Browning Claytor Townhomes
Walkable and connected
Walkability 6.2/10·Schools 3.9/10
It sits right on Madison Avenue SE, close enough to downtown Grand Rapids that you're downtown in under seven minutes, yet the neighborhood has the feel of somewhere with actual breathing room—nine parks within a mile, including Rasberry Field just an eight-minute walk away. The naming carries weight here: Browning Claytor honors two pioneering Black physicians who shaped Grand Rapids medicine, Dr. Eugene Browning and Dr. Robert Claytor, whose legacy includes the Trinity Health Browning Claytor Health Center steps away on the same block. Walk out your door and you're in the thick of things—thirty-six restaurants within a mile, a grocery within eleven minutes on foot, a transit stop essentially at your threshold. The community is small, sitting on just over an acre, which means it has a kind of intentional scale rather than sprawl. Grand Rapids Public Schools serve the area. The location itself does the work: you get proximity to the city's pulse without isolation from the larger county, and if you need to reach Gerald R. Ford Airport, it's about twenty-three minutes north. These townhomes run in the affordable housing range, the kind of place where the location and the access are the real story—where you're not trading walkability or convenience for a foothold in a neighborhood with actual roots.
Why people love it here
Very walkable
- Madison/Hall (NB): 0 min walk
- 15 places within a 10 min walk
Park-rich area
- 45 parks within 1 mile
- Alexander Park: 12 min walk
- Rasberry Field: 12 min walk
Walkability
Good
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Great Giant Supermarket
+1 more
New China Carry Out (Order Online Available)
+1 more
Blossom Cafe GR
My Place Bar
+1 more
Alexander Park
+1 more
Unnamed playground
Fisk Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Plaster Creek Trail
dog_park
+1 more
Clemente Park Trail
Butterworth Park Launch
Planet Fitness
+1 more
Madison/Hall (NB)
+1 more
CVS Pharmacy
Madison Square Library
+1 more
daycare
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Rasberry Field
0.4 mi
Parks Nearby
45
within 1 mile
Based on 28 rated schools nearby
Range: 1/10 to 8/10
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Crime in Browning Claytor Townhomes 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 →Units
11
Complex Size
1.1 ac
11 units
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
~$884/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,451 kWh/yr · offsets ~61% of a typical home's use
City of Grand Rapids Water System
Regional water provider serving ~280,000 across Kent and Ottawa counties.
City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services (Water Resource Recovery Facility)
WRRF treats ~40 MGD of wastewater.
City of Grand Rapids Refuse & Recycling
City-run refuse/recycling cart program for residents.
Consumers Energy Co · ~13.7¢/kWh
Investor-owned utility serving the region.
Confirm by addressDTE Energy
DTE Gas serves much of Grand Rapids natural gas; verify by address.
Confirm by addressServices for Grand Rapids · Source: grandrapidsmi.gov
Utility, solar, and service details for Browning Claytor Townhomes 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(30)
Great Giant Supermarket
Grocery Store
Hall Street Party Store
Grocery Store
Grocery Store
+27 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(18)
New China Carry Out (Order Online Available)
Restaurant
Keke’s Kitchen
Restaurant
Big 50 & Lil' Jay Bbq
Restaurant
Tacos El Chavo
Restaurant
Ke ke & Kitchen
Restaurant
+13 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(17)
+14 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(21)
My Place Bar
Bar
Arvon Brewing Co. - GR Taproom
Bar
Sophisticated Gentelmen & ladies Auxiliary club
Bar
+18 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(28)
Jefferson School
South High School
School
Our Lady of Sorrows School
Madison Park School
+23 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(12)
Fitness Center
8th Day Gym
Fitness Center
Fitness Center
+9 more within 5 miles
🌳 Parks(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(8)
Dog Park in Kragt Plat Area
Dog Park
Wyoming Dog Park Dog Park
Dog Park
Hillcrest Dog Park
Dog Park
+5 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(2)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(16)
+13 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(3)
📚 Libraries(12)
+9 more within 5 miles
Frequently asked about Browning Claytor Townhomes
- What schools serve Browning Claytor Townhomes?
- Browning Claytor Townhomes is served by Grand Rapids Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Center for Economicology (8/10).
- Is Browning Claytor Townhomes walkable?
- Browning Claytor Townhomes scores 6.2/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.