Byron Center.
Why people choose it
Byron Center
New luxury developments with land still to be had.
- 01
Active new-construction market with luxury developments.
- 02
Acreage parcels still trade here, unlike closer-in townships.
- 03
M-6 makes the airport and the lakeshore both straightforward.
- 04
Byron Center Public Schools.
Photographs
Byron Center, as it is.
Real photographs, freely licensed, credited to the people who took them. Nothing here was generated.
01The pond and fountain on the course at Railside.
02Fishing the pond at Whistlestop Park on an autumn afternoon.
03Fishing off the boardwalk at Whistlestop Park.
04The clubhouse at Railside, behind its planted entrance circle.
05The fair at Bicentennial Park, after the light has gone.
Things to do
Around Byron Center.
Named places, not a mood board. Follow any of them through to the people who run it.
Trail
01
Kent Trails
A 15-mile paved trail ending at a Byron Center trailhead on 84th Street.
Park
02
Douglas Walker Park
Kent County park on 84th Street with the county system's largest enclosed shelter.
Golf
03
Railside Golf Club
Private 18-hole course on 76th Street, opened 1991, designed by Jerry Mathews.
Museum
04
Byron Center Museum
In the 1876 former town hall on Prescott Street, with a genealogy room.
Festival
05
Byron Days
Held in Whistlestop Park on the last weekend in July.
Park
06
Whistlestop Park
Site of the Byron Township Community Center and the Byron Days festival.
Shopping
07
Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids
Outlet center in the township, near the M-6 and US-131 interchange.
Trail
08
M-6 and Kenowa trails
Township trail links, with the Kenowa route running west toward Holland.
Hours, seasons and access change. Everything above links to the organization that runs it — check there before you drive out to Byron Center.
On the map
South of the city.
Byron Center is where new luxury construction still meets available land. South of the city with fast M-6 access, it draws buyers who want a current home on a real lot rather than a renovation project on a small one.
- County
- Kent
- Governed by
- Byron Township
- Status
- Census-designated place, not a city
- Schools
- Four districts serve the township
Pins mark the center of Byron Center and any listings nearby. Approximate positions, not surveyed locations.
The market
Byron Center, last month.
Every figure below is Byron Center's own, as published for the month named on it.
- Median sale price
$610,000
Byron Center (census place) · May 2026 (10 sales)
+40.2% year over year
- Median price per square foot
$239/sq ft
Byron Center (census place) · May 2026 (10 sales)
+10.2% year over year
- Median days on market
6 days
Byron Center (census place) · May 2026 (10 sales)
−9 days year over year
- Homes sold
10
Byron Center (census place) · May 2026
−41.2% year over year
- New listings
20
Byron Center (census place) · May 2026
−13.0% year over year
- Homes for sale
32
Byron Center (census place) · May 2026
−5.9% year over year
Redfin Monthly Housing Market Tracker, All Residential. Published by Redfin on 2 June 2026 and read into this site on 5 August 2026. Monthly figures describe closed sales, not asking prices, and a single month in a small town moves on a handful of transactions — none of this is a valuation of any particular house.
On the market
Byron Center property.
$1,995,000
Byron Center
82-136 100th Street
3.2 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$1,595,000
Byron Center
82,92,112 100th Street
2.47 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$1,450,000
Byron Center
2807 8th Avenue
6 bed · 4 bath · 2,939 sq ft · 16 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt Grand Haven
$1,399,900
Byron Center
484 8th Avenue
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,409 sq ft · 3.04 acres
Listing courtesy of City2Shore Gateway Group of Byron Center
$1,290,000
Byron Center
9269 Sedona Ridge Court
5 bed · 4 bath · 3,183 sq ft · 1.73 acres
Listing courtesy of RDI Realty Inc.
