Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids
Walkable with great nature access
Walkability 7.0/10·Schools 4.1/10
You can step right out onto Louis Campau Promenade from here—the neighborhood is basically one acre tucked into the heart of Downtown Grand Rapids, where a 2-minute drive gets you anywhere downtown and steps take you to restaurants, coffee shops, and transit. Grand Rapids Public Schools serves the area, and with 474 restaurants within a mile and a grocery store about a 12-minute walk away, you're living inside the action rather than commuting to it. The walkability here is genuinely built in—10/10 for dining, transit stops at your doorstep—so you're not really choosing between car and foot so much as realizing you won't need the car much anyway. It's the kind of tight urban footprint where you wake up in a subdivision and feel like you're in the middle of everything.
Why people love it here
Walkability
Good
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy
- School — 0.8 mi away
- Grand Rapids
- 9 rated schools in district
Park-rich area
- 140 parks within 1 mile
- Louis Campau Promenade: 1 min walk
- Lyon Square: 3 min walk
Boardwalk Subs
K-ROK Korean BBQ & Karaoke
+1 more
Starbucks Coffee Company
Margaux
+1 more
Louis Campau Promenade
+1 more
Mel Trotter Park Playground
Fisk Lake
+1 more
Millennium Park Beach
Grand Rapids Riverwalk West
Downtown Westside Dog Park
+1 more
Unnamed bike_path
Butterworth Park Launch
8th Day Gym
+1 more
Monroe/Louis Station (SB)
+1 more
Walker Street Pharmacy
+1 more
Grand Rapids Public Library
+1 more
daycare
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
Based on 34 rated schools nearby
Range: 1/10 to 8/10
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Louis Campau Promenade
0.1 mi
Parks Nearby
140
within 1 mile
Crime in Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids 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 Kent County.
Kent County crime & safety stats →Association and local-government details are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and state registries, and can change. Confirm directly with the association or municipality before relying on them.
Solar potential
~$868/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,334 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use
City of Grand Rapids Water System
Regional water provider serving ~280,000 across Kent and Ottawa counties.
City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services (Water Resource Recovery Facility)
WRRF treats ~40 MGD of wastewater.
City of Grand Rapids Refuse & Recycling
City-run refuse/recycling cart program for residents.
Consumers Energy Co · ~13.7¢/kWh
Investor-owned utility serving the region.
Confirm by addressDTE Energy
DTE Gas serves much of Grand Rapids natural gas; verify by address.
Confirm by addressServices for Grand Rapids · Source: grandrapidsmi.gov
Utility, solar, and service details for Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids 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(30)
Boardwalk Subs
Grocery Store
Grocery Store
Meijer
Grocery Store
+27 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(10)
Restaurant
Restaurant
The Kitchen Counter by Wolfgang Puck
Restaurant
Fast Food
Mdrd
Restaurant
+5 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(17)
+14 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(30)
Saint Marys School
Lexington
Lexington School
Coit Creative Arts Academy
Grand Rapids Public School
+25 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(11)
8th Day Gym
Fitness Center
Fitness Center
Communitea Wellness
Fitness Center
+8 more within 5 miles
🌳 Parks(4)
+1 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(9)
Downtown Westside Dog Park
Dog Park
Hillcrest Dog Park
Dog Park
Wyoming Dog Park Dog Park
Dog Park
+6 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(6)
Fish Ladder Park Trail
Bike Path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
+3 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(2)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(14)
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Walker Street Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Walgreens Pharmacy
Pharmacy
+11 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(2)
📚 Libraries(12)
+9 more within 5 miles
⚡ EV Charging(4)
Unnamed ev_charging
EV Charging
Unnamed ev_charging
EV Charging
EV Charging
Frequently asked about Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids
- What schools serve Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids?
- Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids is served by Grand Rapids Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Center for Economicology (8/10).
- Is Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids walkable?
- Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids scores 7.0/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.