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East Lansing, MI vs Pomona, CA

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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

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

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

The cost of living here is incredibly outrageous! You'll pay $1400 - $1700 for a 850 sq ft apartment, easily. Not worth it! Find a better place to live, not  More