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Church & Backus 2nd Addition

Great schools with outdoor access

Published by Atlas — Grand Rapids Real Estate · data computed by Atlas · reviewed under Jon Hazeltine, Broker Associate (MI #6502432782)

Schools 7.8/10

...and what you get out here is room to breathe without feeling cut off—a short walk to a restaurant, a few minutes on foot to Water Works Park, and more green space scattered within a mile than you'd expect. Thirteen parks nearby means there's always somewhere to land on a weekend, and Woodbeck Lake sits just over a mile out if you want to make a proper trip of it. A grocery run takes about a mile and change, with a handful of options within that radius, so nothing feels scarce. It's the kind of stretch where the bones are solid and unpretentious: good bones, good access, no drama.

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Why people love it here

🌊Nature & Outdoors

Near the water

  • Baldwin Lake — 1.7 mi
  • 65 parks within 1 mile
🎓Schools
90

Cedar Crest Elementary School

  • Elementary — 0.9 mi away
  • Greenville
  • 5 rated schools in district
7.8
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 5 rated schools nearby

Range: 7/10 to 9/10

School District: Greenville Public Schools

9Cedar Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 302 students · 10:1 · 0.9 mi
8Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 386 students · 16:1 · 0.6 mi
8Baldwin Heights SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 485 students · 18:1 · 1.0 mi
7Greenville Senior High SchoolHigh · 08-12 · 1,106 students · 20:1 · 1.0 mi
7Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 05-08 · 799 students · 17:1 · 1.0 mi

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Water Works Park

0.2 mi

Parks Nearby

65

within 1 mile

Nearest Lake

Baldwin Lake

1.7 mi

Crime in Church & Backus 2nd Addition 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 Montcalm County.

Montcalm County crime & safety stats →

🛒 Grocery(3)

Meijer

Grocery Store

1.5 mimap
Aldi

Grocery Store

1.8 mimap
Walmart Supercenter

Grocery Store

1.9 mimap

🍕 Restaurants(5)

Pizza Hut

Restaurant

0.2 mimap
McDonald's

Fast Food

0.2 mimap
Wendy's

Fast Food

0.3 mimap
Dairy Queen

Fast Food

1.0 mimap
McDonald's

Fast Food

1.3 mimap

🏫 Schools(8)

Walnut School

0.7 mimap

St. Charles Catholic School

0.7 mimap

Cedar Crest School

0.9 mimap

Baldwin Heights School

1.0 mimap

Greenville High School

School

1.0 mimap

+3 more within 5 miles

🌳 Parks(3)

Water Works Park

0.2 mimap
Pearl Street Park
0.3 mimap

Tower Riverside Park

0.3 mimap

🚴 Trails(2)

Fred Meijer Flat River Trail

Bike Path

0.2 mimap

Fred Meijer Heartland Trail

Bike Path

0.3 mimap

💊 Pharmacies(1)

Walgreens

Pharmacy

1.3 mimap

🏥 Hospitals(1)

Spectrum Health United Hospital

Hospital

1.1 mimap

📚 Libraries(1)

Flat River Community Library
0.9 mimap
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What schools serve Church & Backus 2nd Addition?
Church & Backus 2nd Addition is served by Greenville Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Cedar Crest Elementary School (9/10).

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