pit Stop
Restaurant
Nabila's Sugar Shack
Restaurant
First Wok Chinese Restaurant
Restaurant
+3 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(12)
Scooter's Coffee
Café
Starbucks Coffee Company
Café
Jamnbean Coffee Company
Café
+9 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(20)
Noto's Old World Italian Dining
Bar
Tacos El Cuñado Cascade
Bar
JT's Pizza & Spirits
Bar
+17 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(12)
Goldfish Swim School
Forest Hills School
School
West Michigan Aviation Academy
+7 more within 5 miles
🌳 Parks(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(4)
Cascade Hospital for Animals Dog Park
Dog Park
Shaggy Pines Dog Park Dog Park
Dog Park
Dog Park in Country Brook Estates Area
Dog Park
+1 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(4)
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Bike Path
36th St To I-96 WB & I-96 Fwy Area Trail
Bike Path
+1 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(1)
Boat Launch
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
🏥 Hospitals(1)
Forest View Hospital
Hospital
📚 Libraries(3)
⚡ EV Charging(2)
EV Charging
ChargePoint
EV Charging
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Frequently asked about Arden Hills Plat
- What schools serve Arden Hills Plat?
- Arden Hills Plat is served by Forest Hills Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Central Middle School (9/10).
- Is Arden Hills Plat walkable?
- Arden Hills Plat scores 7.4/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.