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Lansing, MI vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lafayette has been positive.
- Lafayette has 2.5% more unemployment than Lansing.
- Lafayette job growth has increased by 2.6% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Lansing, MILafayette, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.4%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.4%37.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.9%-7.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-7.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%-5.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.0%2.6%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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ZIPS IN LANSING, MICHIGAN
48911 48910 48906 48912 48915 48933
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47901

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