Population
Southfield
76,025
Tallahassee
199,696
Median Income
Southfield
$65,848
Tallahassee
$55,931
Home Value
Southfield
$226,900
Tallahassee
$276,000
Rent
Southfield
$1,301
Tallahassee
$1,238
Crime Rate
Southfield
4.93
Tallahassee
7.97
Cost of Living
Southfield
114.1
Tallahassee
107.0
Avg Temp
Southfield
N/A
Tallahassee
N/A
Unemployment
Southfield
7.0%
Tallahassee
6.5%
How Similar Are Southfield & Tallahassee?
Tallahassee is Southfield's #25 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Southfield
76,025
Tallahassee
199,696
Tallahassee (199,696) is about 2.6x larger than Southfield (76,025).
Violent Crime
Southfield
4.93
Tallahassee
7.97
Tallahassee has a 38% higher violent crime than Southfield.
Property Crime
Southfield
24.20
Tallahassee
22.14
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Southfield
43.8%
Tallahassee
38.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Southfield has a stronger Democratic lean (12% difference).
Unemployment
Southfield
7.0%
Tallahassee
6.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Southfield
$65,848
Tallahassee
$55,931
Southfield has a 15% higher median income than Tallahassee.
Home Values
Southfield
$226,900
Tallahassee
$276,000
Tallahassee has a 18% higher home values than Southfield.
Education
Southfield
28.4%
Tallahassee
28.2%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
Southfield
25.9%
Tallahassee
50.7%
Tallahassee has a 49% higher demographics than Southfield.
Cost of Living
Southfield
114.1
Tallahassee
107.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Southfield and Tallahassee share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Southfield leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Tallahassee leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDTallahassee scores 85.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 94.3 in Southfield. Tallahassee scores 92.7 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 100.3 in Southfield. Southfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,122 vs $1,204 in Tallahassee (7% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTallahassee has a median property tax of $2,428 vs $3,833 in Southfield (58% lower). Southfield has a vacancy rate of 7.7% compared to 12.1% in Tallahassee. Southfield has a owner-occupied of 51.9% compared to 39.5% in Tallahassee.
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Jobs & Economy — Southfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTallahassee: 113,129 vs Southfield: 39,226 for labor force. Southfield has a poverty rate of 11.2% compared to 23.2% in Tallahassee. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 12.3% in Tallahassee.
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Crime & Safety — Southfield leads
Source: FBI UCRSouthfield has a violent crime clearance of 49.7% compared to 20.0% in Tallahassee. Southfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.08 in Tallahassee. Southfield has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.40 compared to 1.34 in Tallahassee.
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Schools & Education — Southfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSouthfield has a high school diploma or higher of 42.9% compared to 38.0% in Tallahassee.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTallahassee has a population of 199,696, about 2.6x the size of Southfield (76,025). Tallahassee skews younger with a median age of 28.0 vs 42.1.
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Southfield
Tallahassee
Healthcare
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTallahassee has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.1% in Southfield. Tallahassee has a public transit of 2.2% compared to 1.6% in Southfield. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 12.3% in Tallahassee.
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