Hillside Park Murray Lake

Hillside Park Murray Lake sits on three acres of platted land in the Island Park Murray Lake Area, where homes run around $184K and students attend Lowell Area Schools. The subdivision's modest lot sizes—averaging just under a tenth of an acre each—mean you're living close to neighbors, which is fine if you like that arrangement. Murray Lake itself sits half a mile away, and the boat launch is under a mile down the road if you're into the water; the public access point is about a 12-minute walk from here. Downtown Grand Rapids is roughly 35 minutes' drive, which puts you far enough out to feel removed but not so far that you're commuting into a void every morning.