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The Ward Homestead Add.

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️3 mito Downtown GR
🏞️29 mito Lake Michigan
🎓Top 14% school access🏷️Below-average home prices
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🎓Schools
37

Below average schools

  • Grand Rapids Public Schools
  • 40 rated schools nearby
  • Best nearby: 8/10
💰Home Values

$225K median

  • 3 sales in last 12mo
  • $62K median household income
  • 55% owner-occupied
🌲Nature & Outdoors

Park-rich area

  • 6 parks within 1 mile
  • Tennyson Drive Southwest: 14 min walk
  • Grand Rapids Bike Park Trail: 9 min bike
🧑‍🌾Farmers market nearby

Walking through The Ward Homestead Add. feels like moving through a neighborhood that's genuinely got things to do within arm's reach — downtown Grand Rapids is seven minutes away by car, and the Grand Rapids Bike Park sits just a short walk off. The subdivision spans 16 acres of tightly packed lots (averaging 0.15 acres each), where single-family homes cluster around solid walkable access to transit, six parks within a mile, and sixty-six restaurants nearby; the nearest grocery is an 11-minute walk, and a coffee shop just 1.5 miles out. Homes here run around $154K, landing in Roosevelt Park, which feeds into Grand Rapids Public Schools. It's the kind of place where you've got density without sprawl, and proximity without pretense.

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Median Rent

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

Nearby Schools

3.7
/10 avg
Below average schools

Based on 40 rated schools nearby

Range: 1/10 to 8/10

Elementary

25

K-5 nearby

Middle

8

6-8 nearby

High School

13

9-12 nearby

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
4Burton ElementaryElementary · PK-05 · 376 students · 14:1 · 0.0 mi
4Innovation Central HighHigh · 09-12 · 523 students · 16:1 · 0.0 mi
2Burton Middle SchoolMiddle · 06-08 · 482 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi

At a Glance

Median Sale Price

$225K

3 sales in last 12mo

Parcels / Units

56

Median Lot Size

0.12 ac

4299 sq ft – 0.52 ac

Median Income

$62K

Household

Environment & Amenities

Flood Risk

None

Not in flood zone

Nearest Park

Grand Rapids Bike Park

0.4 mi

Parks Nearby

6

within 1 mile

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

Data sources: parcels, sales, schools · Updated 4/23/2026