Detroit vs Lansing
Detroit, MI compared with Lansing, MI · 78 miles apart
Detroit has 649,095 residents to Lansing’s 113,884. Detroit comes out ahead on price to income. Lansing does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Detroit, MI | Lansing, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 649,095 | 113,884 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,679 | 2,893 |
| Median household income | $39,938 | $54,382 |
| Median home value | $83,900 | $128,700 |
| Median rent | $1,074 | $993 |
| Homeownership | 50.3% | 53.8% |
| Average commute | 24.8 min | 18.9 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 33.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 18.1% | 30.2% |
| Poverty rate | 32.7% | 20.1% |
| Unemployment | 14% | 8.2% |
| Price to income | 2.1× | 2.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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