East Lansing, MI

East Lansing is a mid-size city in Michigan with a population of 45,394. Residents earn $43,547 per year, which is 42% below the national average.

3.2 /5.0

B Good

45,394 Population 3,380/sq mi density

$43,547 Median Income $29,162 per capita

$251,600 Home Value $302,521 Zillow

$1,122 Median Rent 51.0% income on rent

49°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

184 Violent Crime/100K 1,753 property/100K

Overall

3.2 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

B+

Economy

3.5 / 5.0

$43,547 median income, 3.8% unemployment

Affordability

3.4 / 5.0

$251,600 home value, $1,122/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

184 violent crimes/100K (52% below avg)

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

67.4% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings

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8 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near East Lansing, MI.

Name	Year	Description
East lansing, MI	2012	Object with orange lights turned and did 2 very fast circles
East lansing, MI	2009	Four circular&#44 oval light shapes in midnight sky flying and converging at a centerpoint. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights. PD))
East lansing, MI	2008	Cylinder cigar shaped object over East Lansing&#44 MI.
East lansing, MI	2002	Satellite type objects just faded out of sight (existence?)
East lansing, MI	2001	triangle formation of 3 saucers in East Lansing.
East lansing, MI	2001	It was very high in the sky too far for me to measure. It was reflecting in the sun but it wasn&#39t moving. I looked about a few minutes
East lansing, MI	2000	5-6 Black Diamond shaped Silent Objects
East lansing, MI	1999	Green flare like object streaked from SWW to NEE