Lansing vs Battle Creek
Lansing, MI compared with Battle Creek, MI · 45 miles apart
Lansing has 113,884 residents to Battle Creek’s 52,021. Lansing comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +, price to income, clear days a year. Battle Creek does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Lansing, MI | Battle Creek, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 113,884 | 52,021 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,893 | 1,221 |
| Median household income | $54,382 | $55,693 |
| Median home value | $128,700 | $141,900 |
| Median rent | $993 | $957 |
| Homeownership | 53.8% | 66% |
| Average commute | 18.9 min | 18.6 min |
| Median age | 33.7 | 38 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.2% | 21.9% |
| Poverty rate | 20.1% | 17.6% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 7% |
| Price to income | 2.4× | 2.5× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 18 |
| Days above 90°F | 5 | 3 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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