How much do homeowners pay a month in East Lansing, MI?

Name: Homeowner costs in East Lansing, MI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in East Lansing, MI pay a median of $1,940 (±$132) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $907 (±$54).

58.6% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In East Lansing, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,606 in 2015–2019 to $1,940 in 2020–2024 (+20.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,940 (±$132)
Without a mortgage: $907 (±$54)
Owned with a mortgage: 58.6%

Monthly owner costs in East Lansing

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Lansing	Ingham County	Michigan	United States
With a mortgage	$1,940 (±$132)	$1,501 (±$27)	$1,569 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$907 (±$54)	$686 (±$15)	$602 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	58.6% (±5.1 points)	63.2% (±1.5 points)	57.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$5,599 (±$274)	$3,640 (±$57)	$2,904 (±$9)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In East Lansing, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Ingham County ($1,501).

It is also higher than in Michigan ($1,569).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Ingham County, East Lansing ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 113 of 1,516.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in East Lansing have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,606 (±$53)	$1,940 (±$132)	+20.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$4,930 (±$162)	$5,599 (±$274)	+13.6%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$192,800 (±$6,322)	$270,800 (±$15,030)	+40.5%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near East Lansing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Lansing
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
East Lansing	—	$1,940 (±$132)	—
Meridian Charter Township	3.6 mi	$2,053 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Haslett	4.3 mi	$1,797 (±$112)	Not measurably different
Okemos	4.4 mi	$2,261 (±$95)	Higher
Lansing	4.6 mi	$1,195 (±$21)	Lower
Bath	5.0 mi	$1,389 (±$225)	Lower
Lansing Charter Township	5.4 mi	$1,256 (±$98)	Lower
DeWitt Charter Township	5.4 mi	$1,831 (±$88)	Not measurably different
Edgemont Park	5.6 mi	$1,380 (±$173)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lansing, MI ($1,195), Bath, MI ($1,389), Lansing Charter Township, MI ($1,256).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Okemos, MI ($2,261).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Ingham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
1	Williamstown Township	$2,116 (±$315)
2	Alaiedon Township	$2,111 (±$121)
3	Locke Township	$2,088 (±$227)
4	Meridian Charter Township	$2,053 (±$96)
5	Wheatfield Township	$2,042 (±$166)
6	East Lansing	$1,940 (±$132)
7	Ingham Township	$1,853 (±$173)
8	Vevay Township	$1,731 (±$93)
9	Williamston	$1,703 (±$247)
10	Delhi Charter Township	$1,670 (±$60)
11	White Oak Township	$1,664 (±$168)
12	Mason	$1,627 (±$133)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Ingham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Lansing

What is the average mortgage payment in East Lansing?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in East Lansing, MI is $1,940 (±$132) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in East Lansing?

Owners without a mortgage in East Lansing pay a median of $907 (±$54) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in East Lansing gone up?

In East Lansing, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,606 in 2015–2019 to $1,940 in 2020–2024 (+20.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Lansing city, Michigan (place:24120, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.