Dear Friends, 

Welcome to the City of Southfield, "The Center of It All!" Located in the heart of southeastern Michigan, with easy access to most major Detroit-area expressways, Southfield offers both a cosmopolitan, culturally diverse residential population and a thriving international business community.

Southfield is home to more than 76,000 residents, offering a complete living community, featuring 774 acres of park land, and more than 30 miles of biking, hiking, and nature trails. With a daytime population nearing 175,000, 27 million square feet of office space, more than 10,000 businesses and over 100 “Fortune 500” companies, Southfield is also Michigan’s undisputed business center.

Southfield provides great educational opportunities from public, private, charter K-12, community/specialty trades, seven state and private colleges and universities. Visitors flock to Southfield for a variety of reasons. With residents from a rich array of cultural, racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds, Southfield’s wide variety of eating establishments offer the best in Asian, Italian, African-American, Middle Eastern, Jewish and continental cuisine.