Grand Rapids vs Southfield
Grand Rapids, MI compared with Southfield, MI · 126 miles apart
Grand Rapids has 201,183 residents to Southfield’s 76,111. Grand Rapids comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Southfield does better on poverty rate.
| Grand Rapids, MI | Southfield, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201,183 | 76,111 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,493 | 2,898 |
| Median household income | $69,108 | $68,166 |
| Median home value | $244,500 | $236,200 |
| Median rent | $1,266 | $1,340 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 53.4% |
| Average commute | 19 min | 23.7 min |
| Median age | 32.3 | 42.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.6% | 40.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.9% | 10.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 6.9% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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