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Subdivision27.8 acres

Railroad Add

Highly rated schools nearby

Published by Atlas — Grand Rapids Real Estate · data computed by Atlas · reviewed under Jon Hazeltine, Broker Associate (MI #6502432782)
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Walkability 4.5/10·Schools 5.2/10

🌳Top 9% park access
🏙️36 mito Downtown GR(~1h 12m drive)
🏞️52 mito Lake Michigan(~1h 45m drive)

What might surprise you about Railroad Add is how much walkable convenience sits within a 28-acre plat that feels genuinely removed from the hustle—a coffee shop steps away, a restaurant an eight-minute walk, and a grocery a short drive over. The subdivision itself runs modest: quarter-acre lots, the kind of footprint that leaves room to breathe without eating up your paycheck. Sherwood Park is a four-minute walk if you want green space, and there are seven parks within a mile when you feel like exploring. You're looking at roughly 44 minutes to downtown Grand Rapids when you need the city. The real geometry of the place, though, comes down to what's actually there—15 restaurants, 20 grocers, and a density of small choices that means you're not driving ten minutes for dinner or stuck with one grocery option. It's the kind of plat where you can live small and still live well, supported by Plainwell Community Schools and the Corporation Plat Area around it.

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Why people love it here

🎓Schools
80

Plainwell High School

  • High — 1.2 mi away
  • Plainwell
  • 5 rated schools in district

Notable nearby

🛝Walk to a playground— Playground in Orchard Acres No 2 is a 6 min walk
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5.2
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 5 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 8/10

School District: Plainwell Community Schools

8Plainwell High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 815 students · 19:1 · 1.2 mi
7Gilkey Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 393 students · 16:1 · 0.6 mi
5Plainwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 596 students · 18:1 · 1.0 mi
5Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-05 · 460 students · 15:1 · 1.0 mi
1Renaissance High SchoolOther · K-12 · 84 students · 29:1 · 0.3 mi

Walkability

4.5

Fair

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands— Grocery, pharmacy
0.9
🍽️Dining— Restaurants, cafes, bars
8.3
🌳Nature— Parks, trails
5.0
🚌Transit— Bus stops, stations
0.0
💪Fitness— Gyms, recreation
5.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

🛒Grocery Stores
Bikeable

Harding's Market

12 minbike· 3 min drive
🍽️Restaurants
Walkable

Old Plank Road

15 minwalk· 6 min bike· 2 min drive
☕Coffee Shops
Easy walk

Nancy's Café and Kitchen

3 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
Island City Coffee
6 minbike
🍺Bars & Breweries
Easy walk

Old Mill

3 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
🌳Parks
Short drive

Sherwood Park

2 mindrive· 23 min walk· 13 min bike
🛝Playgrounds
Short walk

Playground in Orchard Acres No 2

6 minwalk· 4 min bike· 5 min drive
Playground in Corporation Plat Area
2 mindrive
🐕Dog Parks
Easy walk

Dog Park in Corporation Plat Area

4 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
🚴Bike Paths
Short drive

Unnamed bike_path

3 mindrive· 13 min bike
💪Gyms & Fitness
Bikeable

River Bend Yoga

8 minbike· 16 min walk· 3 min drive
💊Pharmacies
Quick drive

Meijer Pharmacy

5 mindrive· 17 min bike
📚Libraries
Short walk

Ransom District Library

10 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
👶Daycares
Bikeable

Plainwell Corners Preschool

9 minbike· 23 min walk· 3 min drive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

M-89 Cinema

5 mindrive· 19 min bike

Crime in Railroad Add 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 Allegan County.

Allegan County crime & safety stats →

Parcels / Units

31

Median Lot Size

0.21 ac

2509 sq ft – 0.48 ac

Expected Rent

$825/mo

$750 – $875 · estimated range

Multifamily for sale

Listings

1 building

Active / pending

Median Price

$425K

Per building

Price Per Unit

$106K

Median

Local Government · area-wide

City of Plainwell

269-685-6821Website

Source: plainwell.org · unconfirmed

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

~$899/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system

Produces ~6,293 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use

Water

City of Plainwell (DPW)

Municipal water; monthly metered.

Sewer

City of Plainwell (DPW)

Municipal sanitary sewer.

Trashunconfirmed

Resident-arranged hauler

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Electricvaries by address

Consumers Energy Co|Great Lakes Energy Coop · ~14.3¢/kWh

Electric via Consumers.

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Natural Gasvaries by address

Michigan Gas Utilities

Natural gas provider.

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Police

Plainwell Department of Public Safety

Combined police/fire public safety dept.

Fire

Plainwell Department of Public Safety

Combined police/fire public safety dept.

Services for Plainwell · Source: plainwell.org

Utility, solar, and service details for Railroad Add 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.

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Sherwood Park

0.2 mi

Parks Nearby

35

within 1 mile

🛒 Grocery(4)

Harding's Market

Grocery Store

0.9 mimap

Meijer

Grocery Store

1.5 mimap
Walmart Supercenter

Grocery Store

2.0 mimap

+1 more within 5 miles

🍕 Restaurants(5)

Old Plank Road

Restaurant

0.5 mimap

SW's Donut Mill

Restaurant

0.9 mimap
Taqueria San Francisco

Restaurant

1.0 mimap
Wendy's

Fast Food

1.4 mimap

Four Roses Cafe

Restaurant

1.5 mimap

☕ Coffee(5)

Nancy's Café and Kitchen

Café

0.1 mimap
Island City Coffee

Café

0.4 mimap

Barbed Wire Cafe

Café

0.5 mimap

+2 more within 5 miles

🍺 Bars(3)

Old Mill

Pub

0.1 mimap

Tenth Street Saloon

Bar

0.4 mimap

Rhino's Pub

Pub

0.4 mimap

🏫 Schools(10)

Renaissance High School

School

0.3 mimap
Gilkey Elementary School

School

0.7 mimap
Starr Elementary School

School

1.0 mimap
Plainwell Middle School

School

1.1 mimap
Plainwell High School

School

1.2 mimap

+5 more within 5 miles

💪 Gyms(1)

River Bend Yoga

Fitness Center

0.4 mimap

🌳 Parks(4)

Sherwood Park

0.2 mimap

Thurl Cook Park

0.2 mimap

Unnamed park

0.5 mimap

+1 more within 5 miles

🐕 Dog Parks(2)

Dog Park in Corporation Plat Area

Dog Park

0.2 mimap

Love's

Dog Park

5.0 mimap

🚴 Trails(6)

Unnamed bike_path

Bike Path

1.1 mimap

Bike Path

Bike Path

1.1 mimap

Cycleway loop off M 89

Bike Path

1.1 mimap

+3 more within 5 miles

💊 Pharmacies(2)

Meijer Pharmacy

Pharmacy

1.5 mimap

Walgreens

Pharmacy

1.8 mimap

👶 Childcare(1)

Plainwell Corners Preschool

Daycare

0.5 mimap

🏥 Hospitals(1)

Borgess-Pipp Hospital

Hospital

1.1 mimap

📚 Libraries(2)

Ransom District Library
0.2 mimap

Otsego District Public Library

3.0 mimap

⚡ EV Charging(1)

Red E

EV Charging

1.3 mimap
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Frequently asked about Railroad Add

What schools serve Railroad Add?
Railroad Add is served by Plainwell Community Schools. Its highest-rated assigned school is Plainwell High School (8/10).
Is Railroad Add walkable?
Railroad Add scores 4.5/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.

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Data sources: parcels, schools · Updated 8/2/2026
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