Rankings · How Southgate ranks in MI
Southgate ranks #33 in Michigan for walkable streets
Southgate is ranked on 37 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
37
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #33 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 14% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 100% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Southgate’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 100% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
20.1° January low
Longer growing season than 95% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
188 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 73% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.8° July high
Younger than 72% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
39.2 median age
More year-round than 71% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 64% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.9% in home prices, 5 years
Wetter than 61% of MI towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
More snow than 59% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
54 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 58% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.3% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 53% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.5% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Southgate does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Southgate marked.
At a glance
Southgate lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Southgate’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Southgate does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#77/719Lowest depression#116/719Fewest smokers#305/719Fewest uninsured#352/719Healthiest#362/719Most active#410/719Closest to a top hospital#416/719 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#33/141Most affordable#176/719Cheapest rent#424/683Lowest property tax#518/719 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#293/719 People
Most educated#478/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#200/254 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#419/509 Next door
Southgate out-ranks 1 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.