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Lansing, MI vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 15.6% more per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Iowa City than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, MIIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
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 Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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