Ellis Rd & Maple Island Rd Area

Most people expect suburban sprawl out here, but Ellis Rd & Maple Island Rd is actually defined by space—7,705 acres of it—with four parks scattered within a mile and breathing room between properties. You're in Sullivan township, about 39 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids if you need the city, though the beach at Grand Haven pulls closer at 22 minutes. Restaurants and grocers aren't doorstep-close; the nearest sit-down meal is 3 miles away and groceries run 4.4 miles, so this is car-country living where you plan trips instead of wandering out spontaneously. Homes run in the low-to-mid $300Ks. The unnamed park less than a 15-minute walk away gives you a nearby green space, but the real draw here is the land itself—quiet, uncluttered, and built for people who want elbow room without being genuinely rural.