Population
Montgomery
198,440
Southfield
76,025
Median Income
Montgomery
$55,687
Southfield
$65,848
Home Value
Montgomery
$148,500
Southfield
$226,900
Rent
Montgomery
$1,059
Southfield
$1,301
Crime Rate
Montgomery
5.95
Southfield
4.93
Cost of Living
Montgomery
91.2
Southfield
114.1
Avg Temp
Montgomery
N/A
Southfield
N/A
Unemployment
Montgomery
6.5%
Southfield
7.0%
How Similar Are Montgomery & Southfield?
Southfield is Montgomery's #20 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Montgomery
198,440
Southfield
76,025
Montgomery (198,440) is about 2.6x larger than Southfield (76,025).
Violent Crime
Montgomery
5.95
Southfield
4.93
Montgomery has a 17% higher violent crime than Southfield.
Property Crime
Montgomery
22.35
Southfield
24.20
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Montgomery
34.1%
Southfield
43.8%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Southfield has a stronger Democratic lean (22% difference).
Unemployment
Montgomery
6.5%
Southfield
7.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Montgomery
$55,687
Southfield
$65,848
Southfield has a 15% higher median income than Montgomery.
Home Values
Montgomery
$148,500
Southfield
$226,900
Southfield has a 35% higher home values than Montgomery.
Education
Montgomery
22.1%
Southfield
28.4%
Southfield has a 22% higher education than Montgomery.
Demographics
Montgomery
27.7%
Southfield
25.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 7% difference.
Cost of Living
Montgomery
91.2
Southfield
114.1
Southfield has a 20% higher cost of living than Montgomery.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Montgomery and Southfield differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Southfield
Montgomery leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Montgomery leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMontgomery scores 94.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 139.8 in Southfield. Montgomery has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,016 vs $1,411 in Southfield (28% lower). Montgomery has a fair market rent (1br) of $870 vs $1,122 in Southfield (22% lower).
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Housing Market — Montgomery leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthfield has a vacancy rate of 7.7% compared to 14.5% in Montgomery. Montgomery has a median property tax of $558 vs $3,833 in Southfield (85% lower). Montgomery has a single-family homes of 73.0% compared to 54.2% in Southfield.
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Jobs & Economy — Southfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery: 93,419 vs Southfield: 39,226 for labor force. Southfield has a poverty rate of 11.2% compared to 20.9% in Montgomery. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 7.2% in Montgomery.
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Crime & Safety — Southfield leads
Source: FBI UCRSouthfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.18 in Montgomery. Southfield has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.40 compared to 1.92 in Montgomery. Southfield has a violent crime clearance of 49.7% compared to 4.7% in Montgomery.
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Weather & Climate
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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 22.1% in Montgomery. Southfield has a high school diploma or higher of 42.9% compared to 39.4% in Montgomery.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery has a population of 198,440, about 2.6x the size of Southfield (76,025). Montgomery skews younger with a median age of 36.2 vs 42.1.
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Montgomery
Southfield
Healthcare — Montgomery leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMontgomery: 5 vs Southfield: 3 for with emergency services. Montgomery: 3.0 vs Southfield: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Montgomery leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Southfield. Southfield has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 0.4% in Montgomery. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 7.2% in Montgomery.
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