Lowell Main Street Condominiums

There's a cluster of condos along Lowell's main drag—the kind of place where you can walk to dinner in two minutes and actually mean it. The units here run around $235K, which lands them in that sweet spot where you're not overextended but you're not compromising either. Richards Park is a four-minute walk away if you want to move around without getting in the car; there are four parks within a mile, which isn't nothing for a town this size. Stoney Lake sits less than a mile out, and downtown Grand Rapids is a 27-minute drive when you need the city—far enough to keep things local, close enough that you're not marooned.