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

$420K median|9 walk|4.8 schools

Very WalkablePark 4 min

#2Walk Score 8.3/10

Street view of Gaslight Village

Neighborhood

Gaslight Village

$619K median|8 walk|5.0 schools

Very WalkablePark 6 min

#3Walk Score 8.0/10

Street view of Midtown

Neighborhood

Midtown

$283K median|8 walk|4.7 schools

Very WalkablePark 3 min

#4Walk Score 7.7/10

Street view of East Hills

Neighborhood

East Hills

$285K median|8 walk|4.6 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#5Walk Score 7.2/10

Street view of Grandville

Neighborhood

Grandville

$184K median|7 walk|3.9 schools

WalkablePark 3 min

#6Walk Score 7.0/10

Street view of Fulton Heights

Neighborhood

Fulton Heights

$373K median|7 walk|5.1 schools

WalkablePark 4 min

#7Walk Score 7.0/10

Street view of Baxter

Neighborhood

Baxter

$216K median|7 walk|4.6 schools

WalkablePark 1 min

#8Walk Score 6.9/10

Street view of Oldtown-Heartside

Neighborhood

Oldtown-Heartside

$695K median|7 walk|4.2 schools

WalkablePark 1 min

#9Walk Score 6.7/10

Street view of Alger Heights

Neighborhood

Alger Heights

$277K median|7 walk|4.3 schools

WalkablePark 5 min

#10Walk Score 6.7/10

Street view of Downtown

Neighborhood

Downtown

$358K median|7 walk|4.3 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#11Walk Score 6.3/10

Street view of Heritage Hill

Neighborhood

Heritage Hill

$381K median|6 walk|4.4 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#12Walk Score 6.3/10

Street view of Leffingwell-Twin Lakes

Neighborhood

Leffingwell-Twin Lakes

$375K median|6 walk|7.0 schools

WalkablePark 16 min

#13Walk Score 6.2/10

Street view of Grant

City

Grant

$214K median|6 walk|5.7 schools

WalkablePark 3 min

#14Walk Score 6.0/10

Neighborhood

Nelson

$160K median|6 walk|4.4 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#15Walk Score 5.9/10

Street view of Highland Park

Neighborhood

Highland Park

$261K median|6 walk|4.8 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 2 min

#16Walk Score 5.9/10

Street view of Eastern-Burton

Neighborhood

Eastern-Burton

$230K median|6 walk|4.5 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 5 min

#17Walk Score 5.7/10

Street view of Southeast Community

Neighborhood

Southeast Community

$220K median|6 walk|4.4 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 5 min

#18Walk Score 5.5/10

Street view of North Park

Neighborhood

North Park

$310K median|6 walk|5.6 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 9 min

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