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Kentwood Acres

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️7 mito Downtown GR
🏞️35 mito Lake Michigan
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🎓Schools
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Average schools

  • Kentwood Public Schools
  • 20 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 9/10
💰Home Values

$440K median

  • 1 recent sale
  • $67K median household income
  • 59% owner-occupied
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 3 parks within 1 mile
  • Dog Park Trail: 9 min walk
  • 44th St & Shaffer Ave Area Trail: 10 min walk

Driving through Kentwood Acres, you move along quiet streets lined with single-family homes, the kind of platted subdivision where 23 acres have been carefully parceled into walkable blocks. An unnamed park sits an 8-minute walk away, and there are three parks within a mile—enough green space to keep things from feeling cramped. The nearest transit stop is just 2 minutes on foot, which matters when you're 17 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids or 9.6 minutes from Gerald R. Ford Airport. A grocery is a 13-minute walk; restaurants cluster within a mile (18 of them), and you've got 30 grocery stores within two miles if you're willing to drive a bit wider. Homes here run around $440K, and the Kentwood Public Schools district covers the area. It's the kind of place where suburban convenience and access to the city aren't fighting each other.

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Median home price: $440,000

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Median Rent

1 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

Nearby Schools

5.8
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 20 rated schools nearby

Range: 3/10 to 9/10

Elementary

12

K-5 nearby

Middle

3

6-8 nearby

High School

3

9-12 nearby

School District: Kentwood Public Schools

7Challenger ElementaryElementary · K-05 · 341 students · 14:1 · 0.9 mi
7Bowen ElementaryElementary · PK-05 · 365 students · 15:1 · 1.8 mi
7East Kentwood Freshman CampusSecondary · 09-09 · 743 students · 17:1 · 2.3 mi
6Discovery ElementaryElementary · K-05 · 711 students · 19:1 · 1.8 mi
6Endeavor ElementaryElementary · K-05 · 544 students · 18:1 · 2.0 mi
5Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 682 students · 16:1 · 0.4 mi
5Brookwood ElementaryElementary · PK-05 · 349 students · 16:1 · 2.1 mi
3Pinewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 809 students · 19:1 · 2.1 mi
3Valleywood Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 514 students · 15:1 · 2.3 mi

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Unnamed park

0.4 mi

Parks Nearby

3

within 1 mile

1 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

Data sources: listings, schools · Updated 4/19/2026