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Subdivision177.4 acres

Riverside Gardens Add.

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️3 mito Downtown GR
🏞️29 mito Lake Michigan
GR

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🎓Schools
54

Average schools

  • Grand Rapids Public Schools
  • 24 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 8/10
💰Home Values

$395K median

  • 15 sales in last 12mo
  • $62K median household income
  • 55% owner-occupied
🚶Walkability
38

Car-dependent

  • Three Mile/Coit (WB): 8 min walk
  • 5 places within a 10 min walk

You wake up here and the daily rhythm feels different—steps away from 78 restaurants and a transit stop, yet sitting on 177 acres where you've actually got room to breathe. Riverside Gardens Add. is anchored in Creston, the largest neighborhood in Grand Rapids, where Plainfield Avenue's restaurant and shop corridor hums with energy but the streets themselves stay residential. A grocery store sits about a mile away, a coffee shop about 1.4 miles, and downtown Grand Rapids is roughly 9 minutes by car when you need it. Grand Rapids Public Schools serves the area.

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Median home price: $395,000

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Median Rent

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

Nearby Schools

5.4
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 24 rated schools nearby

Range: 2/10 to 8/10

Elementary

15

K-5 nearby

Middle

4

6-8 nearby

High School

8

9-12 nearby

School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

8Center for EconomicologyMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 22:1 · 0.0 mi
8City MiddleHighHigh · 07-12 · 908 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
6Blandford SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 60 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
6Union High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 922 students · 20:1 · 0.0 mi
5John Ball Park Zoo SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 26:1 · 0.0 mi
5Grand Rapids Public Museum HighHigh · 09-12 · 273 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
4Innovation Central HighHigh · 09-12 · 523 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
4Aberdeen SchoolElementary · PK-08 · 234 students · 13:1 · 0.0 mi
2Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 248 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi

Walkability

3.8

Limited

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
3.5
🍽️Dining
3.9
🌳Nature
2.2
🚌Transit
8.0
💪Fitness
1.5

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

Nearby Locations

Coffee Shops
Quick drive

Eternam Coffee

7 mindrive· 17 min bike
🍺Bars & Breweries
Quick drive

Point Bar

7 mindrive· 16 min bike
🌳Parks
Bikeable

Veterans Nature Trail

8 minbike· 17 min walk· 3 min drive
🛝Playgrounds
Walkable

Aberdeen Park Playground

14 minwalk· 5 min bike· 3 min drive
Briggs Park Playground
8 minbike
🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve Beach

7 mindrive· 18 min bike
Versluis Park Beach
12 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Bikeable

Riverside Park Drive Northwest

8 minbike· 22 min walk· 7 min drive
🚴Bike Paths
Walkable

Veterans Nature Trail Trail

11 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
Boat Launches
Bikeable

Comstock Riverside Park Launch

9 minbike· 25 min walk· 4 min drive
Butterworth Park Launch
12 mindrive
Rogue River Mouth Launch
13 mindrive
Knapp Street Bridge Launch
15 mindrive
🚌Transit Stops
Short walk

Three Mile/Coit (WB)

8 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
Plainfield/Sligh (SB)
9 minwalk
Plainfield/Hollywood (NB)
9 minwalk
Three Mile/Botsford (EB)
9 minwalk

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👶Daycares
Quick drive

Kidz Clubhouse

9 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Celebration Cinema Studio Park

10 mindrive
AMC Grand Rapids 18
10 mindrive

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

Data sources: sales, schools · Updated 4/23/2026