Baxter

Grand Rapids, MI

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Baxter - Grand Rapids, MI

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A small residential neighborhood two miles from Downtown Grand Rapids

Great Location Convenient Affordable Restaurants

Baxter is a small neighborhood known for its low cost of living and excellent location. Baxter is just two miles away from Downtown Grand Rapids. The neighborhood is also convenient to Aquinas College and Calvin University. Residents have access to several parks like Joe Taylor Park, Martin Luther King Park, and John Collins Park, which has a lake for boating and fishing. Restaurants, stores, and other establishments line the borders of the neighborhood. Baxter has a variety of apartments and houses available for rent.

Transportation

91

Walker's Paradise

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Lace up your walking shoes because this area is considered a walker’s paradise.

43

Some Transit

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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

60

Bikeable

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While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

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

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 2025.