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Grants Pass vs Springfield

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+22.6 pts in Grants Pass) and trails (2.4× in Springfield).

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Grants Pass, ORA history townOregon · 39,311 people
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Springfield, OROne of the healthiest townsOregon · 61,499 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Grants PassA history town
HistorySettled in 186524 places on the National Register Housing$399K typical home19% below the OR typical home Outdoors#56 most walkable in OR5.0 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves All about Grants Pass →
SpringfieldOne of the healthiest towns
Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$417K typical home16% below the OR typical home Outdoors#63 most walkable in OR12 miles of trails across 33 parks and preserves All about Springfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work in town+22.6 pts
More of Grants Pass’s workers stay in town
Grants Pass 48.5%Springfield 25.9%
Trails2.4×
Springfield has more miles of trail
Springfield 12.0 miGrants Pass 5.0 mi
Growth since 2010+9.4 pts
Grants Pass has grown faster since 2010
Grants Pass +13.5%Springfield +4.1%
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Springfield
Springfield $3,225Grants Pass $2,626
Household income+15%
Households in Springfield earn more
Springfield $68,761Grants Pass $59,646
Age 65++6.1 pts
Grants Pass has more people 65 and up
Grants Pass 22.4%Springfield 16.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Springfield places higher on 14 of 23 OR lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DGrants PassSafer than 13% of U.S. towns C−SpringfieldSafer than 19% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Grants PassBetter than 82% of districts in the state C−SpringfieldBetter than 17% of districts in the state
Health
CGrants PassHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns C+SpringfieldHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns
9Grants Pass
14Springfield

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 147 towns #119#9 Fastest growingGrowth · 140 towns #49#110 Most activeHealth · 147 towns #124#64 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 65 towns #45#20 Lowest obesityHealth · 147 towns #49#96 Best schoolsSchools · 121 towns #87#55 Lowest depressionHealth · 147 towns #78#114 Lowest property taxCost of living · 147 towns #37#66

Left end = #1 in Oregon. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Grants Pass’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Springfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Grants Pass$2,320/mo
Typical home $399K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,217/mo · Housing →
Springfield$2,500/mo
Typical home $417K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,258/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Springfield and Grants Pass.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Grants PassSpringfield
Snow a year1″3″
January low35°F35°F
July high91°F84°F
Growing season (days)201d220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th85th
Outdoors & history
Grants PassSpringfield
Trails5 mi12 mi
Conserved land2.8%3.4%
Settled18651885
National Register places249
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—12
Community
Grants PassSpringfield
Library hours a week39 hrs43 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grants PassORSpringfieldOR
Grants Pass ↔ Springfield113 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Grants PassSpringfield
People
Population 39,311Lowest 61,499Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Highest OR: +10.6% +4.1%Lowest OR: +10.6%
Median age 40.8±1.8Highest about the OR average 37.4±1.1Lowest 7% below OR
Kids under 18 22.4%±1.6Highest OR: 19.9% 21%±1.4Lowest OR: 19.9%
Grants Pass and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.4%±1.7Highest OR: 19.1% 16.3%±1.2Lowest OR: 19.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Lowest OR: 36.8% 22.4%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±0.9Lowest OR: 5.7% 4.7%±0.7Highest OR: 5.7%
Springfield and Grants Pass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,646±$6kLowest 28% below OR $68,761±$3kHighest 17% below OR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $382,600±$13kHighest 20% below OR $358,700±$8kLowest 25% below OR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,217±$55Lowest 20% below OR $1,258±$44Highest 18% below OR
Springfield and Grants Pass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,626Lowest 32% below OR $3,225Highest 17% below OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.5%±7Highest OR: 52.5% 50.2%±4.1Lowest OR: 52.5%
Grants Pass and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.4%Lowest OR: 11.9% 14.9%Highest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57%Highest OR: 63.3% 55%Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 2 yrs newer than OR 1976Lowest 5 yrs older than OR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 21% below OR 19 minHighest 16% below OR
Work from home 10%±2.2Highest OR: 19% 9.8%±1.5Lowest OR: 19%
Grants Pass and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 48.5%Highest 25.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 6.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.47Highest 1.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Medford (13%)Eugene (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringfieldFew work in Grants Pass
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miLowest 12.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Lowest 33Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 99.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #87 of 121 in OR#55 of 121 in OR
School district ODE YCEP District · Grants Pass SD 7Springfield SD 19
High school in town Grants Pass High SchoolSpringfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.9Highest 18.7Lowest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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