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Subdivision4.6 acres

Herman Plat

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️5 mito Downtown GR
🏞️30 mito Lake Michigan
🎓Top 20% school access🏷️Below-average home prices
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🎓Schools
37

Below average schools

  • Vestaburg Community Schools
  • 36 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 7/10
💰Home Values

$246K median

  • Assessor estimate
  • $67K median household income
  • 67% owner-occupied
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 5 parks within 1 mile
  • Lions Park: 6 min walk
  • Unnamed bike_path: 15 min walk
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

—and what strikes you first is how compressed it all is: five acres of established lots averaging just under a quarter-acre each, homes running around $246K, with a coffee shop practically at your doorstep and a transit stop the same distance. Lions Park sits a six-minute walk away, and there are five parks within a mile if you want options. Grocery shopping is less than a mile down the road, while sixty-some restaurants and three-dozen grocery stores cluster within a mile or two, which means the commercial density here doesn't feel sparse or stretched. A restaurant is roughly a fifteen-minute walk, making dinner runs feasible on foot when the weather cooperates. Downtown Grand Rapids is just under eight minutes away by car, and the Ford airport about nineteen, so commuting into either direction doesn't demand much planning. The subdivision sits within Vestaburg Community Schools, and the broader Herman Plat Area context gives you the lay of the neighborhood—tight platting, tight amenity access, the kind of place where you're not isolated.

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Nearby Schools

3.7
/10 avg
Below average schools

Based on 36 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 7/10

Elementary

23

K-5 nearby

Middle

8

6-8 nearby

High School

10

9-12 nearby

School District: Vestaburg Community Schools

5Godwin Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 389 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
5Godwin Heights Senior High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 689 students · 19:1 · 0.0 mi
NRWest Godwin ElementaryElementary · K-02 · 413 students · 14:1 · 0.0 mi

At a Glance

Est. Home Value

$246K

Assessor estimate

Parcels / Units

21

Median Lot Size

0.18 ac

0.15 ac – 0.21 ac

Median Income

$67K

Household

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Lions Park

0.3 mi

Parks Nearby

5

within 1 mile

Data sources: parcels, schools · Updated 4/22/2026