North Bostwick Park
Great schools with outdoor access
Walkability 1.9/10·Schools 9.0/10
Streets here run tight with quarter-acre lots and homes hovering around $248K, the kind of modest suburban footprint where you're close enough to Bostwick Lake—just half a mile away—that water defines the neighborhood's mood. Rockford Public Schools serves the area, and downtown Grand Rapids is about a 30-minute drive if you need it. The nearest grocery and restaurants sit a couple miles out, so it reads more as a quiet residential pocket than a walkable hub, but that's the trade-off for the room you get here. Balk Family County Park adds some green space less than a mile and a half away.
Why people love it here
Lake life
- Bostwick Lake within walking distance
- Bostwick Lake: 12 min bike
- Little Bostwick Lake: 5 min drive
Lakes Elementary School
- Elementary — 0.9 mi away
- Rockford
- 5 rated schools in district
Based on 2 rated schools nearby
Range: 8/10 to 10/10
School District: Rockford Public Schools
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Balk Family County Park
1.1 mi
Parks Nearby
0
within 1 mile
Nearest Lake
Bostwick Lake
0.5 mi
Walkability
Car-dependent
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Ric's Food Center
Arena's Pizza Bostwick Lake
+1 more
Biggby Coffee
Timbers Inn Restaurant & Tavern
Unnamed playground
Bostwick Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Cannon Trail
Unnamed bike path
Wabasis Lake Park Launch
gym
Crime in North Bostwick Park is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Kent County.
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Solar potential
~$871/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,355 kWh/yr · offsets ~61% of a typical home's use
Private well (limited municipal water)
Largely rural on private well; utility billing 616-874-6966.
North Kent Sewer Authority (serviced areas); septic rural
Member of North Kent Sewer Authority (PARCC Side Clean Water Plant) with Rockford/Alpine/Courtland/Plainfield; rural on septic.
Resident-arranged private hauler
Services for Cannon · Source: cannontwp.gov
Utility, solar, and service details for North Bostwick Park are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
🛒 Grocery(5)
+2 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(12)
Aunt Belle's Kitchen
Restaurant
Bostwick Lake Inn
Restaurant
Arena's Pizza Bostwick Lake
Restaurant
Meltworks
Restaurant
Restaurant
+7 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(7)
East Rockford Middle School
School
Lakes School
Grattan School
+2 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(3)
Fitness Center on Unnamed
Fitness Center
Fitness Center
MVP Fitness
Fitness Center
🌳 Parks(6)
+3 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(4)
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Rockford Village Builders Plat Area Trail
Bike Path
+1 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(2)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Frequently asked about North Bostwick Park
- What schools serve North Bostwick Park?
- North Bostwick Park is served by Rockford Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Lakes Elementary School (10/10).
- Is North Bostwick Park walkable?
- North Bostwick Park scores 1.9/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.