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Gaines

66 homes for sale·Median $410K·Walk Score 1.1/10·Schools 5.9/10

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️11 mito Downtown GR
🏞️36 mito Lake Michigan
🏷️Below-average home prices
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Cross Creek Charter Academy

  • Elementary — 0.3 mi away
  • Cross Creek Charter Academy
  • 1 rated school in district
💰Home Values

$410K median

  • 275 sales in last 12mo

Tree-lined roads wind through Gaines Charter Township, where rural spacing meets suburban convenience just three miles south of downtown Grand Rapids. The character here comes from that particular Michigan blend: enough distance to breathe, enough proximity to skip the long commute. Prairie Wolf Park anchors the natural side of things, its forty-five acres of paved and natural-surface trails drawing people out year-round—spring is especially good, when apple blossoms blanket the whole place. New neighborhoods keep appearing as development steadily fills in the township, but the bones of the place remain spacious rather than cramped. Schools are served by Cross Creek Charter Academy, and low property taxes have long made this corner of Kent County attractive to people settling down here.

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Based on 13 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

School District: Cross Creek Charter Academy

10Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 371 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
9Emmons Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 400 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
9Dutton Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-04 · 266 students · 13:1 · 0.0 mi
8Caledonia Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 312 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
8Duncan Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 07-08 · 679 students · 19:1 · 0.0 mi
7Kraft Meadows Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 05-06 · 683 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi

275 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

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Data sources: sales, schools · Updated 5/13/2026