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Arden Hills Plat

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Strong schools draw families here

🏙️9 mito Downtown GR
🏞️38 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 10% walkability
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🎓Schools
83

Top-rated schools

  • Forest Hills Public Schools
  • 9 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 10/10
💰Home Values

$462K median

  • Census estimate
  • $135K median household income
  • 89% owner-occupied
🚶Walkability
64

Very walkable

  • Cacade Township Branch: 3 min walk
  • 7 places within a 10 min walk
🚴Bike path access

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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Nearby Schools

8.3
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 9 rated schools nearby

Range: 6/10 to 10/10

Elementary

6

K-5 nearby

Middle

1

6-8 nearby

High School

2

9-12 nearby

School District: Forest Hills Public Schools

9Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 07-08 · 526 students · 21:1 · 0.0 mi
9Central High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 1,053 students · 21:1 · 0.0 mi
8Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-04 · 491 students · 19:1 · 0.0 mi
8Central Woodlands 56 SchoolMiddle · 05-06 · 453 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi

Walkability

6.4

Good

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
8.0
🍽️Dining
6.4
🌳Nature
3.0
🚌Transit
0.0
💪Fitness
0.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Short walk

D&W Fresh Market

5 minwalk· 3 min bike· 2 min drive
🍽️Restaurants
Short walk

The Pit Stop

5 minwalk· 2 min bike· 2 min drive
Coffee Shops
Short walk

Starbucks

8 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
🌳Parks
Walkable

Leslie E. Tassell Park

12 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Unnamed playground

8 minbike· 22 min walk· 3 min drive
Lions Park Playground
7 mindrive
🏞️Lakes & Water
Short drive

Laraway Lake

4 mindrive· 13 min bike
🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

12 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Quick drive

Ada Township Trails

10 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Easy walk

Unnamed bike_path

4 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
36th St To I-96 WB & I-96 Fwy Area Trail
4 minwalk
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Ada - Grand River Launch

11 mindrive
Campau Lake Launch
13 mindrive
Knapp Street Bridge Launch
15 mindrive
Golf Courses
Quick drive

Watermark Country Club

6 mindrive
Quail Ridge Golf Club
11 mindrive
Unnamed golf_course
9 mindrive
Cascade Hills Country Club
10 mindrive
💪Gyms & Fitness
Quick drive

The Other Body Shop

7 mindrive
Planet Fitness
9 mindrive
🚌Transit Stops
Quick drive

Patterson/37th (SB)

6 mindrive
Patterson/40th (SB)
7 mindrive
💊Pharmacies
Short walk

Walgreens

7 minwalk· 3 min bike· 2 min drive
📚Libraries
Easy walk

Cacade Township Branch

3 minwalk· 2 min bike· 2 min drive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall

9 mindrive
Data sources: schools · Updated 4/19/2026