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Soft Water Lake Plat

Median $304K·Schools 5.7/10

Walkable near top schools

🏙️4 mito Downtown GR
🏞️30 mito Lake Michigan
🚶Top 17% walkability
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🚶Walkability
80

Walker's paradise

  • bp: 2 min walk
  • 13 places within a 10 min walk
🎓Schools
80

North Park Montessori Academy

  • Elementary — 0.5 mi away
  • Grand Rapids
  • 7 rated schools in district
💰Home Values

$304K median

  • 3 sales in last 12mo
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

Soft Water Lake Plat sits in North Park, a northeast corner of Grand Rapids where tree-lined streets meet the Grand River's edge and Riverside Park sprawls across more than 100 acres just beyond the neighborhood boundary. The six-acre subdivision is small and tight—quarter-acre lots that feel more urban than rural—and that's partly why you're steps from a transit stop and surrounded by nearly 90 restaurants within a mile, from taquerias to breweries to casual spots you'd walk to on a Tuesday night. Homes here run around $281K, and the location punches above its weight: downtown is about 10 minutes away by car, the airport 20, and if you want to launch a kayak on the Grand River, Comstock Riverside Park is just over two miles down the road. Grand Rapids Public Schools serves the area, and the real sell is the density—this is a place where you're never far from a neighbor, a meal, or a park.

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Median home price: $304,000

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Your budget of $284,976 covers many homes here — Soft Water Lake Plat has options below median too

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

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Easy walk

bp

2 minwalk· <1 min bike· <1 min drive
Rancho Bonito Supermarket MI
7 minwalk
Ken's Fruit Market
7 minbike
Meijer
9 minbike
🍽️Restaurants
Easy walk

Denny's

3 minwalk· 2 min bike· 1 min drive
Tacos El Cuñado
6 minwalk
Carlo’s Pizza Plainfield Ave
7 minwalk
Rice Wok Chinese Restaurant
10 minwalk

+1 more

Coffee Shops
Short walk

Scooter's Coffee

6 minwalk· 3 min bike· 1 min drive
Kobold's Kitchen
7 minbike
Tim Hortons
8 minbike
Kingma's Market
9 minbike

+1 more

🍺Bars & Breweries
Walkable

Cesars Pub

13 minwalk· 5 min bike· 2 min drive
Bud & Stanleys Pub & Grub
8 minbike
Tap
10 minbike
Switchback Gear Exchange - Bicycle Shop serving Kava & Beer
10 minbike

+1 more

🧑‍🌾Farmers Markets
Quick drive

Robinette's Cider Mill

7 mindrive
Momma D's Kitchen
10 mindrive
Unnamed farmers_market
10 mindrive
Fulton Street Farmers Market
10 mindrive
🌳Parks
Walkable

Unnamed park

10 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve
9 minbike
Grotto Park
11 minbike
Veterans Nature Trail
11 minbike

+1 more

🛝Playgrounds
Bikeable

Northlake Cooperative Playground

7 minbike· 16 min walk· 3 min drive
Huff Park Playground
9 minbike
Unnamed playground
11 minbike
Aberdeen Park Playground
10 minbike
🏞️Lakes & Water
Walkable

Soft Water Lake

12 minwalk· 5 min bike· 3 min drive
Lamberton Lake
6 minbike
Shadow Lake
8 mindrive
Perch Lake
7 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Bikeable

Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve Beach

9 minbike· 21 min walk· 3 min drive
Unnamed beach
9 minbike
Versluis Park Beach
9 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Bikeable

Huff Park Short/Long Loop

9 minbike· 27 min walk· 5 min drive
Riverside Park Drive Northwest
9 mindrive
Rifle Range Road Northeast
7 mindrive
🐕Dog Parks
Bikeable

dog_park

9 minbike· 23 min walk· 4 min drive
🚴Bike Paths
Bikeable

Huff Park Trail

8 minbike· 24 min walk· 3 min drive
Unnamed bike path
8 minbike
Unnamed bike_path
8 minbike
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Comstock Riverside Park Launch

6 mindrive· 17 min bike
Rogue River Mouth Launch
10 mindrive
Butterworth Park Launch
12 mindrive
Knapp Street Bridge Launch
13 mindrive

+1 more

Golf Courses
Quick drive

Kent Country Club

8 mindrive· 16 min bike
Thousand Oaks Golf Club
10 mindrive
Blythefield Country Club
11 mindrive
Scott Lake Country Club
11 mindrive

+1 more

💪Gyms & Fitness
Quick drive

Planet Fitness

5 mindrive· 15 min bike
Fitness 19
6 mindrive
gym
6 mindrive
The Loading Dock
7 mindrive
🚌Transit Stops
Easy walk

Plainfield/I-96 (NB)

2 minwalk· 1 min bike· <1 min drive
Plainfield/Fuller (SB)
2 minwalk
Plainfield/Fuller (NB)
3 minwalk
Plainfield/Lamberton (NB)
6 minwalk

+1 more

💊Pharmacies
Bikeable

CVS Pharmacy

7 minbike· 19 min walk· 3 min drive
Walgreens
8 minbike
Kay Pharmacy
10 minbike
📚Libraries
Quick drive

Van Belkum Branch

6 mindrive· 16 min bike
KDL Comstock Park
8 mindrive
KDL - Plainfield Township Branch
6 mindrive
Yankee Clipper Library
7 mindrive

+1 more

👶Daycares
Quick drive

Kidz Clubhouse

7 mindrive
daycare
10 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Celebration! Cinema North

8 mindrive
Wealthy Theater
12 mindrive
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
10 mindrive
AMC Grand Rapids 18
7 mindrive

+1 more

Nearby Schools

5.7
/10 avg
Average schools

Based on 20 rated schools nearby

Range: 2/10 to 8/10

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

At a Glance

Median Sale Price

$304K

3 sales in last 12mo

Parcels / Units

8

Median Lot Size

0.21 ac

0.20 ac – 0.43 ac

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

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Data sources: parcels, sales, schools · Updated 5/13/2026