MI · Metro #107

Lansing - MI housing market

The Lansing metro has a typical home value of $252,339, up 3.5% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 7 days on market, a strong seller's market. 22% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$252,339
+3.5% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$226,581
+6.6% YoY
Median list price
$248,300
Sale-to-list ratio
100.3%
Selling above ask
Days on market
7d
Listings w/ price cut
22.1%
New listings / mo
734
+11.2% YoY
Homes for sale
1,503
+14.1% YoY
Typical rent
$1,287/mo
+4.3% YoY
Rent vs buy
16.3x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($252,339) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Lansing - MI metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 3.5% over the past year. In Lansing - MI, that means a home worth $243,806 last year is now worth roughly $252,339.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $226,581. Homes are selling at 100.3% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Lansing - MI sit on the market for roughly 7 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 22.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 734 new listings hit the market each month in Lansing - MI. There are currently 1,503 homes for sale, up 14.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Lansing - MI is $1,287, up 4.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.3x, toss-up (#118 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,297 a month in principal and interest, $10 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.58% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in MI

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Detroit - MI$270,370 +2.3% 11.0d
Grand Rapids - MI$360,930 +4.7% 7.0d
Flint - MI$199,857 +5.3% 11.0d
Ann Arbor - MI$423,247 +2.5% 9.0d
Kalamazoo - MI$281,585 +4.3% 9.0d
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