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Lakewood Public Schools

Solid value in a growing area

🏙️31 mito Downtown GR
🏞️59 mito Lake Michigan
💰Top 9% home values🌳Top 24% park access
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💰Home Values

$326K median

  • 4 sales in last 12mo
  • $81K median household income
  • 79% owner-occupied
🎓Schools
60

Above average schools

  • Lakewood Public Schools
  • 1 rated school nearby
  • 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high
🚶Walkability
31

Car-dependent

  • 0 places within a 10 min walk

Sunfield and Lake Odessa sit in the rolling terrain of west-central Michigan, rural enough that the county lines actually matter—this is Barry, Eaton, and Ionia County territory all stitched together by one school district. Lakewood Public Schools formed in 1961 from a merger of four independent districts facing overcrowding, and that consolidation DNA still shapes things today. The district now serves about 1,600 students across four schools, a modest footprint for a region that has watched enrollment decline over three decades. What sticks around, though, are the communities themselves: Lake Odessa has been a Tree City USA since 1987, and the library there stocks 25,000 books alongside tool checkout and sewing machines—the kind of place where a public institution does more than lend.

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

Nearby Schools

6.0
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 1 rated school nearby

Elementary

1

K-5 nearby

Middle

0

6-8 nearby

High School

0

9-12 nearby

School District: Lakewood Public Schools

6Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 01-04 · 493 students · 19:1 · 1.0 mi

Walkability

3.1

Limited

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
1.8
🍽️Dining
4.2
🌳Nature
3.7
🚌Transit
0.0
💪Fitness
0.0

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

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Bikeable

Carls

8 minbike· 22 min walk· 3 min drive
🍽️Restaurants
Walkable

McDonald's

13 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
Coffee Shops
Bikeable

Fourth Avenue Inn & Bistro

8 minbike· 22 min walk· 3 min drive
🌳Parks
Walkable

Veterans Memorial

10 minwalk· 4 min bike· 1 min drive
Unnamed park
13 minwalk
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Swifty's Place

7 minbike· 18 min walk· 2 min drive
Unnamed playground
8 minbike
🏞️Lakes & Water
Quick drive

Tupper Lake

7 mindrive
Augst Lake
10 mindrive
Mini Lake
10 mindrive
🏖️Beaches
Bikeable

Unnamed beach

7 minbike· 16 min walk· 2 min drive
Golf Courses
Quick drive

Unnamed golf_course

15 mindrive
📚Libraries
Bikeable

Lake Odessa Library

9 minbike· 23 min walk· 3 min drive

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

Data sources: listings · Updated 4/19/2026