Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,060, settled in 1835.
Lansing Township's police reported 54 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, ranked 609th of 697 in Michigan. It is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns and 6% of its land is conserved. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 76% of the state's. Lansing Township’s property crime rate is 31.4 per 1,000 residents, against 7.8 in Michigan’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. On safety, just 8 of Michigan’s 320 towns do worse.
Where Lansing Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Lansing Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lansing Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,229 in 1850, 112,644 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lansing Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Lansing Township.
Lansing Township draws workers from Lansing and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it trails East Lansing and its other neighbors on schools.
Property crime runs at 31.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Michigan rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 490 to 309 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Lansing Township is 6.7 per 1,000 residents. Lansing Township reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C−, East Lansing highest at A−.
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windemere Park Charter AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 580 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
5,724 jobs are based in Lansing Township, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 9,608 in 2011 to 5,724.
Most working residents leave Lansing Township for work: only 5% work in town. 19% of Lansing Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2011, Lansing Township has lost 3,884 jobs, to 5,724 in 2021.
| Lansing Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
| Lansing Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Keegan Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 2. MUCC Trails | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 3. Fairview Park - Tollgate Wetlands | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lansing Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 48.2% of households own their home, against 73.2% across Michigan.
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (22% statewide). Lansing Township’s median age is 35.1 years. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Lansing Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Lansing Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.3% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lansing Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 5,191 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lansing Township’s, it is healthier than 92%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Lansing Township beats the Michigan average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lansing Township.
| Lansing Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lansing Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.4% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lansing Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
3 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
2 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
5 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical Garden
37 mi MuseumAmerican Museum of Magic
2 mi MuseumImpression 5 Science CenterEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · American Museum of Magic: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Impression 5 Science Center: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lansing Township
About 7 of every 100 Lansing Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
Capital city of Michigan, United States
Lansing () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the sixth-most populous city in Michigan with a population of 112,644 as of the 2020 census, and is the most populous city in Ingham County, though parts of the city extend into Eaton and Clinton counties. The Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area has an estimated 473,000 residents and is the third largest in the state after metropolitan Detroit and Grand Rapids. Lansing benefits from its central location within Mid-Michigan and serves as a regional hub for government, education, insurance and commerce. Founded in 1835 and designated as Michigan's state capital in 1847, Lansing was selected for its more central location af…
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5 towns share a border with Lansing Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; DeWitt Township (B−) is closest. East Lansing next door grades higher for schools (A− to Lansing Township’s C−) and lower for cost of living (C− to B).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing Township | #609 | C− | B | D− | C− | B |
| Lansing | #673 | D | B− | D− | C− | C |
| Edgemont Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Lansing | – | B+ | C− | C+ | A− | B+ |
| DeWitt Township | #380 | B− | C | B | C+ | B+ |
| Delta Township | #250 | B+ | C | — | B+ | B+ |
Delta Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Edgemont Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lansing Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lansing Township grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #609 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health, D− for safety and C− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
