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1 / 25#25. Charlotte
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 9,269
Best places to live in the Lansing metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Lansing metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Woodhull Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,690
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3 / 25#23. Perry
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,198
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4 / 25#22. Locke Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,634
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5 / 25#21. Portland
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,821
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6 / 25#20. Aurelius Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,341
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7 / 25#19. Oneida
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,977
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8 / 25#18. Olive Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,533
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9 / 25#17. Eagle Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,775
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10 / 25#16. Bingham Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,923
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11 / 25#15. Edgemont Park
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,367
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12 / 25#14. Mason
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,239
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13 / 25#13. St. Johns
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,712
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14 / 25#12. Lansing
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 112,546
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15 / 25#11. Dimondale
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,582
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16 / 25#10. Wheatfield Township
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,745
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17 / 25#9. Holt
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 25,275
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18 / 25#8. Grand Ledge
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,797
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19 / 25#7. Williamston
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,800
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20 / 25#6. Waverly
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 23,301
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21 / 25#5. DeWitt Charter Township
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 15,265
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22 / 25#4. East Lansing
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 45,394
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23 / 25#3. DeWitt
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,774
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24 / 25#2. Haslett
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 19,025
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25 / 25#1. Okemos
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,503
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