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Laingsburg is a small town of 1,769 people in Shiawassee County, Michigan. It's about 16 miles from Lansing, MI and 66 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $894 a month.
1,769people
$210kTypical home
$894/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
205Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,769
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,115 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 16 mi to Lansing, MI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,325/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (631 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LAN airport
- 59 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 294 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shiawassee County: R+23 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.