Subdivision

Ellsworth's Addition

Walkable and connected

Walkability 6.8/10·Schools 4.1/10

🏙️0.5 mito Downtown GR
🏞️29 mito Lake Michigan

When you turn onto this corner in Heartside, you're steps from transit and surrounded by the brick bones of a neighborhood that's become Grand Rapids' most electric creative district. Ellsworth's Addition sits within a block of restaurants, coffee shops, and galleries—408 dining spots within a mile, with Heartside Park just a two-minute walk away. The amended plat spans just one acre across Lot 12 of Block 10 and Lot 8 of Block 11, nestled against the vacated Bartlett Street and Ellsworth Avenue alley, positioning you in an urban core where downtown is 2.4 minutes away and you can reach the airport in about 22 minutes. Grand Rapids Public Schools serves this area, and the neighborhood's bones—warehouses turned breweries, studios, and shops along Division Avenue—make it clear this is where the arts and food scene actually lives.

Why people love it here

🚶Walkability
68

Very walkable

  • Rapid Central Station: 1 min walk
  • 20 places within a 10 min walk
🎓Schools
80

City MiddleHigh

  • High — 2.5 mi away
  • Grand Rapids
  • 9 rated schools in district
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 140 parks within 1 mile
  • Heartside Park: 8 min walk
  • Grandville Trail: 9 min walk
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Walkability

6.8

Good

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
3.9
🍽️Dining
8.4
🌳Nature
3.3
🚌Transit
10.0
💪Fitness
10.0

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

4.1
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 34 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 8/10

School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

8City MiddleHighHigh · 07-12 · 908 students · 23:1 · Assigned · 2.5 mi
8Center for EconomicologyMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 22:1 · Assigned · 2.5 mi
6Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-06 · 635 students · 19:1 · Assigned · 0.7 mi
6Union High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 922 students · 20:1 · Assigned · 2.2 mi
6Blandford SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 60 students · 23:1 · Assigned · 4.4 mi
5John Ball Park Zoo SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 26:1 · Assigned · 1.5 mi
5Grand Rapids Public Museum HighHigh · 09-12 · 273 students · 17:1 · Assigned · 0.6 mi
4Innovation Central HighHigh · 09-12 · 523 students · 16:1 · Assigned · 0.9 mi
2Burton Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 482 students · 18:1 · Assigned · 2.3 mi

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Heartside Park

0.1 mi

Parks Nearby

140

within 1 mile

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What schools serve Ellsworth's Addition?
Ellsworth's Addition is served by Grand Rapids Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is City MiddleHigh (8/10).
Is Ellsworth's Addition walkable?
Ellsworth's Addition scores 6.8/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.

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Data sources: schools · Updated 6/21/2026