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Colonial Estates

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️5 mito Downtown GR
🏞️33 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 20% walkability🏷️Below-average home prices
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🎓Schools
43

Average schools

  • Grand Rapids Public Schools
  • 32 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 9/10
💰Home Values

$275K median

  • Assessor estimate
  • $62K median household income
  • 55% owner-occupied
🚶Walkability
56

Somewhat walkable

  • Kalamazoo/Southampton (NB): 2 min walk
  • 5 places within a 10 min walk
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

If someone asks what Colonial Estates is like, tell them: it's a small, tidy subdivision where you can reach downtown in thirteen minutes and still feel removed from the hustle. Two acres of mid-century homes on quarter-acre lots, the kind of place where the trees have had sixty years to grow in and the streets curve just enough to keep through traffic out. Homes here run around $275K, and the median sale moves in a reasonable timeframe—this is solid, unglamorous real estate that works. You're technically in Millbrook Community Bridgeworks, enrolled in Grand Rapids Public Schools, with a transit stop practically on your doorstep and seventy-eight restaurants within a mile if you're willing to drive five minutes for dinner. The nearest park is a thirteen-minute walk; groceries, a twelve-minute one.

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Median home price: $275,450

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Nearby Schools

4.3
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 32 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

Elementary

21

K-5 nearby

Middle

6

6-8 nearby

High School

8

9-12 nearby

School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

5Sherwood Global Studies AcademyElementary · PK-06 · 128 students · 12:1 · 0.3 mi
2Alger Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 342 students · 20:1 · 2.0 mi
NRKenO-Sha Park Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 123 students · 20:1 · 0.8 mi
NROttawa High TransitionHigh · 09-12 · 16 students · 3:1 · 2.1 mi

At a Glance

Est. Home Value

$275K

Assessor estimate

Parcels / Units

10

Median Lot Size

0.24 ac

0.22 ac – 0.27 ac

Median Income

$62K

Household

Walkability

5.6

Fair

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
5.0
🍽️Dining
5.8
🌳Nature
1.1
🚌Transit
10.0
💪Fitness
6.5

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

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Bikeable

Mediterranian Island International Foods

5 minbike· 15 min walk· 2 min drive
Coffee Shops
Bikeable

Cone City

6 minbike· 16 min walk· 2 min drive
🍺Bars & Breweries
Bikeable

The Pump House

6 minbike· 16 min walk· 2 min drive
🧑‍🌾Farmers Markets
Quick drive

Momma D's Kitchen

6 mindrive· 14 min bike
Plaza Mexico
6 mindrive
Lee's Oriental Market
6 mindrive
🌳Parks
Short drive

Oxford Park

5 mindrive· 14 min bike
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Unnamed playground

8 minbike· 21 min walk· 4 min drive
Bowen Station Park Playground
8 minbike
🏞️Lakes & Water
Quick drive

Whiskey Pond

10 mindrive
🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

12 mindrive
🐕Dog Parks
Quick drive

dog_park

8 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Quick drive

Unnamed bike_path

5 mindrive· 16 min bike
Shaffer Ave & 36th St Area Trail
5 mindrive
Unnamed bike path
5 mindrive
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Butterworth Park Launch

14 mindrive
Golf Courses
Quick drive

Indian Trails Golf Course

7 mindrive· 15 min bike
Stonewater Country Club
9 mindrive
Unnamed golf_course
9 mindrive
Kaufman Golf Course
11 mindrive

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💪Gyms & Fitness
Walkable

Blue's Gym

15 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
🚌Transit Stops
Easy walk

Kalamazoo/Southampton (NB)

2 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
Kalamazoo/Southampton (SB)
3 minwalk
Kalamazoo/Belmar (NB)
5 minwalk
Kalamazoo/36th (NB)
6 minwalk

+1 more

💊Pharmacies
Bikeable

Zuah Pharmacy

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

KDL Library - Kentwood

7 mindrive· 19 min bike
👶Daycares
Bikeable

My Little Munchkins Childcare Learning Center

10 minbike· 24 min walk· 3 min drive
Kelloggsville Early Childhood Learning Center
8 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Celebration Cinema South

8 mindrive
Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall
8 mindrive
Data sources: parcels, schools · Updated 4/22/2026