Groceries and errands
Groceries and everyday errands near The Pines
The practical question before a lease is where you buy milk on a Tuesday. For The Pines the answer is a mile. Distances are by road from our front door.
The grocery run
The Hy-Vee at 410 North Ankeny Boulevard is 1.1 miles away, a full grocery store one block off the boulevard with a pharmacy and a fuel station. It is the closest supermarket to the neighborhood and the one most residents default to. Target and Walmart both have stores on the southeast side of Ankeny for the bigger-cart run.
The boulevard, and Prairie Trail
North Ankeny Boulevard is the retail spine of the north end: the Hy-Vee, pharmacies, banks, gas and quick-stop retail run along it within a mile or two of the door. When the list is longer, The District at Prairie Trail is 3.4 miles south, a walkable stretch of shops off SW State Street. Uptown Ankeny, the original downtown, runs the Saturday farmers market at the Ankeny Market and Pavilion on West First Street through the warm months.
Living a mile from the store
The point of the address is that the errands stay small. You are not driving across the metro for groceries; you are a short hop up the boulevard and back. The homes run from 1,360 to 1,800 square feet across four plans, in two and three bedrooms, each with an attached garage, a washer and dryer in the home, central air and a gas fireplace. Live pricing for whatever is open is on the availability page.
Questions people ask
What is the closest grocery store to The Pines?
The Hy-Vee at 410 North Ankeny Boulevard, 1.1 miles by road. It is a full grocery store with a pharmacy and fuel, one block off the boulevard.
Is there a Target in Ankeny?
Yes. Target and Walmart both have stores on the southeast side of Ankeny. The Hy-Vee on North Ankeny Boulevard is the closer everyday stop from the north end where The Pines sits.
Where is The District at Prairie Trail?
About 3.4 miles south of The Pines, off SW State Street. It is a walkable stretch of shops, restaurants and entertainment.
Is there a farmers market in Ankeny?
The Uptown Ankeny farmers market runs Saturday mornings at the Ankeny Market and Pavilion on West First Street through the warm months.
Distances measured by road from our address using OpenStreetMap, September 2026. Hy-Vee at 410 N. Ankeny Blvd; Target and Walmart on the southeast side of Ankeny, verified on the retailers' own sites, October 2026.
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