Palma Plat Area

Palma Plat Area looks best in late afternoon when the light catches the brick and the strip mall doesn't—though honestly, it mostly looks like what it is: a practical neighborhood where you can grab groceries and dinner without planning a road trip, which is kind of the whole point. The area sits on 237 acres in Byron township, close enough to downtown Grand Rapids that you're downtown in 16 minutes, and there's a transit stop right here if you want it. Fifty-four restaurants and forty-two grocery stores within a mile or two means you're never far from what you need, and homes run around $326K. Kentwood Public Schools serves the area, and there's an unnamed park a three-minute walk away if you want to get outside without getting lost.