Population
Elizabeth
135,887
Southfield
76,025
Median Income
Elizabeth
$63,874
Southfield
$65,848
Home Value
Elizabeth
$393,500
Southfield
$226,900
Rent
Elizabeth
$1,463
Southfield
$1,301
Crime Rate
Elizabeth
4.10
Southfield
4.93
Cost of Living
Elizabeth
141.5
Southfield
114.1
Avg Temp
Elizabeth
N/A
Southfield
N/A
Unemployment
Elizabeth
6.9%
Southfield
7.0%
How Similar Are Elizabeth & Southfield?
Southfield is Elizabeth's #16 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Elizabeth
135,887
Southfield
76,025
Elizabeth has a 44% larger population than Southfield.
Violent Crime
Elizabeth
4.10
Southfield
4.93
Southfield has a 17% higher violent crime than Elizabeth.
Property Crime
Elizabeth
26.58
Southfield
24.20
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Elizabeth
37.0%
Southfield
43.8%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Southfield has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Elizabeth
6.9%
Southfield
7.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Elizabeth
$63,874
Southfield
$65,848
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Elizabeth
$393,500
Southfield
$226,900
Elizabeth has a 42% higher home values than Southfield.
Education
Elizabeth
9.2%
Southfield
28.4%
Southfield's education is significantly higher than Elizabeth's — 68% difference.
Demographics
Elizabeth
24.8%
Southfield
25.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Elizabeth
141.5
Southfield
114.1
Elizabeth has a 19% higher cost of living than Southfield.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Elizabeth and Southfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Southfield
Southfield leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Southfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSouthfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,122 vs $1,822 in Elizabeth (62% lower). Southfield has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,411 vs $2,205 in Elizabeth (56% lower). Southfield scores 139.8 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 210.8 in Elizabeth.
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Housing Market — Southfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthfield has a median property tax of $3,833 vs $10,001 in Elizabeth (161% lower). Elizabeth has a median home value of $393,500 vs $226,900 in Southfield (73% higher). Southfield has a single-family homes of 54.2% compared to 18.8% in Elizabeth.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Southfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSElizabeth: 70,652 vs Southfield: 39,226 for labor force. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 5.7% in Elizabeth. Southfield has a poverty rate of 11.2% compared to 15.3% in Elizabeth.
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Crime & Safety — Southfield leads
Source: FBI UCRSouthfield has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.40 compared to 1.13 in Elizabeth. Southfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.04 in Elizabeth. Elizabeth has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.48 compared to 4.06 in Southfield.
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Schools & Education — Southfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSouthfield has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.4% compared to 9.2% in Elizabeth. Southfield has a high school diploma or higher of 42.9% compared to 34.1% in Elizabeth.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSElizabeth has a population of 135,887, about 1.8x the size of Southfield (76,025). Elizabeth skews younger with a median age of 35.8 vs 42.1.
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Black
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Asian
Elizabeth
Southfield
Healthcare — Elizabeth leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareElizabeth: 4 vs Southfield: 3 for with emergency services. Elizabeth: 2.4 vs Southfield: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Southfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSElizabeth has a public transit of 11.5% compared to 1.6% in Southfield. Elizabeth has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.1% in Southfield. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 5.7% in Elizabeth.
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