Garfield Park

Grand Rapids, MI

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Garfield Park - Grand Rapids, MI Area Guide

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A park-like locale within close reach of Downtown Grand Rapids

Scenic Suburban Convenient Peaceful Active

Located three miles southeast of Downtown Grand Rapids, Garfield Park offers residents a park-like home environment along with quick access to downtown amenities. Although Garfield Park exudes a secluded atmosphere, the neighborhood is just a 10-minute drive on U.S. Route 131 from the culture and nightlife of Downtown Grand Rapids.

This neighborhood blends commercial luxuries with vast stretches of residential space. Apartments and condos are available for rent in the heart of Garfield Park, while the outer borders of the neighborhood support retail businesses and manufacturers. The namesake park also lies within the central portion of the neighborhood, providing Garfield Park residents with about 30 acres of space for enjoying basketball, disc golf, tennis, picnics, grilling, playgrounds, and more.

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Reviews of Garfield Park - Grand Rapids, MI

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everybody loves tacos and fastfood

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11 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

I can get anything I need in this area from variety of stores

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Grand Rapids Children's Museum
  • Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
  • Grand Rapids Public Museum
  • John Ball Zoo
  • Highland Park

Airports

  • Gerald R Ford International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.