Cory Estates No 4

You'll want a car here—this is decidedly car-dependent terrain, the kind of place where a twenty-minute walk to grab coffee is technically possible but nobody does it. Cory Estates No 4 sits about twenty minutes from downtown Grand Rapids and under half an hour from the airport, which means you're close enough to the city's pull without living in it. Two parks and a handful of grocery stores are within reasonable driving distance, and Sunrise Park is a legitimate ten-minute walk if you're feeling ambitious. It's the kind of suburban subdivision where you buy because you want the space and the commute math works, not because the neighborhood itself is a destination.