Best PlacesEastside Lansing, Lansing, MI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eastside Lansing, Lansing, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eastside Lansing, Lansing ranks 4,292nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eastside Lansing, Lansing
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Eastside Lansing, Lansing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eastside Lansing, Lansing ranks high
- Cheap childcare$743 a month, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Eastside Lansing, Lansing ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Eastside Lansing, Lansing
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eastside Lansing, Lansing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,203, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Eastside Lansing, Lansing's effective rate of 1.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eastside Lansing, Lansing
Eastside Lansing, Lansing runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eastside Lansing, Lansing.
Who works in Eastside Lansing, Lansing, and how
Work in Eastside Lansing, Lansing centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Eastside Lansing, Lansing
Eastside Lansing, Lansing has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Eastside Lansing, Lansing and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eastside Lansing, Lansing, month by month
Eastside Lansing, Lansing sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Eastside Lansing, Lansing
The nearest airport, Capital Region International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eastside Lansing, Lansing
Schools across Eastside Lansing, Lansing average a D+, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Glencairn SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Robert L Green ElementaryA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Macdonald Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- East Lansing High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- The Early College Lansing Community CollegeB+ · 57% proficient
- Mason High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eastside Lansing, Lansing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eastside Lansing, Lansing measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Eastside Lansing, Lansing against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Eastside Lansing, Lansing
Is Eastside Lansing, Lansing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eastside Lansing, Lansing ranks 4,292nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and biking, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eastside Lansing, Lansing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,606. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $57,203 median income, cost of living beats 39% of neighborhoods.
Is Eastside Lansing, Lansing safe?
Eastside Lansing, Lansing is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $701 per resident a year.
Compare Eastside Lansing, Lansing with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eastside Lansing, Lansing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eastside Lansing, Lansing represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Eastside Lansing, Lansing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eastside Lansing, Lansing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eastside Lansing, Lansing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eastside Lansing, Lansing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eastside Lansing, Lansing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eastside Lansing, Lansing detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.