Why people choose it
Forest Hills
Top-rated schools and estate lots under a hardwood canopy.
- 01
One of Michigan's most sought-after public districts.
- 02
Large wooded lots, ravines and mature landscaping.
- 03
Spans Ada and Cascade — zoning follows the township, not the district.
- 04
Deep inventory of custom homes from the 1990s onward.
Photographs
Forest Hills, as it is.
Real photographs, freely licensed, credited to the people who took them. Nothing here was generated.
01The Ada dam on the Thornapple River, with the impoundment and its shoreline houses behind it.
02The Grand River in early autumn, looking downstream from the wooded bank at Ada.
Larry Pieniazek, Lar (commons) or Lar(en:wp) (primary) · CC BY 2.5
03The village centre at Ada from the air, with the river park in the foreground and open country beyond.
Things to do
Around the district.
Named places, not a mood board. Follow any of them through to the people who run it.
Nature preserve
01
Seidman Park
Over 400 acres in Ada Township with nearly five miles of natural-surface trails.
Historic bridge
02
Ada Covered Bridge
An 1867 covered bridge over the Thornapple, now a pedestrian crossing.
Nature preserve
03
Cascade Peace Park
About 198 acres of floodplain, meadow and old-growth forest on Grand River Drive.
Park
04
Roselle Park
160 acres in Ada with paved paths, wetlands and a river overlook.
Park
05
Leslie E. Tassell Park
A 3.2-acre riverside park with an interactive fountain and fishing access.
Nature area
06
Grand River Natural Area
100 acres on the Grand, with a paved trail continuing into Cascade Township.
Park
07
Cascade Township Recreation Park
Fifty-five acres on Thornapple River Drive with ball fields and a one-mile path.
Village
08
Ada Village
The rebuilt village center, with a farmers market and a social district.
Hours, seasons and access change. Everything above links to the organization that runs it — check there before you drive out to Forest Hills.
On the map
A district, not a town.
Forest Hills is a school district before it is a place — and for many buyers that is exactly the point. The area spans Ada and Cascade townships, offering hardwood-canopy estate lots and established neighborhoods with a consistent reputation behind them.
- County
- Kent
- Governed by
- Ada and Cascade townships
- District size
- About 68 square miles
- High schools
- Central, Northern and Eastern
Pins mark the center of Forest Hills and any listings nearby. Approximate positions, not surveyed locations.
The market
Forest Hills, last month.
Every figure below is Forest Hills's own, as published for the month named on it.
- Median sale price
$710,500
Forest Hills (census place) · May 2026 (39 sales)
+2.9% year over year
- Median price per square foot
$284/sq ft
Forest Hills (census place) · May 2026 (39 sales)
+13.5% year over year
- Median days on market
7 days
Forest Hills (census place) · May 2026 (39 sales)
0 days year over year
- Homes sold
39
Forest Hills (census place) · May 2026
+2.6% year over year
- New listings
49
Forest Hills (census place) · May 2026
−23.4% year over year
- Homes for sale
38
Forest Hills (census place) · May 2026
−29.6% 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
Forest Hills property.
$3,995,000
Ada
560 Saddlebrook Drive
5 bed · 6 bath · 9,790 sq ft · 10 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX of Grand Rapids (FH)
$3,490,000
Ada
6285 Wilden Ridge Drive
5 bed · 4 bath · 4,240 sq ft · 1.79 acres
Listing courtesy of Whitmore Realty LLC
$2,395,000
Ada
5354 Pinnacle Point Drive
7 bed · 7 bath · 4,682 sq ft · 2.25 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX of Grand Rapids (FH)
$2,000,000
Ada
5044 Hickory Pointe Woods
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,256 sq ft · 1.15 acres
Listing courtesy of Keystone Home Group Realty LLC
$1,885,000
Ada
2975 #4 Boynton Avenue
11.5 acres
Listing courtesy of Visman Realty LLC
$1,790,000
Ada
2825 Terra Nova Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,000 sq ft · 2.55 acres
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate (Cascade)
$1,635,000
Ada
2975 #3 Boynton Avenue
10.9 acres
Listing courtesy of Visman Realty LLC
$1,495,000
Ada
7261 Driftwood Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,662 sq ft · 0.35 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge Realty (EGR)
$1,450,000
Ada
4710 N Catamount Trail
6 bed · 4 bath · 3,506 sq ft · 0.91 acres
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams GR East
$1,425,000
Ada
3099 Pickford Drive
5 bed · 4 bath · 4,864 sq ft · 2.51 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge Realty (Caledonia)
$1,300,000
Ada
5577 Cannon Meadows Drive
5 bed · 4 bath · 2,415 sq ft · 2.09 acres
Listing courtesy of Five Star Real Estate (Grandv)
$1,299,900
Ada
