Thornapple Acres
Surrounded by nature
Walkability 3.2/10·Schools 4.9/10
The first thing you notice pulling into Thornapple Acres is how compact everything feels—five acres platted into modest lots, each about a third of an acre, the kind of footprint where you can actually see your neighbors' porches and know the place doesn't sprawl. They're close enough that the subdivision reads less like a spread and more like a small collected thing, which turns out to be useful when you want to walk to Sunnyside Park in two minutes or find yourself within a mile of sixty-six restaurants and a dozen grocers without ever feeling like you've left home. The West MI Academy of Arts and Academics serves the area, and Spring Lake sits just over a mile away if you want actual water beyond the residential grid. Grand Haven's beaches are five minutes down the road; downtown Grand Rapids is about forty-five. The real anchor, though, is what's already built around you—dense enough to walk to coffee or grab dinner without much planning, spread enough that a third-acre lot still feels like something.
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Why people love it here
Near the water
- Spring Lake — 1.1 mi
- 40 parks within 1 mile
- Sunnyside Park: 3 min walk
- Unnamed bike_path: 5 min walk
Flood Risk
None
Not in flood zone
Nearest Park
Sunnyside Park
0.1 mi
Parks Nearby
40
within 1 mile
Nearest Lake
Spring Lake
1.1 mi
Based on 8 rated schools nearby
Range: 2/10 to 8/10
School District: West MI Academy of Arts and Academics
Walkability
Limited
Overall walkability score out of 10
Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox
Leppinks
+1 more
Pine Street Cafe
Biggby
Stan's Bar
Sunnyside Park
Unnamed playground
Smith Bayou
Lakeside Beach
Meime Vandenberg Trail
dog_park
Unnamed bike_path
Mill Point Park Launch
+1 more
gym
Walgreens
Spring Lake District Library
Grand Haven 9
Crime in Thornapple Acres is reported at the city level, not the neighborhood level. The FBI doesn't publish reliable crime rates for individual neighborhoods, and within any community crime varies street to street. For an accurate, comparable picture, see the jurisdiction-wide figures for Ottawa County.
Ottawa County crime & safety stats →Expected Rent
$2,025/mo
$1,800 – $2,275 · wider-area estimate
Local Government · area-wide
City of Ferrysburg
Source: ferrysburg.org · unconfirmed
Association and local-government details are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and state registries, and can change. Confirm directly with the association or municipality before relying on them.
Solar potential
~$891/yr in electricity from a typical rooftop solar system
Produces ~6,497 kWh/yr · offsets ~62% of a typical home's use
Private hauler (resident-arranged)
No municipal trash noted
Consumers Energy Co · ~13.7¢/kWh
GHBLP serves Ferrysburg per its service area
Confirm by addressServices for Ferrysburg · Source: ferrysburg.org
Utility, solar, and service details for Thornapple Acres are compiled from public records, municipal sites, and NREL / U.S. data.gov, and can change. Electric/gas can vary by address — confirm with the provider before relying on them.
🛒 Grocery(12)
+9 more within 5 miles
🍕 Restaurants(5)
☕ Coffee(15)
+12 more within 5 miles
🍺 Bars(13)
Stan's Bar
Bar
Two Tonys Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar
Bar
Spring Lake Country Club
Bar
+10 more within 5 miles
🏫 Schools(18)
Holmes School
Elliott School
Central School
Ferry School
Christian Junior High School
School
+13 more within 5 miles
💪 Gyms(3)
🌳 Parks(5)
+2 more within 5 miles
🐕 Dog Parks(5)
Dog Park in Gluecks Sub Area
Dog Park
Eastern Park Dog Park
Dog Park
Coast Guard Park Dog Park
Dog Park
+2 more within 5 miles
🚴 Trails(6)
Lakeside Trail
Bike Path
Sunnyside Park Trail
Bike Path
Unnamed bike_path
Bike Path
+3 more within 5 miles
⛵ Boat Launches(6)
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
+3 more within 5 miles
💊 Pharmacies(5)
+2 more within 5 miles
🏥 Hospitals(1)
Hospital
📚 Libraries(3)
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Frequently asked about Thornapple Acres
- How active is the Thornapple Acres housing market?
- there is 1 home for sale in Thornapple Acres right now. Listings refresh throughout the day from the MichRIC MLS.
- What schools serve Thornapple Acres?
- Thornapple Acres is served by West MI Academy of Arts and Academics. Its highest-rated assigned school is Grand Haven High School (8/10).
- Is Thornapple Acres walkable?
- Thornapple Acres scores 3.2/10 for walkability — a measure of walking, biking, and driving access to groceries, dining, parks, schools, and transit.