Most Walkable Neighborhoods in Grand Rapids

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Walkability is a neighborhood-scale concept — a coherent district small enough that you could walk corner to corner in a single day's errands. Whole cities are too big to qualify (they are regions that contain walkable places, not single walkable places). This list ranks the actual walkable neighborhoods inside Greater Grand Rapids.

How we ranked: Ranked by walking-time score (0–10) to grocery, pharmacy, restaurants, parks, transit, and gyms. Capped at 2 square miles — the size at which "walk the length and width in a day" stops being aspirational.

#1Walk Score 8.6/10

Street view of Eastown

Neighborhood

Eastown

$410K median|9 walk|4.8 schools

Very WalkablePark 4 min

#2Walk Score 8.3/10

Street view of Gaslight Village

Neighborhood

Gaslight Village

$570K median|8 walk

Very WalkablePark 0 min

#3Walk Score 8.0/10

Street view of Midtown

Neighborhood

Midtown

$291K median|8 walk|4.7 schools

Very WalkablePark 3 min

#4Walk Score 7.7/10

Street view of East Hills

Neighborhood

East Hills

$295K median|8 walk|4.6 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#5Walk Score 7.2/10

Street view of Grandville

Neighborhood

Grandville

$185K median|7 walk|3.9 schools

WalkablePark 3 min

#6Walk Score 7.0/10

Street view of Fulton Heights

Neighborhood

Fulton Heights

$363K median|7 walk|5.1 schools

WalkablePark 4 min

#7Walk Score 7.0/10

Street view of Baxter

Neighborhood

Baxter

$224K median|7 walk|4.6 schools

WalkablePark 1 min

#8Walk Score 6.9/10

Street view of Oldtown-Heartside

Neighborhood

Oldtown-Heartside

$665K median|7 walk|4.2 schools

WalkablePark 1 min

#9Walk Score 6.7/10

Street view of Alger Heights

Neighborhood

Alger Heights

$279K median|7 walk|4.3 schools

WalkablePark 5 min

#10Walk Score 6.7/10

Street view of Downtown

Neighborhood

Downtown

$365K median|7 walk|4.3 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#11Walk Score 6.3/10

Street view of Heritage Hill

Neighborhood

Heritage Hill

$411K median|6 walk|4.4 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#12Walk Score 6.2/10

Street view of Grant

City

Grant

$232K median|6 walk|5.7 schools

WalkablePark 3 min

#13Walk Score 5.9/10

Street view of Highland Park

Neighborhood

Highland Park

$258K median|6 walk|4.8 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 2 min

#14Walk Score 5.9/10

Street view of Eastern-Burton

Neighborhood

Eastern-Burton

$236K median|6 walk|4.5 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 5 min

#15Walk Score 5.7/10

Street view of Southeast Community

Neighborhood

Southeast Community

$218K median|6 walk|4.4 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 5 min

#16Walk Score 5.5/10

Street view of North Park

Neighborhood

North Park

$302K median|6 walk|5.6 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 9 min

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