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Subdivision19.8 acres

Locke Plat

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️3 mito Downtown GR
🏞️26 mito Lake Michigan
🏷️Below-average home prices
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🎓Schools
46

Average schools

  • Kent ISD
  • 14 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 8/10
💰Home Values

$224K median

  • 1 recent sale
  • $62K median household income
  • 55% owner-occupied
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 6 parks within 1 mile
  • Brian Dyk Nature Preserve: 8 min bike
  • Sibley Tunnel: 6 min drive
🛝Walk to a playground

Driving through Locke Plat, you move past modest ranch and Cape Cod homes on tree-lined streets that feel both settled and accessible—the kind of place where 20 acres somehow manages to stay connected to everything around it. Homes here run around $224K, and the subdivision sits within Shawmut Hills, a northwest corner of Grand Rapids known for rolling terrain and mature trees that turn spectacular in fall. Downtown is 10 minutes away, and you're steps from transit if you need it.

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Median home price: $223,500

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Median Rent

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

Nearby Schools

4.6
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 14 rated schools nearby

Range: 2/10 to 8/10

Elementary

9

K-5 nearby

Middle

4

6-8 nearby

High School

5

9-12 nearby

School District: Kent ISD

8Center for EconomicologyMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 22:1 · 0.0 mi
8City MiddleHighHigh · 07-12 · 908 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
6Blandford SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 60 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
6Union High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 922 students · 20:1 · 0.0 mi
5John Ball Park Zoo SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 26:1 · 0.0 mi
5Grand Rapids Public Museum HighHigh · 09-12 · 273 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
4Innovation Central HighHigh · 09-12 · 523 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
3Shawmut Hills SchoolElementary · PK-08 · 261 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
2Westwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 189 students · 14:1 · 0.0 mi

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Brian Dyk Nature Preserve

0.4 mi

Parks Nearby

6

within 1 mile

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

Data sources: sales, schools · Updated 4/23/2026