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East Lansing is a small city of 45,758 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's about 5 miles from Lansing, MI and 61 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,758people
$271kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
43"Snow
205Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,758
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,407 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 5 mi to Lansing, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,708/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 15% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 60% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LAN airport
- 54 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 306 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ingham County: D+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk