Gardners Sub
Lake life, small town feel
Walkability 3.4/10·Schools 5.2/10
You'll be about five minutes from the beach, which is the kind of thing that makes a four-acre subdivision feel less like a subdivision and more like an actual place to live. Gardners Sub sits in the Gluecks Sub Area with Grand Haven Area Public Schools feeding the district, and Klempel Park is right there if you need grass and a playground without leaving the block. The usual goods are close enough—eighteen restaurants and thirty grocery stores within a couple miles, a coffee shop about a ten-minute walk, a restaurant even closer—so you're not stranded, but you're also not living on top of downtown Grand Rapids, which is nearly an hour away if you ever need it. Homes run around $350K to $450K, depending on what's on the market.
Why people love it here
Near the water
- 30 parks within 1 mile
- Owashtanong Islands Sanctuary: 6 min walk
- Klempel Park: 7 min walk
White Pines Intermediate School
- Middle — 0.9 mi away
- Grand Haven Area
- 4 rated schools in district
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Klempel Park
0.1 mi
Parks Nearby
30
within 1 mile
Based on 9 rated schools nearby
Range: 2/10 to 8/10
School District: Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Walkability
Limited
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
D&W Fresh Market
+1 more
Clover Bar
+1 more
Whipped Cafe' & Creamery
+1 more
Highway Inn
+1 more
Owashtanong Islands Sanctuary
+1 more
Unnamed playground
Smith Bayou
Unnamed beach
Poplar Ridge
Eastern Park Dog Park
Sluka Park Trail
Scott Flahive Memorial Launch
+1 more
gym
Walgreens
Loutit District Library
Grand Haven 9
Crime in Gardners Sub is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Ottawa County.
Ottawa County crime & safety stats →Local Government · area-wide
City of Grand Haven
Source: grandhaven.org · unconfirmed
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Solar potential
~$890/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,489 kWh/yr · offsets ~62% of a typical home's use
Private hauler (resident-arranged)
No municipal trash contract confirmed
Grand Haven Light & Power · ~13.7¢/kWh
Community-owned utility since 1896; ~15,000 customers
Confirm by addressServices for Grand Haven · Source: grandhaven.org
Utility, solar, and service details for Gardners Sub are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
🛒 Grocery(9)
+6 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(10)
The Unicorn Tavern
Restaurant
Clover Bar
Restaurant
Knights of Columbus
Restaurant
Fricano's
Restaurant
Casa de Churros
Restaurant
+5 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(19)
Whipped Cafe' & Creamery
Café
Café
OTR Behind The Bookcase Coffee Lab
Café
+16 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(16)
+13 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(16)
White Pines Intermediate School
Christian Junior High School
School
Ferry School
Griffin School
Holmes School
+11 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(4)
Dog Park in Gluecks Sub Area
Dog Park
Eastern Park Dog Park
Dog Park
Coast Guard Park Dog Park
Dog Park
+1 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(9)
Sluka Park Trail
Bike Path
South Griffin Street & Waverly Avenue Area Trail
Bike Path
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
+6 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(8)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
+5 more within 5 miles
🏥 Hospitals(1)
Hospital
Frequently asked about Gardners Sub
- What schools serve Gardners Sub?
- Gardners Sub is served by Grand Haven Area Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Grand Haven High School (8/10).
- Is Gardners Sub walkable?
- Gardners Sub scores 3.4/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.