About Forest Hills
Set in the central part of Michigan, Forest Hills is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Forest Hills is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 49.3 square miles.
📰 Forest Hills News Today
- Forest Hills Northern High School (Grand Rapids, MI) JV Football MaxPreps · Aug 13
- Forest Hills Central celebrates in glitz and glamor at ‘Under the Sea’ themed prom MLive.com · May 9
- Forest Hills Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Forest Hills elementary schools drop foreign language for STEAM fox17online.com · May 15
- Forest Hills Eastern names new boys basketball coach West Michigan Ballers · Jul 19
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Forest Hills Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Forest Hills — but the Michigan one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Kentwood (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Forest Hills
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Forest Hills
- Cascade Roadhouse — american
- Foxtail Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- The Gathering Place Restaurant
- Thornapple Brewing Company — sandwich
- Jet's Pizza — pizza
- Myrth — pizza
- New Beginnings
- Nonna's: The Trattoria — italian
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- The Pit Stop — barbecue
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Ada Covered Bridge · Attraction
- Cascade Township Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Forest Hills
- Carl Creek Crossings Preserve reviews ★
- Leonard Field reviews ★
- Ada Boating Access Site reviews ★
- Ada Roadside Park reviews ★
- Ada Township Park reviews ★
- Carl Creek Wetlands Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cascade Burton Park reviews ★
- Cascade Peace Park reviews ★
- Chief Hazy Cloud Park reviews ★
- Grand River Fulton Street Preserve reviews ★
- Grand River Nature Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Legacy Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Forest Hills
- Ada Elementary School
- Ada Vista Elementary School
- Central Middle School
- Central Woodlands 56 School
- Eastern High School
- Eastern Middle School
- Goodwillie Environmental School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMichigan
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area49.3 sq mi
Coordinates42.9602, -85.4897