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Bay Meadows Area

Great schools with outdoor access

🏙️28 mito Downtown GR
🏞️19 mito Lake Michigan
🌳Top 21% park access
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🌊Nature & Outdoors

Near the water

  • Lake Macatawa — 1.4 mi
  • 5 parks within 1 mile
  • Winstrom Park and Nature Preserve Trail: 6 min walk
💰Home Values

$503K median

  • 52 sales in last 12mo
  • $111K median household income
  • 93% owner-occupied
🎓Schools
60

Above average schools

  • West Ottawa Public School District
  • 9 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 9/10
🛝Walk to a playground

Bay Meadows Area sprawls across 2,013 acres of Park township with the kind of low-density feel that comes from genuine space between houses—traditional brick homes on land, not stacked tight. You're about 30 minutes from Grand Haven beach and considerably closer to Lake Macatawa, which sits 1.4 miles away with a boat launch just under a mile south. A coffee shop is steps away, and forty-some restaurants live within a mile, so the area isn't isolated, but it doesn't announce itself loudly either. Schools fall under West Ottawa Public School District. Homes here run around $503K. What actually defines this place is Winstrom Park and Nature Preserve—a four-minute walk from most addresses—and the fact that five parks cluster within a mile, threading through the neighborhood like it was built around them rather than the other way around.

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Median Rent

52 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Winstrom Park and Nature Preserve

0.2 mi

Parks Nearby

5

within 1 mile

Nearest Lake

Lake Macatawa

1.4 mi

Nearby Schools

6.0
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 9 rated schools nearby

Range: 3/10 to 9/10

Elementary

7

K-5 nearby

Middle

0

6-8 nearby

High School

2

9-12 nearby

School District: West Ottawa Public School District

9Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 296 students · 12:1 · 0.0 mi
6West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 09-12 · 2,196 students · 20:1 · 0.0 mi
4Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 646 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi

52 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

Data sources: sales, schools, census · Updated 4/19/2026