Full Top 10 List: Lansing Is Michigan’s Most Budget Friendly City

Full Top 10 List: Lansing Is Michigan’s Most Budget Friendly City

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What makes for the perfect vacation night out? Whether it's a day trip, a long weekend, or a week-long staycation spent exploring a Michigan city, there's a lot more to plan than just booking a room. You've got to budget, but what expenses should you plan for? The fine folks at AirportParkingReservations.com did the research and came up with a pretty comprehensive guide to what the 10 most popular cities in Michigan might set you back for a wide variety of "night on the town" activities.

In order to calculate a city's travel budget-friendliness, they looked at five key factors.

The 5 Key Factors That Make a City Travel Budget-Friendly

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Let's think about a typical day when you're exploring a new city. First things first: Coffee. Where is it? What's the average cost for public transportation standing between you and your morning caffeine?

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Along with exploration comes walking, which burns calories; how much will it cost to feed two people? What if you decide to beat the heat and catch a movie? What about an ice-cold beer?

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Taking that into consideration, the following ranking breaks down the cost of beer, coffee, a movie for 2, and a meal for 2 and assigns each city an affordable score.

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Michigan's Capitol City, Lansing, took the top spot for most affordable, but which cities rounded out the other top 10?

Michigan's 10 Most Budget Friendly Destination Cities

When traveling to a city, it's important to have a budget in mind before diving in. With that in mind, AirportParkingReservations.com conducted a study to determine which city in Michigan was the easiest on a traveler's wallet by looking at the things that tourists do: buy a beer, drink coffee, eat food, watch movies, and get a ride between destinations. So, which Mitten State city offers the least sticker shock? Let's countdown to #1 as we look at Michigan's 10 Most Budget Friendly Destination Cities.

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Counting Down the 11 Most Laid Back Cities in Michigan

Michigan is home to a wide variety of cities and towns, each having its own flavor of personality. Some may leave visitors with a bitter taste, while others seemingly leave the Welcome mat out year round and greet all comers equally. If you're looking for a place to visit in Michigan that is just as relaxed as the getaway vibe your seeking, you'll more than likely find it here. Let's countdown the 11 Most Laid Back Cities in Michigan.

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The 10 Top Crimes People Were Arrested For in Michigan

The personal injury lawyers at Omega Law Group recently conducted a study to determine what crimes Michigan residents were most frequently arrested for. Using data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Crime Data Explorer, they determined the 10 Top Crimes People Were Arrested For in Michigan between 2021 and 2022.

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The 10 Michigan Cities You Don't Want To Be In After 9PM

With crime among adult offenders reaching its peak at 9 p.m., these are the cities in Michigan you'll want to avoid after dark, according to PropertyClub. Let's count down to the number of cities to visit in the daylight, with 10 Michigan cities to avoid after 9 p.m.

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Joy in the Mitten: The 11 Happiest Cities in Michigan

CreditDonkey looked at Michigan cities with over 20,000 residents to determine the Mitten State's happiest. Using information available through the U.S. Census Bureau and FBI Uniform Crime Reports and looking at 7 different categories, here are the 11 Happiest Cities in Michigan. (For full methodology and more insight, see the link on the #1 entry).

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The 10 Snobbiest Cities in Michigan

RoadSnacks.net compared Michigan cities' populations, median incomes, average housing costs, and the percentage of adults with a college education to determine which location was the snootiest in the Great Lakes States. Let's countdown to #1 with RoadSnack.net's Top 10 Snobbiest Cities in Michigan.

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