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.

#1Walkability 8.6/10

Street view of Eastown

Neighborhood

Eastown

$420K median|9 walk|4.1 schools

Very WalkablePark 4 min

#2Walkability 8.3/10

Street view of Gaslight Village

Neighborhood

Gaslight Village

$620K median|8 walk|8.8 schools

Very WalkablePark 6 min

#3Walkability 8.0/10

Street view of Midtown

Neighborhood

Midtown

$280K median|8 walk|4.1 schools

Very WalkablePark 3 min

#4Walkability 7.7/10

Street view of East Hills

Neighborhood

East Hills

$285K median|8 walk|4.0 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#5Walkability 7.2/10

Street view of Grandville

Neighborhood

Grandville

$184K median|7 walk|3.8 schools

WalkablePark 3 min

#6Walkability 7.0/10

Street view of Fulton Heights

Neighborhood

Fulton Heights

$375K median|7 walk|4.3 schools

WalkablePark 4 min

#7Walkability 7.0/10

Street view of Baxter

Neighborhood

Baxter

$215K median|7 walk|4.1 schools

WalkablePark 1 min

#8Walkability 6.9/10

Street view of Oldtown-Heartside

Neighborhood

Oldtown-Heartside

$625K median|7 walk|4.0 schools

WalkablePark 1 min

#9Walkability 6.7/10

Street view of Alger Heights

Neighborhood

Alger Heights

$278K median|7 walk|3.6 schools

WalkablePark 5 min

#10Walkability 6.7/10

Street view of Downtown

Neighborhood

Downtown

$365K median|7 walk|4.1 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#11Walkability 6.3/10

Street view of Heritage Hill

Neighborhood

Heritage Hill

$411K median|6 walk|4.0 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#12Walkability 6.3/10

Street view of Leffingwell-Twin Lakes

Neighborhood

Leffingwell-Twin Lakes

$330K median|6 walk|7.3 schools

WalkablePark 16 min

#13Walkability 6.2/10

City

Grant

$214K median|6 walk|5.7 schools

WalkablePark 3 min

#14Walkability 6.0/10

Neighborhood

Nelson

$160K median|6 walk|2.8 schools

WalkablePark 2 min

#15Walkability 5.9/10

Street view of Highland Park

Neighborhood

Highland Park

$263K median|6 walk|4.3 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 2 min

#16Walkability 5.9/10

Street view of Eastern-Burton

Neighborhood

Eastern-Burton

$230K median|6 walk|4.0 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 5 min

#17Walkability 5.7/10

Street view of Southeast Community

Neighborhood

Southeast Community

$219K median|6 walk|3.9 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 5 min

#18Walkability 5.5/10

Street view of North Park

Neighborhood

North Park

$310K median|6 walk|4.6 schools

Somewhat WalkablePark 9 min

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