Cost of living in Lansing, Michigan
Simple answer
Typical rent is $993 a month.
Lansing is a city in Michigan. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,382 a year.
- People
- 113,023
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $993
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,382
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $128,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,323
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Lansing, Michigan has about 113,023 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $128,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ingham County is $1,323 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lansing. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, prices sit at 95.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lansing's exact store tax.
Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Lansing bill.
In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lansing's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Michigan in the table we use.
Among 409 places we list in Michigan with a rent figure, 173 have higher typical rent than Lansing.
Nearby places
- Edgemont Park
Typical rent $774
Compare with Lansing - Waverly
Typical rent $1,170
Compare with Lansing - East Lansing
Typical rent $1,171
Compare with Lansing - Holt
Typical rent $1,317
Compare with Lansing - Dimondale
Typical rent $864
Compare with Lansing - Okemos
Typical rent $1,298
Compare with Lansing - DeWitt
Typical rent $1,072
Compare with Lansing - Haslett
Typical rent $1,125
Compare with Lansing
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Michigan
Bigger places in Michigan
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.