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Byron Forest Estates

Highly rated schools nearby

Published by Atlas — Grand Rapids Real Estate · data computed by Atlas · reviewed under Jon Hazeltine, Broker Associate (MI #6502432782)
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Walkability 4.8/10·Schools 7.8/10

🏙️11 mito Downtown GR(~22 min drive)
🏞️31 mito Lake Michigan(~1h 3m drive)

The drive in from the highway winds through rolling residential streets, and you feel the shift the moment you turn onto Byron Forest—suddenly there's more breathing room, more trees, the lots opening up to something that feels less like suburban density and more like actual land. The subdivision spreads across 10 acres with Byron Center Public Schools serving the area, and you're close enough to downtown Grand Rapids that an 18-minute commute is realistic, yet far enough out that the everyday hum of the city fades to background noise. There's a grocery store and a coffee shop both within a 13-minute walk, and if you're hungry, 42 restaurants sit within a mile—enough variety that you're never eating the same thing twice unless you want to. Byron Township Bicentennial Park is just over a mile away for a quick outdoor break. It's the kind of place where you get land and access without feeling like you've driven to the edge of the world.

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🎓Schools
80

Byron Center High School

  • High — 0.8 mi away
  • Byron Center
  • 4 rated schools in district
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7.8
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 5 rated schools nearby

Range: 7/10 to 8/10

School District: Byron Center Public Schools

8Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 583 students · 22:1 · Assigned · 0.9 mi
8Byron Center High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 1,339 students · 22:1 · Assigned · 0.8 mi
8Byron Center West Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-09 · 673 students · 22:1 · Assigned · 1.6 mi
7Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 03-07 · 702 students · 23:1 · Assigned · 0.2 mi

Walkability

4.8

Fair

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands— Grocery, pharmacy
5.9
🍽️Dining— Restaurants, cafes, bars
5.8
🌳Nature— Parks, trails
1.1
🚌Transit— Bus stops, stations
0.0
💪Fitness— Gyms, recreation
0.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

🛒Grocery Stores
Walkable

Family Fare

15 minwalk· 6 min bike· 3 min drive
Russo | Italian Restaurant + Market
7 mindrive
Save-A-Lot
9 mindrive
🍽️Restaurants
Walkable

Peppino's Pizza of Byron Center

11 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
China Kitchen
14 minwalk
Mamma Mineo's Pizza
14 minwalk
Subway
6 minbike

+1 more

☕Coffee Shops
Walkable

Dino Daisy Play Cafe

15 minwalk· 5 min bike· 3 min drive
Starbucks Coffee Company
15 minwalk
Full Circle Coffee
7 minbike
Byron Center Nutrition
7 minbike
🍺Bars & Breweries
Bikeable

Alebird Taphouse and Brewery

7 minbike· 20 min walk· 3 min drive
Railside Golf Club | Alder & Iron Restaurant
4 mindrive
Monelli's Italian Grill & Sports Bar
8 mindrive
Country Side Inn
8 mindrive

+1 more

🌳Parks
Bikeable

Byron Township Whistlestop Park

10 minbike· 27 min walk· 7 min drive
Byron Township Bicentennial Park
4 mindrive
DOUGLAS WALKER COUNTY PARK
5 mindrive
Douglas Walker Park
5 mindrive
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Unnamed playground

9 minbike· 23 min walk· 3 min drive
Byron Township Bicentennial Park Playground
9 minbike
DOUGLAS WALKER COUNTY PARK Playground
4 mindrive
🏞️Lakes & Water
Quick drive

Providence Lake

7 mindrive· 19 min bike
Van Singel Lake
7 mindrive
Whispering Springs Lake
14 mindrive
Huckleberry Lake
13 mindrive
🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

13 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Short drive

Connector to Kent Trails

5 mindrive· 13 min bike
🚴Bike Paths
Bikeable

Kent Trails

8 minbike· 23 min walk· 4 min drive
🚌Transit Stops
Quick drive

Metro Way/Byron Center (EB)

7 mindrive
Metro Way/ER (EB
7 mindrive
Metro Way/Metro Ct (NB)
8 mindrive
💊Pharmacies
Bikeable

Walgreens

6 minbike· 16 min walk· 3 min drive
📚Libraries
Bikeable

Kent District Library - Byron Center Branch

8 minbike· 22 min walk· 3 min drive
Dorr Township Library
9 mindrive
👶Daycares
Bikeable

daycare

9 minbike· 24 min walk· 3 min drive
Kiddie Academy of Wyoming
11 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Celebration! Cinema RiverTown Crossings

15 mindrive
Celebration Cinema South
14 mindrive

Crime in Byron Forest Estates 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.

