Delange Plat

Delange Plat trades the usual suburban sprawl for something more compact—ten acres with half-acre lots in Shawnee Park, where you're steps from a transit stop and a grocery store rather than a car ride away. The neighborhood settles into a quieter pocket of the southeast side, though downtown Grand Rapids sits just 13.5 minutes off, and Gerald R. Ford airport is 13.1 minutes if you need to go. Homes here run around $505K, and the area's drawn attention for its concentration of schools—both faith-based and public—within walking distance. You've got 120 restaurants and 42 grocers within a mile or two, so the "nothing nearby" excuse doesn't hold water. Forest Hills Public Schools serves the area, and the mature trees lining winding streets give the plat a rooted feel that newer subdivisions often miss.