City Score: Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Lansing-East Lansing, MI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Lansing-East Lansing, MI scores 27 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 33 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 19 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Lansing-East Lansing, MI

What Lansing-East Lansing, MI is up against: 57 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cbsas, up 6 points
Where grace is growing: 15 out of 100 — Better than 12% of cbsas
Marriage & family: 53 out of 100 — Better than 54% of cbsas, up 8 points
Christian liberty: 21 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cbsas

What takes Lansing-East Lansing, MI to Revival

City Pulse: City Pulse 19 → 40
Unity: Unity 42 → 45
Gathering: Gathering 29 → 45
Discipleship: Discipleship 15 → 45

What affected it

This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 13 percentile points (What Lansing-East Lansing, MI is up against)
This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 12 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Cohabiting households up 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI over time

Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

23 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Fowler, MI — 44, Liberty
Westphalia, MI — 44, Liberty
Sunfield, MI — 38, Liberty
Bath, MI — 36, Liberty
Clinton County, MI — 36, Liberty
DeWitt, MI — 36, Liberty
Saint Johns, MI — 36, Liberty
East Lansing, MI — 35, Liberty
Bellevue, MI — 34, Liberty
Dansville, MI — 34, Liberty
Grand Ledge, MI — 34, Liberty
Haslett, MI — 34, Liberty
Holt, MI — 34, Liberty
Onondaga, MI — 34, Liberty
Eaton Rapids, MI — 33, Liberty
Potterville, MI — 31, Liberty
Leslie, MI — 30, Liberty
Mason, MI — 30, Liberty
Stockbridge, MI — 30, Liberty
Williamston, MI — 30, Liberty
Charlotte, MI — 27, Liberty
Lansing, MI — 27, Liberty
Okemos, MI — 25, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/lansing-east-lansing-mi. Methodology.

Get the JoyProject app

JoyProject is free on iPhone and Android.