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Subdivision34.1 acres

Breton Valley

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️5 mito Downtown GR
🏞️33 mito Lake Michigan
💰Top 22% home values
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🎓Schools
47

Average schools

  • Excel Charter Academy
  • 22 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 9/10
💰Home Values

$500K median

  • 2 recent sales
  • $67K median household income
  • 59% owner-occupied
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Nature access

  • 2 parks within 1 mile
  • Shaffer Ave & 36th St Area Trail: 8 min walk
  • Stanaback Park Trail: 13 min walk

Breton Valley sits right in the Shaffer Ave & 36th St Area, where you're close enough to downtown Grand Rapids that a 14-minute drive gets you there, but far enough out that you've still got room to breathe on 34 acres of residential space. Homes here run around $500K, and the location pulls its weight—there's a transit stop steps away if you need it, a coffee shop and restaurant within about a 10-minute walk, and honestly, 138 restaurants within a mile means you're never stuck wondering what's for dinner. Two parks are within walking distance, including Stanaback Park just a 10-minute walk over, and if you need to hit Gerald R. Ford Airport, you're looking at 12 and a half minutes. Kids go to Excel Charter Academy, and the neighborhood has that mix of convenience and access that makes the commute feel less like a drag.

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Median home price: $500,000

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Median Rent

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

Nearby Schools

4.7
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 22 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

Elementary

15

K-5 nearby

Middle

4

6-8 nearby

High School

3

9-12 nearby

School District: Excel Charter Academy

6Excel Charter AcademyOther · K-12 · 784 students · 21:1 · 0.8 mi

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Stanaback Park

0.5 mi

Parks Nearby

2

within 1 mile

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

Data sources: schools · Updated 4/22/2026