2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Lansing, MI vs Lake Orion, MI

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- The median age of a home in Lansing is 3.2% younger than the median age of a home in Lake Orion.
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age626442
 Median Home Cost$127,100$369,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.4%11.2%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.54.0%45.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.96.0%110.3%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$24.2$17.2$11.0
 Homes Owned46.6%65.2%57.4%
 Housing Vacant10.2%13.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.3%21.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Average Rent$1,290$1,450$1,840
 Studio Apartment$800$820$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$820$930$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,010$1,180$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,310$1,470$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,360$1,580$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent2.5%5.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.0%2.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.3%2.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.5%2.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,0003.2%0.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9995.3%0.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9999.2%0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99917.3%1.5%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99919.4%1.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99927.2%2.8%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99911.9%15.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9993.8%34.1%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9991.0%10.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.8%9.4%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.8%23.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%0.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%1.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lansing, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.0%14.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.0%14.5%13.6%
 1990 to 19994.3%12.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.7%7.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197915.5%12.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.3%12.2%13.6%
 1950 to 195917.3%7.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.2%10.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier25.0%34.9%12.2%
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 Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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