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Ann Arbor, MI vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lansing has been positive.
- Lansing has 3.9% less unemployment than Ann Arbor.
- Lansing job growth has increased by 2.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Ann Arbor, MILansing, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.5%7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.1%32.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.3%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.5%-5.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.4%-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.2%2.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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48103 48104 48105 48109
ZIPS IN LANSING, MICHIGAN
48911 48910 48906 48912 48915 48933

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