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Shady Creek Plat

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Strong schools draw families here

🏙️9 mito Downtown GR
🏞️33 mito Lake Michigan
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🎓Schools
53

Average schools

  • Kentwood Public Schools
  • 18 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 9/10
💰Home Values

$360K median

  • 1 recent sale
  • $78K median household income
  • 71% owner-occupied
🏡Space & Property

12,602 sq ft avg lots

  • 17 homes

The first thing you notice pulling in is how the lots breathe—quarter-acre parcels that feel neither cramped nor sprawling, the kind of space where you can actually see sky between houses. Shady Creek Plat sits within Sandlewood Estates No. 2 Area, a 6-acre platted subdivision where Kentwood Public Schools serves the district and homes typically run around $298K. The location punches well above its modest size: Gerald R. Ford Airport is just 16 minutes away, downtown Grand Rapids hits in about the same time, and you're half a mile from Creekside County Park with two more parks within a mile if you want an actual walk. Groceries are a mile out, a coffee shop about a mile and a half—close enough that you're not planning expeditions, far enough that you're not hearing traffic from your porch. It's the kind of subdivision that doesn't announce itself, which is probably the point.

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Median Rent

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

Nearby Schools

5.3
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 18 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

Elementary

10

K-5 nearby

Middle

2

6-8 nearby

High School

5

9-12 nearby

School District: Kentwood Public Schools

9Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · K-04 · 589 students · 21:1 · 0.0 mi
8Byron Center High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 1,339 students · 22:1 · 0.0 mi
8Byron Center West Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-09 · 673 students · 22:1 · 0.0 mi
7Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 03-07 · 702 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi

At a Glance

Recent Sale Price

$360K

1 recent sale

Parcels / Units

17

Median Lot Size

0.27 ac

0.23 ac – 0.37 ac

Median Income

$78K

Household

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

Data sources: parcels, sales, schools · Updated 4/22/2026