Jenison Village Square

...so it's basically a 17-acre pocket within the Broadview Gardens Area where you can grab groceries or dinner without leaving the lot—there are 30 restaurants and a grocery within a mile, which is the kind of convenience that actually matters when you're tired at 6 p.m. Jenison Public Schools serves the area, and if your kids need a playground, Sandyhill Elementary's is a six-minute walk. The location itself is straightforward: downtown Grand Rapids is about seventeen minutes away, and the airport runs closer to half an hour. There are six parks within a mile if you're looking for green space without much hunting, though coffee happens about a mile and a half off. Homes here run in the mid-$300Ks to low $400Ks, which keeps things grounded in the practical end of suburban living.