Samuel A. Browne'S Add.
Convenient location
Walkability 5.7/10·Schools 3.9/10
Early evening light hits these brick streets just right, when the sound of kids and neighbors doing ordinary things fills the air—that's when Samuel A. Browne's Add. shows you what it's really about. Fourteen acres of modest lots averaging a third of an acre, this subdivision sits in the heart of Southwest, where downtown Grand Rapids is barely a 4-minute drive away and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum anchors the riverside landscape just beyond. A transit stop waits two minutes on foot, and you're steps from restaurants—66 of them within a mile—while a grocery store is a nine-minute walk. The subdivision itself keeps things human-scaled: seven parks nearby, including Caulfield Park, where you can be in nine minutes, and the Grand River's Butterworth Park Launch sits only about a mile out for anyone thinking about the water. Homes here run around $476K, and they're zoned for Covenant House Academy. It's the kind of place where you're close enough to everything that you don't have to choose between access and having actual neighbors.
Why people love it here
Walkable for daily errands
- Bob's: 4 min walk
- 8 places within a 10 min walk
Park-rich area
- 35 parks within 1 mile
- Caulfield Park: 10 min walk
- Rasberry Field: 13 min walk
Walkability
Fair
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Hall Street Party Store
+1 more
Bob's
+1 more
Treetops Cafe + Shop
+1 more
My Place Bar
+1 more
Caulfield Park
+1 more
Caulfield Park Playground
Battjes Lake
+1 more
Unnamed beach
Plaster Creek Trail
dog_park
+1 more
Unnamed bike_path
Butterworth Park Launch
Planet Fitness
+1 more
Hall Street Station (SB)
+1 more
CVS Pharmacy
Madison Square Library
+1 more
daycare
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
+1 more
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Caulfield Park
0.4 mi
Parks Nearby
35
within 1 mile
Based on 29 rated schools nearby
Range: 1/10 to 8/10
School District: Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids
Crime in Samuel A. Browne'S 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 Kent County.
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Solar potential
~$884/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,451 kWh/yr · offsets ~61% of a typical home's use
City of Grand Rapids Water System
Regional water provider serving ~280,000 across Kent and Ottawa counties.
City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services (Water Resource Recovery Facility)
WRRF treats ~40 MGD of wastewater.
City of Grand Rapids Refuse & Recycling
City-run refuse/recycling cart program for residents.
Consumers Energy Co · ~13.7¢/kWh
Investor-owned utility serving the region.
Confirm by addressDTE Energy
DTE Gas serves much of Grand Rapids natural gas; verify by address.
Confirm by addressServices for Grand Rapids · Source: grandrapidsmi.gov
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🛒 Grocery(30)
Hall Street Party Store
Grocery Store
La Familia Stop-N-Shop
Grocery Store
Grocery Store
+27 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(15)
Bob's
Restaurant
Hall Street Deli
Restaurant
Ah’Taste Of Soul
Restaurant
La Flor De Michoacan
Restaurant
Carnitas Chipicuaro
Restaurant
+10 more within 5 miles
☕ Coffee(19)
+16 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(17)
+14 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(28)
Our Lady of Sorrows School
South High School
School
Covenant Christian High School
School
César E. Chávez Elementary School
School
+23 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(11)
Fitness Center
8th Day Gym
Fitness Center
Fitness Center
+8 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(8)
Wyoming Dog Park Dog Park
Dog Park
Dog Park in Kragt Plat Area
Dog Park
Downtown Westside Dog Park
Dog Park
+5 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(3)
⛵ Boat Launches(3)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
🚌 Transit(30)
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
Transit Stop
+27 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(14)
+11 more within 5 miles
👶 Childcare(3)
📚 Libraries(12)
+9 more within 5 miles
Frequently asked about Samuel A. Browne'S Add.
- What schools serve Samuel A. Browne'S Add.?
- Samuel A. Browne'S Add. is served by Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids. Its highest-rated assigned school is Center for Economicology (8/10).
- Is Samuel A. Browne'S Add. walkable?
- Samuel A. Browne'S Add. scores 5.7/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.