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Mill Brook Gardens

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️4 mito Downtown GR
🏞️32 mito Lake Michigan
🎓Top 18% school access
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🎓Schools
42

Average schools

  • Vista Charter Academy
  • 39 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 9/10
💰Home Values

$342K median

  • Assessor estimate
  • $62K median household income
  • 55% owner-occupied
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 5 parks within 1 mile
  • Ken-O-Sha South Loop: 9 min walk
  • Plaster Creek: 13 min walk
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

Most people driving through [ken-o-sha-park] expect suburban sprawl, but Mill Brook Gardens delivers something more intentional—a compact three-acre platted subdivision where homes cluster around shared green space rather than spreading thin across the landscape. You're looking at median values around $342K on quarter-acre lots, with downtown Grand Rapids just under eleven minutes away and Gerald R. Ford airport within seventeen; that proximity matters if you're commuting regularly without feeling like you've landed in a strip-mall corridor. Plaster Creek, with its famous wooden amplifier structure and three-mile trail system, sits a short walk away—part of why five parks fall within a mile of here. Eighteen restaurants and thirty groceries across the broader two-mile radius mean you're not driving far for dinner or staples, and a transit stop is basically at your doorstep if that becomes your preference. Schools feed into Vista Charter Academy, and the whole setup sits where the city transitions into quieter streets—close enough to Grand Rapids' rhythm but with breathing room.

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Median home price: $341,950

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Nearby Schools

4.2
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 39 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

Elementary

26

K-5 nearby

Middle

7

6-8 nearby

High School

10

9-12 nearby

School District: Vista Charter Academy

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
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
2Ottawa Hills High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 369 students · -1:1 · 0.0 mi
2Alger Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 342 students · 20:1 · 0.0 mi

At a Glance

Est. Home Value

$342K

Assessor estimate

Parcels / Units

10

Median Lot Size

0.28 ac

0.24 ac – 0.28 ac

Median Income

$62K

Household

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Plaster Creek

0.4 mi

Parks Nearby

5

within 1 mile

Data sources: parcels, schools · Updated 4/22/2026