Rankings · How Lansing ranks in NY
Lansing ranks #12 in New York for college degrees
Lansing is ranked on 27 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
27
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #12 most educated
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
People
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 98% of New York
Not better or worse, just Lansing’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 98% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
8.3% of residents are 65+
Younger than 95% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
27.7 median age
Fewer kids than 92% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
14.1% of residents are under 18
Shorter growing season than 85% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
145 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 66% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.5% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 56% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+55.6% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 54% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
63 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Lansing does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lansing marked.
Almost there
2 spots from the top 10 for college degrees
Lists where Lansing sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Lansing lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Lansing’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Lansing does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Lansing out-ranks 1 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.