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Smedley & Ruthvens Sub.

Median $356K·Walk Score 8.3/10·Schools 4.7/10

Walkable with great nature access

🏙️2 mito Downtown GR
🏞️31 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 1% walkability🌳Top 12% park access
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🌊Nature & Outdoors

Near the water

  • Reeds Lake — 1.7 mi
  • 11 parks within 1 mile
  • Sigsbee Park: 4 min walk
  • Joe Taylor Park: 9 min walk
🚶Walkability
83

Walker's paradise

  • Sigsbee Park Playground: 3 min walk
  • 31 places within a 10 min walk
🎓Schools
80

Congress Elementary

  • Elementary — 0.7 mi away
  • Grand Rapids
  • 7 rated schools in district
🛝Walk to a playground
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

Early evening light hits the brick and wood-frame homes here just right, casting long shadows across tree-lined streets that connect directly into Eastown—a walkable mixed-use district where over 130 local businesses cluster within a few blocks. The neighborhood sits on about two acres with modest lots averaging a tenth of an acre each, the kind of scale that lets you know your immediate surroundings without feeling cramped. A grocery is a seven-minute walk away, and you're three minutes from coffee or dinner; the dining density here is remarkable—223 restaurants within a mile. Transit access is immediate too, another three-minute walk to the nearest stop.

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Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Sigsbee Park

0.1 mi

Parks Nearby

11

within 1 mile

Nearest Lake

Reeds Lake

1.7 mi

Walkability

8.3

Excellent

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
8.0
🍽️Dining
10.0
🌳Nature
4.9
🚌Transit
10.0
💪Fitness
8.0

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

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Short walk

Wealthy Market

10 minwalk· 6 min bike· 2 min drive
Family Fare Supermarket
7 minbike
Family Fare
7 minbike
Fannies Corner
8 minbike
🍽️Restaurants
Easy walk

Wingstreet

5 minwalk· 4 min bike· 1 min drive
Pizza Hut
5 minwalk
Side Piece Bodega
5 minwalk
Kelvin and Co
5 minwalk

+1 more

Coffee Shops
Easy walk

Brown Butter Creperie and Cafe

5 minwalk· 4 min bike· 1 min drive
Foxtail Coffee
6 minwalk
High Tea
6 minwalk
That Early Bird
6 minwalk
🍺Bars & Breweries
Easy walk

Billy's Lounge

5 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
Mulligan's Pub
6 minwalk
Eastown Sports Bar & Grill
6 minwalk
Harmony Brewing Company
7 minwalk

+1 more

🧑‍🌾Farmers Markets
Bikeable

Fulton Street Farmers Market

7 minbike· 16 min walk· 3 min drive
Unnamed farmers_market
8 minbike
Momma D's Kitchen
8 minbike
Rakowski Family Farm Market
9 minbike
🌳Parks
Easy walk

Sigsbee Park

4 minwalk· 4 min bike· <1 min drive
Joe Taylor Park
9 minwalk
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
12 minwalk
Wilcox Park
12 minwalk

+1 more

🛝Playgrounds
Easy walk

Sigsbee Park Playground

3 minwalk· 3 min bike· <1 min drive
Unnamed playground
3 minwalk
🏞️Lakes & Water
Bikeable

Fisk Lake

9 minbike· 22 min walk· 4 min drive
West Lake
6 mindrive
Mid Lake
7 mindrive
Reeds Lake
7 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

9 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Bikeable

Hall Street trail

11 minbike· 25 min walk· 5 min drive
Reeds Lake Trail
11 minbike
🐕Dog Parks
Bikeable

Hillcrest Dog Park

9 minbike· 20 min walk· 4 min drive
Downtown Westside Dog Park
9 mindrive
dog_park
11 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Quick drive

Unnamed bike_path

6 mindrive· 13 min bike
Albert-Realtors Hall St. Sub. Area Trail
6 mindrive
Unnamed bike path
6 mindrive
Hodenpyl Woods Trail
6 mindrive
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Butterworth Park Launch

9 mindrive
Comstock Riverside Park Launch
13 mindrive
Golf Courses
Quick drive

Indian Trails Golf Course

12 mindrive
Cascade Hills Country Club
10 mindrive
Kent Country Club
11 mindrive
Mines Golf Course
13 mindrive

+1 more

💪Gyms & Fitness
Short walk

The Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse

8 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
REVfit
6 mindrive
Planet Fitness
8 mindrive
8th Day Gym
8 mindrive

+1 more

🚌Transit Stops
Easy walk

Fuller/Wealthy (NB)

5 minwalk· 3 min bike· 1 min drive
Fuller/Wealthy (SB)
5 minwalk
Fuller/Sherman (SB)
6 minwalk
Fuller/Sherman (NB)
6 minwalk

+1 more

💊Pharmacies
Short walk

CVS Pharmacy

7 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
Rite Aid
10 minbike
Walgreens Pharmacy
11 minbike
📚Libraries
Bikeable

Ottawa Hills Public Library

9 minbike· 18 min walk· 4 min drive
KDL - East Grand Rapids
12 minbike
Grand Rapids Public Library
7 mindrive
Madison Square Library
7 mindrive

+1 more

👶Daycares
Quick drive

daycare

6 mindrive· 13 min bike
🎬Movie Theaters
Short walk

Wealthy Theater

7 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
7 mindrive
Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall
13 mindrive
Celebration! Cinema North
12 mindrive

+1 more

Nearby Schools

4.7
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 41 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 9/10

School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

8City MiddleHighHigh · 07-12 · 908 students · 23:1 · 0.0 mi
8Center for EconomicologyMiddle · 06-06 · 59 students · 22:1 · 0.0 mi
6Blandford SchoolMiddle · 06-06 · 60 students · 23:1 · 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
2Ottawa Hills High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 369 students · -1:1 · 0.0 mi
2Campus ElementaryElementary · PK-05 · 266 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi
2Alger Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 342 students · 20:1 · 0.0 mi

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