Brookside Forest
Easy outdoor access
Walkability 3.4/10·Schools 4.1/10
You're looking at a 13-acre subdivision where the bones are solid: two minutes on foot to the nearest transit stop, a six-minute walk to Kent Trails if you want to actually move your body on purpose, and enough restaurants within a mile (108, but who's counting) that you'll never cook the same thing twice unless you really want to. Coffee shops are a twelve-minute walk, which is fine because you'll probably drive there anyway, and the grocery store's about a mile out. Downtown Grand Rapids sits 13.9 minutes away, close enough that you can pretend you live in the city without the city living in your walls. Wyoming Public Schools serves the area, and you're situated in what was historically part of the Dok Park Replat Area, which is the kind of detail that matters if you care about subdivision lineage. The airport's under twenty-four minutes out, which means the weeknight dinner runs and weekend getaways stay logistically simple.
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Why people love it here
Park-rich area
- 17 parks within 1 mile
- Kent Trails: 8 min walk
- KENT TRAILS SPARTAN INDUSTRIAL TRAILHEAD: 11 min bike
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
KENT TRAILS
0.3 mi
Parks Nearby
17
within 1 mile
Based on 7 rated schools nearby
Range: 3/10 to 5/10
School District: Wyoming Public Schools
Walkability
Limited
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Target Grocery
The Grand Rapids Fishery
+1 more
Tea Trade Cafe
+1 more
Park Center Lanes
+1 more
KENT TRAILS SPARTAN INDUSTRIAL TRAILHEAD
Unnamed playground
Whispering Springs Lake
+1 more
Georgetown Community Park Beach
RiverTown Mall Trail
dog_park
Kent Trails
Grandville Launch
Transformation Personal Fitness
+1 more
Byron Center/38th (SB)
+1 more
Walgreens
KDL Wyoming Branch
Kelloggsville Early Childhood Learning Center
Celebration! Cinema RiverTown Crossings
Crime in Brookside Forest 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
$775/mo
$675 – $875 · estimated range
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
~$886/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,462 kWh/yr · offsets ~62% of a typical home's use
Resident-arranged private hauler
Garbage supplied by individual contractors to homeowners; city runs yard-waste drop-off.
Wyoming Department of Public Safety (Police)
Police/fire administration merged into Dept of Public Safety in 2014.
Services for Wyoming · Source: wyomingmi.gov
Utility, solar, and service details for Brookside Forest 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.
🛒 Grocery(28)
+25 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(8)
The Grand Rapids Fishery
Restaurant
Pizza Hut
Restaurant
Fast Food
Tacos El Cuñado
Restaurant
Papa Johns Pizza
Restaurant
+3 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(14)
+11 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(22)
+19 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(27)
Wyoming Adult Education & Regional Center
Huntington Woods Early Child Center
West Elementary School
School
Gladiola Elementary School
School
+22 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(7)
Transformation Personal Fitness
Fitness Center
Anytime Fitness
Fitness Center
Fitness Center
+4 more within 5 miles
🌳 Parks(4)
Calvin Crest Park
Charles Lemery Park
Kent Trails Spartan Industrial Trailhead
Park
+1 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(2)
🚴 Trails(1)
Kent Trails
Bike Path
⛵ Boat Launches(3)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(8)
+5 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(2)
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Frequently asked about Brookside Forest
- What schools serve Brookside Forest?
- Brookside Forest is served by Wyoming Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Wyoming High School (5/10).
- Is Brookside Forest walkable?
- Brookside Forest scores 3.4/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.