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Pittsburgh, PA vs East Lansing, MI

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- The average commute for residents of East Lansing is 7.6% shorter than it is for residents of Pittsburgh.
- 0.6% fewer residents of East Lansing work from home compared to residents of Pittsburgh.
 Pittsburgh, PAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Pittsburgh, PAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)52.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit15.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock5.7%0.5%
 Walk9.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Pittsburgh, PAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.19.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock1.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%2.9%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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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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