Pennell Park
Solid value in a growing area
Median $252K·Walkability 6.0/10·Schools 3.8/10
Mornings here feel different because your commute downtown takes eight minutes—long enough to drink your coffee, short enough that you're not living in a waiting room. Pennell Park spreads across 89 acres of modest lots, each averaging a quarter-acre, where homes cluster at a median value around $245K and the whole place hums with the kind of ordinary convenience that only reveals itself when you actually live it: a restaurant within a four-minute walk, nearly fifty more within a mile, a grocery store less than a mile away, and a transit stop practically at your doorstep. Godwin Heights Public Schools serves the subdivision, while six parks within a single mile and Plaster Creek a short walk away give the landscape room to breathe. From here, Gerald R. Ford Airport sits eighteen minutes out, and you're embedded in the Pennell Park Area itself—close enough to everything that you stop calculating whether things are worth the drive.
Why people love it here
$252K median
- 7 sales in last 12mo
Very walkable
- Division/Celia (NB): 5 min walk
- 14 places within a 10 min walk
Park-rich area
- 30 parks within 1 mile
- Plaster Creek Trail: 7 min bike
- Hillcroft Park: 10 min bike
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See what your home is worthMedian Sale Price
$252K
7 sales in last 12mo
Parcels / Units
236
Median Lot Size
0.21 ac
0.14 ac – 0.65 ac
Walkability
Good
Overall walkability score out of 10
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Frequently asked about Pennell Park
- What do homes cost in Pennell Park?
- The median home value in Pennell Park is about $252,350. Individual prices vary by street, size, and condition.
- How active is the Pennell Park housing market?
- there are 2 homes for sale in Pennell Park right now, and 7 homes sold here in the last 12 months. Listings refresh throughout the day from the MichRIC MLS.
- What schools serve Pennell Park?
- Pennell Park is served by Godwin Heights Public Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Godwin Heights Middle School (5/10).
- Is Pennell Park walkable?
- Pennell Park scores 6.0/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.