Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Michigan

Ingham County

ZIP 48892

282,015 residents536 permits TTM$64,354 median HHI18 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$187,500

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

6.8%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

19.7%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+2.02%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

536

Census BPS

Climate risk

87.2

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 48892

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.8

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 4.2R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown18 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldBuy Box scoreSection 8 gap
489121.0
489101.0
489111.0
488421.0
489151.0
489330.9
492510.9
492640.8
488540.8
488920.8
488190.8
492850.8
488950.6
488400.6
488640.5
488230.4
48824
48825

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Demographics

Owner-occupied

59.5%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

7.3%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

41.3%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

49.2%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

33.3

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026