Community

Cascade

Median $517K·Walk Score 8.6/10·Schools 8.5/10

Walkable with great nature access

🏙️9 mito Downtown GR
🏞️38 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 0% walkability💰Top 20% home values
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🌊Nature & Outdoors

Near the water

  • Laraway Lake — 1.3 mi
  • 15 parks within 1 mile
  • Leslie E. Tassell Park: 3 min walk
  • Cascade Rd & Burton St Area Trail: 9 min walk
🚶Walkability
86

Walker's paradise

  • The Gathering Place Restaurant: 0 min walk
  • 13 places within a 10 min walk

The Thornapple River cuts through this area like a generous line drawn between two worlds—east and west—and if you end up here, you'll understand why people stake claims on both sides of it. Spacious lots, mature trees, and homes that don't apologize for their square footage are the baseline. The area sits about 15 minutes southeast of downtown, close enough to the city's pull but far enough that you're living on land, not in its shadow.

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

Nearby Schools

8.5
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 17 rated schools nearby

Range: 7/10 to 10/10

9Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 07-08 · 526 students · 21:1 · 0.0 mi
9Central High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 1,053 students · 21:1 · 0.0 mi
8Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-04 · 491 students · 19:1 · 0.0 mi
8Central Woodlands 56 SchoolMiddle · 05-06 · 453 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi

Environment & Amenities

Nearest Park

Leslie E. Tassell Park

0.1 mi

Parks Nearby

15

within 1 mile

Nearest Lake

Laraway Lake

1.3 mi

Walkability

8.6

Excellent

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
10.0
🍽️Dining
9.6
🌳Nature
4.2
🚌Transit
0.0
💪Fitness
0.0

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

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Easy walk

Harvest Health Foods

4 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
D&W Fresh Market
12 minwalk
Walmart Supercenter
9 minbike
Meijer
5 mindrive

+1 more

🍽️Restaurants
Easy walk

The Gathering Place Restaurant

<1 minwalk· <1 min bike· <1 min drive
Frosty Boy of Cascade
<1 minwalk
Cascade Roadhouse
3 minwalk
Coffee Shops
Easy walk

Jamnbean Coffee Company

1 minwalk· <1 min bike· <1 min drive
Starbucks
6 minwalk
🍺Bars & Breweries
Short walk

JT's Pizza & Spirits

5 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
Noto's Old World Italian Dining
10 minwalk
Tacos El Cuñado Cascade
12 minwalk
Shepards Grill & Tavern
6 minbike

+1 more

🌳Parks
Easy walk

Leslie E. Tassell Park

3 minwalk· 2 min bike· <1 min drive
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Unnamed playground

7 minbike· 20 min walk· 2 min drive
🏞️Lakes & Water
Bikeable

Laraway Lake

12 minbike· 3 min drive
Wood Lake
6 mindrive
🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

12 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Quick drive

Ada Township Trails

8 mindrive
🐕Dog Parks
Quick drive

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6 mindrive
Shaggy Pines Dog Park Dog Park
6 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Short walk

Cascade Rd & Burton St Area Trail

9 minwalk· 3 min bike· <1 min drive
Unnamed bike path
9 minwalk
Unnamed bike_path
9 minwalk
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Ada - Grand River Launch

10 mindrive
Campau Lake Launch
12 mindrive
Lowell - Grand River Launch
14 mindrive
Knapp Street Bridge Launch
14 mindrive

+1 more

Golf Courses
Quick drive

Quail Ridge Golf Club

9 mindrive
💪Gyms & Fitness
Quick drive

The Other Body Shop

7 mindrive
Planet Fitness
9 mindrive
🚌Transit Stops
Quick drive

Patterson/37th (SB)

7 mindrive
Patterson/40th (SB)
7 mindrive
💊Pharmacies
Easy walk

Walgreens

5 minwalk· 2 min bike· <1 min drive
📚Libraries
Walkable

Cacade Township Branch

11 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
Amy Van Andel Library (KDL)
7 mindrive
Hekman Library
11 mindrive
👶Daycares
Quick drive

Kids R Angels Childcare Center

12 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall

10 mindrive

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

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