Oakwood Park
Great schools with outdoor access
Walkability 1.5/10·Schools 9.3/10
Oakwood Park sits on just 3 acres—small enough that you could walk the whole thing in minutes—with lot sizes averaging a quarter-acre, which means homes here are priced around $32K and clustered close together in the way older subdivisions often are. Bostwick Lake is barely a third of a mile away, and Balk Family County Park sits less than a mile out, so there's actual water and green space nearby without requiring a pilgrimage. The nearest grocery is about two miles off, with six stores within that radius, and restaurants begin around two miles out as well. You're looking at roughly 27 minutes to downtown Grand Rapids, 36 minutes to Gerald R. Ford airport—reasonable drives for someone who doesn't mind the commute. Schools feed into Rockford Public Schools, and the whole subdivision sits within the Rockford Village Builders Plat Area, a part of West Michigan where the grid is tight and the scale is modest.
Why people love it here
Lake life
- Bostwick Lake within walking distance
- 6 parks within 1 mile
- Little Bostwick Lake: 10 min bike
- Cannon Trail: 4 min drive
Lakes Elementary School
- Elementary — 0.5 mi away
- Rockford
- 5 rated schools in district
Based on 3 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
0.8 mi
Parks Nearby
6
within 1 mile
Nearest Lake
Bostwick Lake
0.3 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
Aunt Belle's Kitchen
+1 more
Biggby Coffee
Timbers Inn Restaurant & Tavern
+1 more
Unnamed playground
Little Bostwick Lake
Unnamed beach
Cannon Trail
Rockford Village Builders Plat Area Trail
Rockford - Rogue River Launch
gym
Krause Memorial Library
Crime in Oakwood 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.
Kent County crime & safety stats →Association and local-government details are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and state registries, and can change. Confirm directly with the association or municipality before relying on them.
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 Oakwood 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
Pizzeria Grande
Restaurant
+7 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(8)
Lakes School
East Rockford Middle School
School
Crestwood School
+3 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)
Rockford Village Builders Plat Area Trail
Bike Path
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
Bike Path
Bike Path
+1 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(2)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Frequently asked about Oakwood Park
- What schools serve Oakwood Park?
- Oakwood Park is served by Rockford Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Lakes Elementary School (10/10).
- Is Oakwood Park walkable?
- Oakwood Park scores 1.5/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.