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Southfield is a mid-size city of 76,236 people in Oakland County, Michigan. It's about 10 miles from Detroit, MI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
76,236people
$236kTypical home
$1,340/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 76,236
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,903 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- 10 mi to Detroit, MI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,489/mo)
- Median rent $1,340/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,267 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to DTW airport
- 19 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 144 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,805 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 320 bars within 25 mi
- 580 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Oakland County: D+11 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk