Compare towns
Lansing vs North Detroit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against South Dakota.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lansing has the most conserved land (40.4% of the town).
North Detroit has the most trails (6.7 mi).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Lansing | North Detroit |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 249Highest |
0Lowest |
| Median age | 37.4±29.5 about the SD average |
— |
| Kids under 18 | 43.8%±58.4 SD: 24.2% |
— |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±9.1 SD: 18% |
— |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4% SD: 31.9% |
— |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7 SD: 5% |
— |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $183,092±$113k 144% above SD |
— |
| Below poverty line | 3.6% SD: 11.9% |
— |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.5% SD: 68.6% |
— |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 28 yrs older than SD |
— |
| Getting to work | ||
| Work from home | 0%±10.4 SD: 9.7% |
— |
| Work in townworking residents | 0% |
0% |
| Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line | 23.8 miLowest |
30.8 miHighest |
| Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub | 0.08Lowest |
0.12Highest |
| Top workplaceoutside town | Aberdeen (33%) | Aberdeen (41%) |
| Between these townsresidents who work in the others | Few work in North Detroit | Few work in Lansing |
| Outdoors | ||
| Conserved landshare of the town | 40.4%Highest |
21.1%Lowest |
| Trailsmapped miles | 2.8 miLowest |
6.7 miHighest |
| Trail densitymiles per sq mi | 0.1 miLowest |
0.2 miHighest |
| Parks & preservesnamed on the map | 1Highest |
0Lowest |
| Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure | 0.9Highest |
0.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
SD average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.