$1,275,000
Byron Center
2550 Ranchland Drive
4 bed · 4 bath · 2,538 sq ft · 6.23 acres
Listing courtesy of Encompass-Realtors
$1,195,000
Byron Center
8335 Byron Garden Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,654 sq ft · 11.02 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$995,000
Byron Center
670 84th Street
3.71 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$995,000
Byron Center
136 & 112 100th Street
1.49 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$975,000
Byron Center
1780 68th Street
5 bed · 4 bath · 1,973 sq ft · 0.4 acres
Listing courtesy of City2Shore Arete Collection Inc
$949,000
Byron Center
8235 Country Rail Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,339 sq ft · 0.42 acres
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate (Main)
$895,000
Byron Center
136 100th Street
0.83 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$895,000
Byron Center
92 & 82 100th Street
1.76 acres
Listing courtesy of VENTURE REAL ESTATE GROUP
$889,900
Byron Center
1760 Julienne Court
5 bed · 4 bath · 2,928 sq ft · 0.36 acres
Listing courtesy of Eastbrook Realty
$875,000
Byron Center
8233 Boardwalk Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,044 sq ft · 0.43 acres
Listing courtesy of Bellabay Realty (North)
$869,000
Byron Center
8025 Erie Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,884 sq ft · 0.46 acres
Listing courtesy of City2Shore Gateway Group of Byron Center
$860,470
Byron Center
8063 Erie Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 3,030 sq ft · 0.59 acres
Listing courtesy of Bosgraaf Properties of Michigan LLC
$849,949
Byron Center
7949 Byron Depot Drive
6 bed · 5 bath · 3,084 sq ft · 0.48 acres
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate (Main)
$816,900
Byron Center
3361 Penn Station Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,646 sq ft · 0.64 acres
Listing courtesy of Kensington Realty Group Inc.
$799,000
Byron Center
1835 Gloryfield Drive
4 bed · 4 bath · 1,908 sq ft · 0.72 acres
Listing courtesy of Moayyer Real Estate
$779,900
Byron Center
655 Sunfield Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,535 sq ft · 0.74 acres
Listing courtesy of Kensington Realty Group Inc.
$760,000
Byron Center
7636 Clementine Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,424 sq ft · 0.26 acres
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams GR East
$749,900
Byron Center
739 Goldenfield Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,696 sq ft · 0.8 acres
Listing courtesy of Kensington Realty Group Inc.
$744,900
Byron Center
1912 Creekside Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,204 sq ft · 0.28 acres
Listing courtesy of Bellabay Realty LLC
$734,900
Byron Center
1857 Northfield Court
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,951 sq ft · 0.29 acres
Listing courtesy of Apex Realty Group
$715,000
Byron Center
2136 Pleasant Pond Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,322 sq ft · 0.36 acres
Listing courtesy of 42 North Realty Group
$699,900
Byron Center
1206 Sunfield Court
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,297 sq ft · 0.86 acres
Listing courtesy of Kensington Realty Group Inc.
$699,900
Byron Center
7955 Whistle Creek Court
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,726 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate (South)
$699,900
Byron Center
8153 Oldfield Court
5 bed · 3 bath · 3,316 sq ft · 0.24 acres
Listing courtesy of City2Shore Gateway Group of Byron Center
Before you buy
What to lookinto first.
Local conditions that change what a parcel is worth or what may be built on it. None of this is legal advice and none of it answers for a specific address — it is what to raise with the municipality, your attorney and your inspector before the offer, not after.
- 01More than one school district
Byron Center Public Schools runs seven buildings for about 4,572 students, but it does not cover the whole township, and the neighboring districts take in parts of the edges. A Byron Center mailing address therefore does not settle which district a house is in. Confirm the district recorded against the parcel in Kent County property records before assuming.
Kent County- 02There is no city government
Byron Center is an unincorporated community inside Byron Township, not a city or village of its own. Zoning, roads, parks and assessing all run through the township and Kent County. Direct questions about permits and future land use to the township, rather than to a municipality that does not exist.
Byron Township- 03Farmland converting to subdivisions
The township grew from 17,553 residents in 2000 to 26,927 in 2020, much of it farmland moving into residential development. Before buying on or beside open land, review the master plan's future land use category and any pending site condominium or plat applications at the township planning department. A field next door is not a permanent view.
Byron Township- 04The M-6 and US-131 corridor
The township markets itself on access to two expressways, and the interchange area carries Tanger Outlets along with significant retail and industrial land. That access is genuinely convenient, but it also concentrates traffic and commercial zoning near the north and west sides. Check the zoning of the parcels adjoining a home, not just the home's own.
Byron Township- 05Wells and septic in the rural south
Away from the built-up center, homes rely on private wells and on-site septic permitted by the Kent County Health Department. The county performs real estate evaluations of existing systems, and its permits and site evaluations are valid for two years and non-transferable. Order a current evaluation, and confirm there is a viable replacement drainfield area on the lot.
Kent County
Check it at the source
Zoning, permitted uses, shoreline rules and school boundaries are set by the governing bodies below and can change. These are the offices that answer for Byron Center.