Area data
East Lansing, MI — ZIP 48824
Population: 2,097 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with strongwind, coldwave, icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 400.5 (+3.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,036/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,054/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,323/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,685/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,739/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 20.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- strongWind, coldWave, iceStorm, tornado, hail
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- hail: Relatively Moderate · tornado: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively High · lightning: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 8% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 27.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Motor Wheel, Inc. (3.3 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 49.0°F
- Average high
- 59.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 34.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 36.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 38
- Days with Good air quality
- 265
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 92
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 153
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 39
- Nearest airport
- Capital Region International Airport (LAN) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Capital Region International Airport (LAN) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 17
- Hospitals include
- TRINITY HEALTH LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL, HENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH, MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 198
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 108,056
- Average weekly wage
- $1,262
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 558
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 48824?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,323/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 48824?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: strongWind, coldWave, iceStorm, tornado, hail.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 48824?
- Risk to homes is higher than 8% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 48824?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 48824?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Motor Wheel, Inc., 3.3 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 48824?
- Good. Median AQI: 38. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 48824?
- Regional Price Parity: 96.2 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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