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Expected Rent

$1,575/mo

$1,300 – $1,850 · wider-area estimate

Local Government · area-wide

Byron Township

616-878-9104Website

Source: byrontownship.org · unconfirmed

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

~$873/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system

Produces ~6,369 kWh/yr · offsets ~61% of a typical home's use

Water

Byron-Gaines Utility Authority

BGUA manages water/sewer; rural fringe on private well. 1381 84th St SE.

Sewer

Byron-Gaines Utility Authority

BGUA sewer in serviced areas; rural on septic.

Trashunconfirmed

Resident-arranged private hauler

Electricvaries by address

Consumers Energy Co · ~13.7¢/kWh

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Natural Gasvaries by address

Consumers Energy / DTE Energy

Verify by address.

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Police

Kent County Sheriff's Office (South Substation)

South Substation serves Gaines/Caledonia/Byron Twps.

Fire

Byron Township Fire Department

Responded to 2,095 calls in 2025.

Services for Byron Township · Source: gainestownship.org

Utility, solar, and service details for Byron Forest Estates 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.

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Byron Township Bicentennial Park

1.0 mi

Parks Nearby

5

within 1 mile

🛒 Grocery(8)

Family Fare

Grocery Store

0.6 mimap

Russo | Italian Restaurant + Market

Grocery Store

2.3 mimap

Save-A-Lot

Grocery Store

3.6 mimap

+5 more within 5 miles

🍕 Restaurants(8)

Peppino's Pizza of Byron Center

Restaurant

0.5 mimap

China Kitchen

Restaurant

0.6 mimap

Mamma Mineo's Pizza

Restaurant

0.6 mimap
Subway

Fast Food

0.6 mimap

Byron Family Restaurant

Restaurant

0.7 mimap

+3 more within 5 miles

☕ Coffee(13)

Dino Daisy Play Cafe

Café

0.6 mimap

Starbucks Coffee Company

Café

0.6 mimap

Full Circle Coffee

Café

0.7 mimap

+10 more within 5 miles

🍺 Bars(8)

Alebird Taphouse and Brewery

Pub

0.8 mimap

Railside Golf Club | Alder & Iron Restaurant

Bar

1.5 mimap

Country Side Inn

Bar

3.4 mimap

+5 more within 5 miles

🏫 Schools(24)

Byron Center Christian School

0.3 mimap

Byron Center High School

School

0.8 mimap
Brown Elementary School

School

0.9 mimap

Robert L Nickels Intermediate School

1.3 mimap

West Middle School

School

1.6 mimap

+19 more within 5 miles

🌳 Parks(4)

Byron Township Bicentennial Park

1.0 mimap

Byron Township Whistlestop Park

1.2 mimap
Douglas Walker County Park

Park

1.4 mimap

+1 more within 5 miles

🚴 Trails(2)

Unnamed bike_path

Bike Path

0.9 mimap

Kent Trails

Bike Path

0.9 mimap

🚌 Transit(29)

68th/Special Olympics - Michigan (EB)

Transit Stop

3.4 mimap
Metro Way/ER (EB

Transit Stop

3.4 mimap
Metro Way/Metro Ct (NB)

Transit Stop

3.5 mimap

+26 more within 5 miles

💊 Pharmacies(3)

Walgreens

Pharmacy

0.6 mimap

Walgreens

Pharmacy

3.5 mimap

Walgreens

Pharmacy

4.0 mimap

👶 Childcare(2)

Little Fliers Childcare and Development Center

Childcare Center

0.9 mimap

Kiddie Academy of Wyoming

Childcare Center

4.7 mimap

🏥 Hospitals(2)

Mercy Health Southwest Campus

Hospital

3.1 mimap
University of Michigan Health - West

Hospital

3.5 mimap

📚 Libraries(1)

Kent District Library - Byron Center Branch

0.8 mimap
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What schools serve Byron Forest Estates?
Byron Forest Estates is served by Byron Center Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Brown Elementary School (8/10).
Is Byron Forest Estates walkable?
Byron Forest Estates scores 4.8/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.

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