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Southfield, MI is a city just 17 miles north of Detroit. Approximately 75,000 people live there although it seems more like 175,000 when you take into account the daytime workers. They have a median income of around $49,000. It's fairly educated with 36% having college degrees and 15% with graduate or professional degrees. It's diverse with a population that's 54% black, 38% white, 3% mixed, and other groups less than 1%. The city offers much with recreation. There's 780 acres of park land, golf courses, and nature trails. Southfield was incorporated as a township in 1830's. The settlers mostly came from New York and Vermont. Tremendous growth occurred between 1950 and 1990 as people left Detroit for the suburbs. A large Jewish community has Southfield home. In addition, middle class African Americans moved in during the 1990's.
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Southfield, MI is city that grew as the people of Detroit began their exodus to the suburbs. It has a diverse population. Restaurant choices are top notch. The architecture is more on the modern side with the group of skyscrapers in the business section. The Star Movie theatre is a great film venue. It was built in 1990 and offers a state of the art movie experience. You can find neighborhoods with mature trees that are hidden away from highways. Apartments are reasonable and plentiful. High rise condos are also an option for renting or buying at good prices. Crime is about average for violent crimes, but above average for property crimes. There's also plenty of entertainment in terms of live music in the area and the parks are large and beautiful. The city puts forth much effort to maintain green space. Also, schools aren't too bad. The drawbacks are that it doesn't have historic charming buildings if you're looking for that element in a city. And the unemployment rate is terrible, about 15%. You certainly don't want to move here without a guaranteed job. It's modern town that's clean and organized. I would recommend it in normal times. But this recession is hurting Southfield.
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