Southfield Real Estate
Are you looking for a wildly diverse city with tons of employment opportunity as well as some of the coolest Mid-Century Modern homes in the state of Michigan? Then Southfield, Michigan in Oakland county is calling your name. Jim Shaffer and Associates has sold homes in Southfield, and is the go-to realtor for home sales in the area. If you are looking for a beautiful property for sale or an apartment for rent, look no further than Southfield and Jim Shaffer and Associates.
Organized as Southfield Township in 1830, Southfield was finally incorporated in 1958. Southfield is a virtual hub of Michigan-based corporations, including Guardian Alarms, Veoneer, Denso, Peterson Spring and more. Southfield is also known as the media hub of the Detroit area, with studios and broadcast facilities for several television stations including WXYZ, WJBK, WKBD, WMYD, WWJ and more.
Southfield is also one of the most diverse cities in Metro Detroit and has the third-largest population of black Michiganders in the state. The Chaldean population is also quite large in Southfield, with the largest Chaldean church located in the city.
Southfield residents absolutely love the abundance of parks in the city, including Bauervic Woods Park, Bedford Woods Park, Beech Woods Park, Brace Park, Burgh Historical Park, Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve, John Grace Park & Community Center, Pebble Creek Park, Simms Park and more.
So if you want to call Southfield home, reach out to us to get started today!
Organized as Southfield Township in 1830, Southfield was finally incorporated in 1958. Southfield is a virtual hub of Michigan-based corporations, including Guardian Alarms, Veoneer, Denso, Peterson Spring and more. Southfield is also known as the media hub of the Detroit area, with studios and broadcast facilities for several television stations including WXYZ, WJBK, WKBD, WMYD, WWJ and more.
Southfield is also one of the most diverse cities in Metro Detroit and has the third-largest population of black Michiganders in the state. The Chaldean population is also quite large in Southfield, with the largest Chaldean church located in the city.
Southfield residents absolutely love the abundance of parks in the city, including Bauervic Woods Park, Bedford Woods Park, Beech Woods Park, Brace Park, Burgh Historical Park, Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve, John Grace Park & Community Center, Pebble Creek Park, Simms Park and more.
So if you want to call Southfield home, reach out to us to get started today!
Southfield Listings Summary
Southfield - Town vs. County Stats
Avg Price in Southfield: $258,100 / County Avg $632,000
41%
Avg Taxes in Southfield: $9,500 / County Avg $7,000
136%
Avg Sq. Ft. in Southfield: 1,944 / County Avg 2,618
74%
Avg Price per/sqft in Southfield:$133 / County Avg $241
55%
Avg Year Built in Southfield: 1966 / County Avg 1977
99%
Avg Days on Website in Southfield: 65 / County Avg 64
102%
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