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Sandstone Downs

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Published by Atlas — Grand Rapids Real Estate · data computed by Atlas · reviewed under Jon Hazeltine, Broker Associate (MI #6502432782)
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Walkability 2.8/10·Schools 6.3/10

🏙️23 mito Downtown GR(~47 min drive)
🏞️46 mito Lake Michigan(~1h 32m drive)

The parking lot fills with gravel crunch as you roll in—clean, orderly, the kind of place where things are maintained without fuss. This stretch of condos sits on the edge of open space, with Duck Lake just a fifth of a mile away and Payne Lake Public Access a short walk down the road. Two parks within a mile give you room to move without hunting for it.

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Why people love it here

🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 10 parks within 1 mile
  • Little Payne Lake: 9 min walk
  • Payne Lake Public Access: 11 min walk
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Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Payne Lake Public Access

0.5 mi

Parks Nearby

10

within 1 mile

6.3
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 3 rated schools nearby

Range: 6/10 to 7/10

School District: Thornapple Kellogg School District

7Thornapple Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 745 students · 19:1 · 5.1 mi
6Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 04-05 · 456 students · 18:1 · 5.1 mi
6Thornapple Kellogg High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 982 students · 19:1 · 5.3 mi

Walkability

2.8

Limited

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands— Grocery, pharmacy
0.0
🍽️Dining— Restaurants, cafes, bars
1.5
🌳Nature— Parks, trails
4.7
🚌Transit— Bus stops, stations
0.0
💪Fitness— Gyms, recreation
3.0

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

🛒Grocery Stores
Quick drive

Tom's Meat Market on Gun Lake

7 mindrive· 18 min bike
Town & Country Supermarket
8 mindrive
🍽️Restaurants
Bikeable

Sand Bar & Grill

9 minbike· 27 min walk· 4 min drive
Curly Cone
11 minbike
McDonald's
11 minbike
Tujax Tu
7 mindrive
🌳Parks
Walkable

Payne Lake Public Access

11 minwalk· 4 min bike· 3 min drive
Yankee Springs Township Park
9 minbike
Gun Lake County Park
8 mindrive
🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Playground on Patterson Rd

9 minbike· 24 min walk· 4 min drive
Yankee Springs Township Park Playground
9 minbike
🏞️Lakes & Water
Short walk

Little Payne Lake

9 minwalk· 3 min bike· 2 min drive
Cobb Lake
8 mindrive
Chief Noonday Lake
7 mindrive
Williams Lake
5 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Beach at Gun Lake

9 mindrive· 20 min bike
🥾Hiking Trails
Quick drive

Chief Noonday Trail

6 mindrive· 18 min bike
North Country Trail
7 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Quick drive

Shortcut

7 mindrive
Unnamed bike_path
8 mindrive
Kent County Trail
8 mindrive
💪Gyms & Fitness
Bikeable

Gun Lake Gym

10 minbike· 29 min walk· 5 min drive

Crime in Sandstone Downs 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 Barry County.

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Solar potential

~$907/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system

Produces ~6,345 kWh/yr · offsets ~60% of a typical home's use

Utility, solar, and service details for Sandstone Downs 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.

🛒 Grocery(2)

Tom's Meat Market on Gun Lake

Grocery Store

2.0 mimap

Town & Country Supermarket

Grocery Store

3.2 mimap

🍕 Restaurants(4)

Curly Cone

Fast Food

0.8 mimap
Sand Bar & Grill

Restaurant

1.0 mimap
McDonald's

Fast Food

1.0 mimap

Tujax Tu

Restaurant

2.2 mimap

🏫 Schools(1)

Thornapple Kellogg Early Childhood Center

4.9 mimap

💪 Gyms(1)

Gun Lake Gym

Fitness Center

1.1 mimap

🌳 Parks(3)

Payne Lake Public Access

0.5 mimap

Yankee Springs Township Park

0.8 mimap
Long Lake Outdoor Center
2.4 mimap

🚴 Trails(6)

Unnamed bike_path

Bike Path

1.9 mimap

Bike Path

Bike Path

1.9 mimap

Kent County Trail

Bike Path

1.9 mimap

+3 more within 5 miles

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Frequently asked about Sandstone Downs

What schools serve Sandstone Downs?
Sandstone Downs is served by Thornapple Kellogg School District. Its highest-rated assigned school is Thornapple Kellogg Middle School (7/10).
Is Sandstone Downs walkable?
Sandstone Downs scores 2.8/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.

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