Bell'S Idlewild
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Schools 3.7/10
What might surprise you about this stretch of West Michigan is how close Lake Michigan truly is—just a mile and a half away—yet how removed it feels from the busier resort zones that ring the shoreline. The neighborhood spreads across quiet residential blocks with room to breathe, the kind of place where a short drive gets you to Hungerford Lake Recreation Area if you're in the mood for a proper outing. The real pull, though, is simpler: you're genuinely near the water without the crush of it, close enough that the air shifts on certain mornings, far enough that daily life moves at its own pace.
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- 🌊Clear Lake — 23.7 mi away
Based on 3 rated schools nearby
Range: 3/10 to 4/10
School District: Baldwin Community Schools
Crime in Bell'S Idlewild 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 Lake County.
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- What schools serve Bell'S Idlewild?
- Bell'S Idlewild is served by Baldwin Community Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Baldwin Elementary School (4/10).
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