Lansing, MI vs Okemos, MI

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLansing, MIOkemos, MI
Population113,02326,396
Median Household Income$54,382$102,612
Median Rent$993/mo$1,298/mo
Median Home Value$128,700$359,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.6%46.6%
Poverty Rate20.1%14.5%
Unemployment Rate6.4%5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,337253*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,1131,418*
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr265265
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows20°F20°F
Snowfall36 in/yr36 in/yr
Avg Commute18.9 min19.4 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.118.8
College Degree Rate30.2%72.7%
Foreign-Born %9.8%22.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.1%+5.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Okemos (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.