If you’ve ever wondered where people want to live in Mid-Michigan, Niche did what we all secretly Google before moving: they’ve ranked the best places to live in the Lansing area.
Specifically, they based rankings on real data from 2025—crime, quality of schools, cost of living, employment, and local amenities.
2025 Best Places to Live in the Lansing Area
And the suburbs took the top spots!
The city of Lansing itself made the list (a bit further down than I would have thought), landing around number 12 in the regional rankings. That ranking is solid, but there’s definitely room for improvement.
Lansing scored a B- in public schools, a B- in housing, a B in good for families, a C- in crime and safety, an A in nightlife, and an A+ in diversity. Lansing got an overall grade of B+…