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Lansing is a mid-size city of 113,023 people in Ingham County, Michigan. It's part of the Lansing, MI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $993 a month.
113,023people
$129kTypical home
$993/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
43"Snow
205Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 113,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,871 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- In the Lansing, MI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$812/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 131 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
- Above-average violent crime (635 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,743 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LAN airport
- 50 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 290 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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