Subdivision

Island Addition To the City of Grand Rapids

Walkable with great nature access

Walkability 7.0/10·Schools 4.1/10

🏙️0.3 mito Downtown GR
🏞️29 mito Lake Michigan

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

7.0

Good

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
3.6
🍽️Dining
10.0
🌳Nature
4.5
🚌Transit
10.0
💪Fitness
8.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

🎓Schools
80

Grand Rapids Montessori Academy

  • School — 0.8 mi away
  • Grand Rapids
  • 9 rated schools in district
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 140 parks within 1 mile
  • Louis Campau Promenade: 1 min walk
  • Lyon Square: 3 min walk
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4.1
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 34 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 8/10

School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

8City MiddleHighHigh · 07-12 · 908 students · 23:1 · Assigned · 2.0 mi
8Center for EconomicologyMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 22:1 · Assigned · 2.0 mi
8Grand Rapids Montessori AcademyOther · PK-12 · 320 students · 20:1 · Assigned · 0.8 mi
6Blandford SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 60 students · 23:1 · Assigned · 4.1 mi
5John Ball Park Zoo SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 26:1 · Assigned · 1.5 mi
5Grand Rapids Public Museum HighHigh · 09-12 · 273 students · 17:1 · Assigned · 0.6 mi
4Innovation Central HighHigh · 09-12 · 523 students · 16:1 · Assigned · 0.8 mi
2Ottawa Hills High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 369 students · -1:1 · Assigned · 3.6 mi
2Alger Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 342 students · 20:1 · Assigned · 3.4 mi

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Louis Campau Promenade

0.1 mi

Parks Nearby

140

within 1 mile

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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 City MiddleHigh (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.

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Data sources: schools · Updated 6/21/2026