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East Lansing, MI vs Garden City, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Garden City is 17.6% longer than it is for residents of East Lansing.
- 36.0% more residents of Garden City work from home compared to residents of East Lansing.
 East Lansing, MIGarden City, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3427
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 Commute Mode
 East Lansing, MIGarden City, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)50.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk17.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock18.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 East Lansing, MIGarden City, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock13.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.28.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock10.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock6.9%2.9%
Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  More

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