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Southgate, MI is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. It has a population of 30,918 according to the 2020 U.S. Census estimate. Southgate ranks highly on BestPlaces reports for things such as family-friendly amenities, health and safety, and education. According to BestPlaces' rankings, Southgate scores a 7.8/10 for its overall livability with over 8/10 ratings for each of the categories mentioned earlier. The city also rates highly for housing affordability with an average home value of $91,200 and an average rent of $711 per month. In addition to great family friendly amenities such as parks and recreational activities, Southgate also offers excellent public education options with its school district consistently ranking at or above state averages in academic performance indicators. All these features make Southgate an attractive place to live in Michigan and can contribute to an increase in local population growth.

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#5 Stressful Cities 2012
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#11 Best Cities for Seniors 2005
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#12 Sleepless Cities 2011
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#16 Most Congested Cities
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#19 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#20 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking
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#20 America’s Manliest Cities
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#22 Fiscally Fit Cities Report
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#25 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#30 Best Baseball Cities
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#33 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#34 2005 High Gas Prices
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#38 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections
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#38 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#40 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#41 America's Most Playful Cities
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#41 America’s Least Manly Cities
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#43 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers
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#44 Healthiest Cities
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#45 Best and Worst Cities for Sleep
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#45 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement
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#45 Metro Areas with Fastest Rising Income 2020
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#50 America's Riskiest Online Cities
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#50 Sleep in the City Study
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#77 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#78 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#79 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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Over 6 years ago

Every city has it's positives and negatives. Southgate's positives to name a few include relatively inexpensive housing, a decent public transportation system, no lack  More

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Over 15 years ago

Southgate is a quiet city. The roads could use a little fixing however if transportation were an issue between the buses and taxis you can pretty much get anywhere you  More

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Over 15 years ago

19 students per teacher?? In my dreams. I teach for Southgate schools, and the average class size is around 32, so you folks should either go back to math class, or  More

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