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Best places to live in Greater Lansing

14 places with 280,219 residents within about 20 km of Lansing, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Lansing, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Waverly (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,925 residents    71
  2. 2DeWitt
    Michigan, 4,655 residents    71
  3. 3Bath (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,083 residents    69
  4. 4Grand Ledge
    Michigan, 7,791 residents    66
  5. 5Okemos
    Michigan, 21,369 residents    64
  6. 6Wacousta
    Michigan, 1,440 residents    63
  7. 7Haslett
    Michigan, 19,220 residents    63
  8. 8East Lansing
    Michigan, 48,471 residents    62
  9. 9Holt (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,973 residents    61
  10. 10Dimondale
    Michigan, 1,245 residents    60

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For retired couples

  1. 1Okemos
    Michigan, 21,369 residents    58
  2. 2Haslett
    Michigan, 19,220 residents    57
  3. 3Waverly (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,925 residents    56
  4. 4Bath (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,083 residents    56
  5. 5Holt (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,973 residents    55
  6. 6DeWitt
    Michigan, 4,655 residents    55
  7. 7Edgemont Park
    Michigan, 2,358 residents    53
  8. 8Grand Ledge
    Michigan, 7,791 residents    53
  9. 9East Lansing
    Michigan, 48,471 residents    53
  10. 10Lansing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 112,644 residents    50

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For remote workers

  1. 1Okemos
    Michigan, 21,369 residents    66
  2. 2Haslett
    Michigan, 19,220 residents    65
  3. 3Waverly (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,925 residents    64
  4. 4Holt (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,973 residents    62
  5. 5East Lansing
    Michigan, 48,471 residents    61
  6. 6Lansing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 112,644 residents    60
  7. 7Grand Ledge
    Michigan, 7,791 residents    58
  8. 8Mason (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,427 residents    56

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For commuters

  1. 1Waverly (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,925 residents    73
  2. 2Lansing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 112,644 residents    69
  3. 3East Lansing
    Michigan, 48,471 residents    66
  4. 4DeWitt
    Michigan, 4,655 residents    64
  5. 5Okemos
    Michigan, 21,369 residents    60
  6. 6Grand Ledge
    Michigan, 7,791 residents    59
  7. 7Haslett
    Michigan, 19,220 residents    57
  8. 8Bath (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,083 residents    57
  9. 9Holt (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,973 residents    57
  10. 10Potterville
    Michigan, 2,618 residents    57

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lansing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 112,644 residents    54
  2. 2East Lansing
    Michigan, 48,471 residents    50
  3. 3Waverly (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,925 residents    47
  4. 4Okemos
    Michigan, 21,369 residents    38
  5. 5Haslett
    Michigan, 19,220 residents    37
  6. 6Holt (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,973 residents    32
  7. 7Grand Ledge
    Michigan, 7,791 residents    29
  8. 8Mason (Michigan)
    Michigan, 8,427 residents    28

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Waverly (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,925 residents    65
  2. 2Bath (Michigan)
    Michigan, 2,083 residents    59
  3. 3DeWitt
    Michigan, 4,655 residents    56
  4. 4Grand Ledge
    Michigan, 7,791 residents    55
  5. 5East Lansing
    Michigan, 48,471 residents    55
  6. 6Potterville
    Michigan, 2,618 residents    53
  7. 7Lansing (Michigan)
    Michigan, 112,644 residents    53
  8. 8Okemos
    Michigan, 21,369 residents    52
  9. 9Haslett
    Michigan, 19,220 residents    51
  10. 10Holt (Michigan)
    Michigan, 23,973 residents    49

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Towns in Greater Lansing