The Highlands

...so you've got these sprawling homesites on 31 acres, and what makes The Highlands work is that you're not cramped—the average lot runs 3.15 acres, which means you actually have room to breathe out here. Homes hover around $2.3M, and the location is solid: you're about 14 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, 18 minutes to Gerald R. Ford airport, so it doesn't feel remote even though the plots are genuinely spacious. There's a grocery within a couple of miles—actually six of them within two—and a restaurant about 1.6 miles down the road if you don't feel like cooking. Carl Creek Wetlands Preserve is just over a mile away if you want to stretch your legs, and if you're into the water, Knapp Street Bridge Launch sits about 2.3 miles out for boat access. The real draw here is the land itself: you get that open-air feel without being stranded, and the condo structure means someone else is handling the maintenance headaches while you're out actually using your property.