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Southfield, Michigan is located in southeastern Oakland County in the township of the same name. Close to Detroit and the hub of commerce in the southeastern corner of the state.
A part of Metro Detroit's upscale office market, the city's marque is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers that form the contemporary 2,200,000 square feet Southfield Town Center office complex with a Westin Hotel and a conference center. In addition, a 33-story luxury residential high-rise is separate from the complex. Southfield has other skyscrapers.
With more than 700 acres of park land, two public golf courses, miles of nature and fitness trails, and numerous other recreational activities for all ages and interests Southfield truly has something for everyone. The City of Southfield offers a complete living community, featuring a nationally recognized public school system, numerous private and parochial schools, and 10 colleges and universities. All this and conveniently located just minutes from almost anywhere in metro Detroit, Southfield is not only the Center of It All geographically, but also the business and leisure center of southeast Michigan as well.
Today, the City of Southfield is the premier business address in Michigan. With more than 26 million square feet of office space and over seven million square feet of retail and industrial space – Southfield is truly Michigan's undisputed business center. In fact, Southfield boasts more office space than the central business districts of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis or Kansas City. Southfield is home to over 9000 businesses including more than 80 Fortune 500 companies. Southfield offers businesses advantages that others cities don't. An impressive 98% of the City is accessible to high-speed fiber optics, broadband and satellite services, and several backbones traverse the community. The City's extensive infrastructure, access to a footprint of citywide fiber optics and central location are just a few of the many reasons why businesses choose Southfield.
More than 350 high-technology, information-technology, and telecommunications firms have a corporate presence in Southfield, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Comcast, LDMI, Level 3 Communications, and MCI. More than 90 software development companies also have a presence in the city, including the industry's largest: IBM, Microsoft, UGS Corp., Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, and many others. Other key high-tech industries represented in Southfield include major electronic media and satellite facilities such as Hughes Satellite and the CW Television Network (formerly WB Network). Healthcare and life science-based businesses also abound in Southfield, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network, St. John's Providence Hospital, Housey Pharmaceuticals, Lumigen and several others.
Some of the world's leading research and development firms are also based in Southfield, including Lear Corporation (world headquarters), Denso International (North American headquarters), BASF, GE, Honda Research and Development America, Eaton Corporation, Sverdrup Technologies, Panasonic Automotive Electronics, Autoliv Electronics - North America and many others.
Nearly 200 restaurants make dining in Southfield a pleasurable experience for business entertainment or a family night out, ranging from continental cuisine to national chains, neighborhood delis and the best in ethnic dining. Southfield is also the home to many of the metro area's finest restaurants
Housing Cost
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $193,300
Demographics
Estimated population in July 2006: 76,090. Southfield covers 26.2 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 684 feet above sea level.
Zip codes: 48034, 48075, 48076 - Area codes: 248, 810
Weather
Southfield, MI climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 85.70 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 16.10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 24 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Southfield is 33.58 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is June with an average rainfall of 3.60 Inches.
Information provided by idcide.com and city data.com
