Neighborhood30.6 acres

Orchard Home Plat

Median $240K·Schools 8.3/10

Walkable near top schools

🏙️6 mito Downtown GR
🏞️35 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 11% walkability
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🚶Walkability
100

Walker's paradise

  • Forest Hills Foods: 2 min walk
  • 13 places within a 10 min walk
🎓Schools
90

Meadow Brook Elementary School

  • Elementary — 0.7 mi away
  • Forest Hills
  • 7 rated schools in district
💰Home Values

$240K median

  • 1 recent sale

You're five minutes from downtown, but the streets here feel like they belong to a different era—tree-lined, quiet, the kind of block where neighbors recognize your car. The neighborhood sits in Grand Rapids charter township, under Forest Hills Public Schools, and the real trick is how close it is to everything without feeling like it's *in* everything. Grocery stores and restaurants sit practically at your doorstep, and Forest Hills Park is a short walk away when you need green space that isn't your yard. Homes here are mostly single-family ranches and bungalows, many updated over the last decade—new roofs, refinished hardwoods, the kind of work that shows someone was planning to stay. Two-stall garages are standard. Yards are generous enough to matter. The location is almost absurdly convenient: you can be downtown in 12 minutes, at the airport in about 14, yet still live on a street where you notice the seasons changing in the trees.

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

Nearby Schools

8.3
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 16 rated schools nearby

Range: 5/10 to 10/10

School District: Forest Hills Public Schools

9Northern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 07-08 · 546 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi
9Northern High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 1,134 students · 19:1 · 0.0 mi
9Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 05-06 · 478 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
7Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-04 · 358 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Easy walk

Forest Hills Foods

2 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
Meijer
7 mindrive
Trader Joe's
7 mindrive
Aldi
7 mindrive
🍽️Restaurants
Easy walk

Azul Agave

4 minwalk· 2 min bike· <1 min drive
Jet's Pizza
4 minwalk
Little Bangkok (Grand Rapids)
4 minwalk
Sip Organic Juice Bar
4 minwalk

+1 more

Coffee Shops
Easy walk

Starbucks Coffee Company

4 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
The Pantry of Forest Hills
4 minwalk
Johnny's Markets
7 minbike
Foxtail Coffee East Paris
10 minbike

+1 more

🍺Bars & Breweries
Easy walk

Noco Provisions

4 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
Bonefish Grill
11 minbike
O’Briens Deli & Burgers
11 minbike
Sticks Lounge
11 minbike

+1 more

🧑‍🌾Farmers Markets
Quick drive

Fulton Street Farmers Market

10 mindrive
Unnamed farmers_market
10 mindrive
Momma D's Kitchen
10 mindrive
Rakowski Family Farm Market
11 mindrive
🌳Parks
Walkable

Forest Hills Park

11 minwalk· 4 min bike· 1 min drive
Northeast Park
9 mindrive
Carl Creek Wetlands Preserve
5 mindrive
John H. Bonnell Park
7 mindrive

+1 more

🛝Playgrounds
Walkable

Forest Hills Park Playground

11 minwalk· 5 min bike· <1 min drive
Unnamed playground
11 minwalk
🏞️Lakes & Water
Bikeable

Echo Lake

9 minbike· 26 min walk· 4 min drive
Paradise Lake
10 minbike
East Lake
4 mindrive
Hidden Lake
5 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

7 mindrive
Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve Beach
13 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Quick drive

Reeds Lake Trail

6 mindrive
🐕Dog Parks
Quick drive

dog_park

7 mindrive
Hillcrest Dog Park
11 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Short walk

Orchard Home Plat, Amended Plat Lots 1 Thru 8 Incl Lot 29 & Part of Adj Vacated Alley Area Trail

5 minwalk· 2 min bike· <1 min drive
Unnamed bike path
5 minwalk
Unnamed bike_path
5 minwalk
Apple Plat Area Trail
11 minwalk
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Ada - Grand River Launch

9 mindrive
Knapp Street Bridge Launch
11 mindrive
Butterworth Park Launch
13 mindrive
Comstock Riverside Park Launch
15 mindrive

+1 more

Golf Courses
Bikeable

Cascade Hills Country Club

9 minbike· 28 min walk· 5 min drive
Watermark Country Club
4 mindrive
Unnamed golf_course
7 mindrive
💪Gyms & Fitness
Quick drive

The Other Body Shop

6 mindrive
Planet Fitness
7 mindrive
Pure Barre
8 mindrive
Orangetheory Fitness
8 mindrive

+1 more

🚌Transit Stops
Short drive

Burton/East Paris (EB)

5 mindrive· 17 min bike
Burton/East Paris (WB)
5 mindrive
East Paris/Whispering Way (NB)
5 mindrive
Burton/Rowland (EB)
5 mindrive

+1 more

💊Pharmacies
Short walk

Walgreens

6 minwalk· 3 min bike· 1 min drive
Rite Aid
9 mindrive
Grand Valley Pharmacist
7 mindrive
📚Libraries
Quick drive

Hekman Library

7 mindrive
Amy Van Andel Library (KDL)
7 mindrive
Cacade Township Branch
7 mindrive
Miller Library
8 mindrive

+1 more

👶Daycares
Quick drive

daycare

11 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall

9 mindrive
Wealthy Theater
11 mindrive
Celebration! Cinema North
8 mindrive
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
12 mindrive

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

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