Residents of
East Lansing apartments need not feel slightened by being just east of Michigan's state capital of Lansing. Why, this city is home to the Spartans and Michigan State University, the eighth largest university in the US with around 46,000 students. The city of East Lansing itself has about the same population as the school, depicting the attraction of this campus. In addition to MSU, East Lansing offers plenty of entertainment in the form of a river, wineries, parks, a planetarium, beautiful botanical and
horticultural gardens, awesome sporting stadiums and a performing arts center.
Formerly an agricultural college, MSU is known as a public research institution, with elementary education, secondary education and Industrial and Organization Psychology ranked the best in the country by US News and World Report magazine for 14 years in a row. Nuclear Physics, Supply Chain Management and Primary Medical Care, as well as several other programs rank highly in their education teaching. The campus is composed of 556 buildings that sprawl across 5,200 acres along the Red Cedar River, a perfect place for residents of East Lansing apartments to do research, explore the university history or enjoy a picnic. The south campus is the newer area since WWII and you can find the MSU Horticultural Gardens here. The north campus area is the oldest region, and is the location of the oldest university building, College Hall, and the noted Beaumont Tower. The tower is the most memorable building on campus and has a tower carillon with 49 bells which offers beautiful concerts in the summertime where you can lounge on the grassy lawn with a picnic from your East Lansing apartment. The MSU Spartans are well-acclaimed for their successes in sports, especially hockey, football and basketball.
The "main drag" of East Lansing is Grand River Avenue where restaurants, bars, bookstores and coffee shops make it a great place to hang out. If you are the outdoors type, you can find plenty to do in this comfortable suburb, with 24 parks to choose from. For athletic residents of East Lansing apartments, the North Tier Trail has 4.5 miles of beautiful trails for walking, running or biking, Valley Court Park has tennis, basketball and volleyball courts in addition to picnic and playground areas, and there are several wintertime ski trails parks. To find out more about the parks, go to www.cityofeastlansing.com and click on Parks and Recreation.
Since this is a college town, rent can get pretty pricey here. Lower rents can be found for East Lansing apartments in the northern most part of the city. Here, the lower property tax rates allow the complex owners to offer more amenities at less expense to the leasers.
Whether your East Lansing apartments are north or south, you've got a fine-looking, respectable city in which to live.
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