Northtown

Lansing, MI

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Northtown - Lansing, MI Area Guide

Apartments in the Northtown neighborhood of Lansing are only about nine minutes from downtown, which puts residents near the lively historic arts district of Old Town. Locals enjoy being one with nature, by walking the trails of Bancroft Park or playing a round of golf at the popular Groesbeck Golf Course – one of the top 10 municipal courses in the state. Athletic opportunities abound at the Prudden Street Gym as well as in Marshall Park. Marshall’s has nine volleyball courts and a baseball diamond. Neighborhood residents love to hang out and sip on craft beers and wines at Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern, which shares a patio with the Cosmos, a funky and retro-style pizzeria.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Northtown is $1,517 for one bedroom, $1,507 for two bedrooms, and $2,000 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Northtown has increased by 1.0% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 702 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,517/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,092 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,507/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,329 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,000/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Impression 5 Science Center
  • Potter Park Zoo
  • Michigan Wetland Management District
  • Fenner Nature Center
  • W.J. Beal Botanical Garden

Airports

  • Capital Region International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.