5220 Canyon River Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,221 sq ft · 1.03 acres
Listing courtesy of Century 21 Affiliated (GR)
$1,250,000
Ada
V/L New Bailey Drive
5.44 acres
Listing courtesy of JH Realty Partners
$1,250,000
Ada
5075 Spring Ridge Drive
3 bed · 3 bath · 2,088 sq ft · 2.1 acres
Listing courtesy of Ensley Real Estate
$1,250,000
Ada
7685 Wood Violet Court
6 bed · 3 bath · 3,182 sq ft · 0.72 acres
Listing courtesy of ReSIDE Grand Rapids
$1,150,000
Ada
8234 Cascade Road
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,837 sq ft · 0.93 acres
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors
$1,150,000
Ada
2469 Fairway Winds Court
6 bed · 3 bath · 3,304 sq ft · 1.4 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge Realty (Cascade)
$1,144,000
Ada
5327 Canyon River Drive
6 bed · 5 bath · 3,825 sq ft · 1.04 acres
Listing courtesy of Hello Homes GR
$1,125,000
Ada
7494 Bridle Path Court
5 bed · 3 bath · 2,895 sq ft · 2.37 acres
Listing courtesy of Five Star Real Estate (Ada)
$1,099,000
Ada
8655 Conservation Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,008 sq ft · 4.75 acres
Listing courtesy of JH Realty Partners
$995,000
Ada
3324 Whitburn Court
5 bed · 4 bath · 3,504 sq ft · 1.57 acres
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams GR East
$974,876
Ada
9020 Bailey Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,468 sq ft · 3.48 acres
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate (Main)
$950,000
Ada
7721 Sun Quest Ridge Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,493 sq ft · 2.1 acres
Listing courtesy of Greenridge Realty (Greenvl)
$909,900
Ada
974 Dogwood Meadows Drive
5 bed · 3 bath · 3,361 sq ft · 0.44 acres
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams GR North
$899,000
Ada
8707 Cannonsburg Road
3 bed · 2 bath · 2,053 sq ft · 2 acres
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams GR East
$891,000
Ada
8548 Conservation Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,650 sq ft · 1 acres
Listing courtesy of Key Realty
$850,000
Ada
8300 Grand River Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,994 sq ft · 4.65 acres
Listing courtesy of 616 Realty LLC
$849,000
Ada
7145 Bronson Street
0.25 acres
Listing courtesy of RE/MAX of Grand Rapids (FH)
$825,000
Ada
1873 Grand River Drive
5 bed · 2 bath · 2,239 sq ft · 3.72 acres
Listing courtesy of ReSIDE Grand Rapids
$824,900
Ada
926 Dogwood Meadows Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · 2,526 sq ft · 0.38 acres
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams GR North
$800,000
Ada
6930 Knapp Street
4 bed · 3 bath · 2,216 sq ft · 6.14 acres
Listing courtesy of Five Star Real Estate (Ada)
$745,000
Ada
2925 #2 Boynton Avenue
4 acres
Listing courtesy of Visman Realty LLC
$700,000
Ada
7200 Knapp Street
4 bed · 2 bath · 1,612 sq ft · 6.49 acres
Listing courtesy of ERA Reardon Realty Great Lakes
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.
- 01Forest Hills is a district, not a town
There is no city, village or township of this name. The district covers roughly 68 square miles across more than one municipality, so property taxes, zoning, roads and utilities all come from whichever township or city the parcel actually sits in. Read the tax bill and the municipality line, not the mailing address.
Forest Hills Public Schools- 02An Ada or Cascade address is not proof
The district's own attendance-area map carries a note that its boundaries are an unofficial reference. Confirm the district by running the address through Kent County property search and looking for the school district code, or by calling the district office. Northeastern Ada Township is in Lowell Area Schools.
Forest Hills Public Schools- 03Which of the three high schools
Forest Hills runs three attendance areas — Central, Northern and Eastern — each with its own high school. Students attend the middle and high school tied to their elementary school's geographic area, so two houses a mile apart can feed different high schools. Verify the elementary boundary, not just the district.
Forest Hills Public Schools- 04River frontage and flood mapping
Both the Grand and the Thornapple run through Ada Township, and much of the sought-after frontage is in mapped floodplain. Pull the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map for the parcel and check for any Letter of Map Change. Flood cover is separate from a standard homeowners policy.
FEMA Flood Map Service- 05Wells and septic on rural acreage
Larger lots in Ada and Cannon townships are commonly on private wells and on-site septic. Kent County Health Department issues the permits and 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 rather than accepting an older one.
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 Forest Hills.