2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Lake Forest, IL vs Lansing, MI

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- The median age of a home in Lake Forest is 37.8% younger than the median age of a home in Lansing.
 Lake Forest, ILLansing, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age456242
 Median Home Cost$898,600$127,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.5%10.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.31.8%54.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.54.6%96.0%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$28.8$24.2$11.0
 Homes Owned79.4%46.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant8.5%10.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented12.2%43.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lake Forest, ILLansing, MIUnited States
 Average Rent$2,700$1,290$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,740$800$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,880$820$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,160$1,010$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,740$1,310$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,260$1,360$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lake Forest, ILLansing, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.3%2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.0%1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation2.5%0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.2%5.5%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lake Forest, ILLansing, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.6%3.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%5.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%9.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%17.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.6%19.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%27.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9990.7%11.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.1%3.8%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9996.9%1.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9997.0%0.8%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99922.5%0.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99926.5%0.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,99913.6%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9998.9%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over7.7%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lake Forest, ILLansing, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 20149.9%4.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20099.9%4.0%13.6%
 1990 to 199915.3%4.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%7.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197914.1%15.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.3%4.3%13.6%
 1950 to 195912.2%17.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.5%9.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier14.1%25.0%12.2%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  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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