Creek View Estates No 5

The first thing you notice pulling in is how close Highland Park sits right there—basically your backyard if you're on the right lot. It's a car-dependent area, which is Michigan life, but you've got 14 restaurants within a mile and a couple grocery stores nearby enough that you're not completely stranded if you forget milk; downtown Grand Rapids is just over 20 minutes, the airport under 30, so you're connected without feeling like you're sitting in the hustle. The Hudsonville school district runs through here, and if you need actual shops or services that aren't food-related, you're walking past a lot of driveways to get there—it's not a walkable place, but it's not trying to be.