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.
#25. Charlotte
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 9,269
#24. Woodhull Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,690
#23. Perry
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,198
#22. Locke Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,634
#21. Portland
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,821
#20. Aurelius Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,341
#19. Oneida
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,977
#18. Olive Township
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,533
#17. Eagle Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,775
#16. Bingham Township
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,923
#15. Edgemont Park
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,367
#14. Mason
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,239
#13. St. Johns
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,712
#12. Lansing
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 112,546
#11. Dimondale
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,582
#10. Wheatfield Township
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,745
#9. Holt
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 25,275
#8. Grand Ledge
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,797
#7. Williamston
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,800
#6. Waverly
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 23,301
#5. DeWitt Charter Township
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 15,265
#4. East Lansing
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 45,394
#3. DeWitt
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,774
#2. Haslett
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 19,025
#1. Okemos
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,503