The median home in East Lansing, Michigan is valued at $298,635, up 5.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,371, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.2x — near the national average of 18x. East Lansing is part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$298,635
+5.4%
Rent$1,371/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $656/mo cheaper ($1,371 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MI ins. 28% per HUD.
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$59,727 on $298,635
Stretch — 32.4% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,027
P/I32.4%
Afford$258K
Gap-$41K
P&I $1,510Tax $383Ins $133
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